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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2
I don't know why anyone would think that Thigpen is the starter for next year. He hasn't proven the ability to be able to work from behind center. It would be stupid to draft Sanchez and have him learn behind Thigpen in a system that will be abandoned as soon as Sanchez were to take over.
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Learn behind Thigpen?
What?
The 'Thigpen can't play behind center' shit is pure myth. No QB could play in R2P2 last year because half of our line didn't block...
Whoever is running the offense next year needs to run THEIR system...if Thigpen can't pull that off then I agree, he's worthless...but I saw Thigpen make several good throws and reads from behind center this year...the only reason we needed a gimmick offense was because, like I said, we had MAJOR MAJOR protection issues.
and obviously no one really thinks, or few people at least, that Thigpen will be our future...but Baltimore was heading into the season with Troy Smith as their QB...because Flacco was extremely 'raw'...and a fluke situation to Smith and a freak injury to Boller is the only reason Flacco ever sniffed the field.
Sanchez will probably be listed at #3 next year if we draft him...for a year...behind Thigpen and Croyle. Learn the ropes, give Pioli a season to evaluate, and then set him up for success in 2010.