Bradford Doolittle: Chiefs shouldn't discount Thigpen

[cdcox]

I read the article and his top-side comparables are Donnovan McNabb and Trent Green. First of all, he doesn't have the physical tools or draft status that Donnovan McNabb does so I really discount that. That leaves Trent Green. There were 8 comparable QBs. A 1 in 8 chance to develop into Trent Green? Wooo HOOO.

Those aren't the kind of odds you want to wager a franchise on. Keep him around, but he should be a distant, distant plan B. If you bet on him, you're nuts.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by cdcox

I read the article and his top-side comparables are Donnovan McNabb and Trent Green. First of all, he doesn't have the physical tools or draft status that Donnovan McNabb does so I really discount that. That leaves Trent Green. There were 8 comparable QBs. A 1 in 8 chance to develop into Trent Green? Wooo HOOO.

Those aren't the kind of odds you want to wager a franchise on. Keep him around, but he should be a distant, distant plan B. If you bet on him, you're nuts.

Go look at top 5 QB picks since the merger. Odds look alot better.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by cdcox

I read the article and his top-side comparables are Donnovan McNabb and Trent Green. First of all, he doesn't have the physical tools or draft status that Donnovan McNabb does so I really discount that. That leaves Trent Green. There were 8 comparable QBs. A 1 in 8 chance to develop into Trent Green? Wooo HOOO.

Those aren't the kind of odds you want to wager a franchise on. Keep him around, but he should be a distant, distant plan B. If you bet on him, you're nuts.

Who says we should wager the franchise on Thigpen? I have never read on epost that definitively says that. I have read where peoepl are not convinced we take a QB at #3 this year. This team has a lot of issues. I don't think that's a ridiculous thought.

I am glad Piolo is running this team rather than the narrow minded assholes around here who will bitch for years if we do take a QB at 3 and he ends up sucking after bitching all offseason that we have to draft a QB at 3.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Who says we should wager the franchise on Thigpen? I have never read on epost that definitively says that. I have read where peoepl are not convinced we take a QB at #3 this year. This team has a lot of issues. I don't think that's a ridiculous thought.

I am glad Piolo is running this team rather than the narrow minded assholes around here who will bitch for years if we do take a QB at 3 and he ends up sucking after bitching all offseason that we have to draft a QB at 3.

1. It is very rare to have a draft pick high enough to have a shot at a QB who is identified before the draft to have this much potential. We may not get the opportunity to take a QB with this much talent again for a long time. If not now, when?

2. This narrow minded asshole has never even bitched about taking Ryan Sims. He looked like the right pick at the time. He wasn't. There are going to be some busts in the NFL. I did bitch about Herm because I didn't want him in the first place. Some people on here change their opinions more often than their underwear. That's not me.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by cdcox

1. It is very rare to have a draft pick high enough to have a shot at a QB who is identified before the draft to have this much potential. We may not get the opportunity to take a QB with this much talent again for a long time. If not now, when?

2. This narrow minded asshole has never even bitched about taking Ryan Sims. He looked like the right pick at the time. He wasn't. There are going to be some busts in the NFL. I did bitch about Herm because I didn't want him in the first place. Some people on here change their opinions more often than their underwear. That's not me.

I wasn't specifically referring to you. I also am not in the camp that the top 2 QB's will be the quote " franchise QB" everyone is screaming about. It has been stated by Kyper and other draft experts that neither of the guys are close to Matt Ryan.

Look at it this way, if we didn't have such a question at QB, lets say we had Green from 5 years ago, and we had the #3 pick, would you be even slightly excited about Sanchez or Bradford at #3?

It's like your car breaks down and you go to the car lot and buy an overpriced car made by a company you have little knowledge of because well, I need a car and dammit I am going to buy one of the first ones I see or else I may never see another car again and then I'm stuck walking the rest of my life.

I believe the need for a "franchise QB" has caused their potential to be greatly exaggerated.

JMO