What's with the Thigpen fixation?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

That's the thing, it's very unlikely that you can have your cake and eat it too.

Say we draft Sanchez. I don't think anyone has a problem with him sitting for at least the 1st half of 09, if not the whole year.

But by doing that, it mean that either:

a) You have to bring in a veteran to run your pro style offense, or

b) Thigpen has to be proficient enough to warrant playing while Sanchez sits.

You're not going to draft a QB at 3, and pay him that money to sit and learn an offense you're not planning to use him in. You can't have him sitting on the bench learning a real offense, while the rest of the team is running the Pistol, because that's the only thing Thigpen can run.

Otherwise, option c) is to start Sanchez right away.

After what we all saw early in 2008, I have a hard time believing that anyone thinks that b) is an option. There's no way that in one offseason, Thigpen can get to a level of proficiency in a pro style offense that either Sanchez or a veteran already have.

So like I said, something has to give.

Or option D, you give Thigpen the starting job to start the offseason and make him fight with every last inch of his body to keep his job. If the Chiefs feel uncomfortable with Thigpen in a new offense, then you consider starting a veteran like Huard until Thigpen or Sanchez are ready. If Sanchez is ready and you truly believe he is, then you start him--I'm just not convinced that he will be.

I don't care if Sanchez is drafted or if he wins the job. I just believe that every rookie needs to fight for their job, and that too often the fans and the media put too much pressure on them to start even if they're not ready or not the best option. I just believe that in this stage, you need to force a guy like Sanchez to prove that he's worth a starting job and you need to give Thigpen every last chance to succeed before you give up on him. Just my thoughts.