The News
Adam Schefter of the NFL Network is reporting that the Chiefs believe Tyler Thigpen is good enough to challenge Brodie Croyle for the starting job this summer.
Our View
We know Thigpen made some good impressions as a third-string rookie, but it's pretty tough to believe he'll step up to a starting gig before Week 1. We'll see if he actually shows any signs of unseating Croyle once training camp begins.
Thigpen was a rookie free agent last year, but the underwhelming Brodie Croyle is vulnerable. The question is whether the Chiefs could possibly develop their own quarterback, regardless of which one it is. For over a generation now, the Chiefs have almost exclusively relied upon veteran free agents at QB (Croyle and 1983's Todd Blackledge being the main exceptions).
Interesting note #1: all four Chiefs quarterbacks went to college in their home states (Washington, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama). It may not mean much, but not one of them (Damon Huard, Thigpen, practice squad vet David Greene, and Croyle) were recruited away from home.
Interesting note #2: Chiefs' QB David Greene (from Georgia) and Brodie Croyle (from Alabama) were both picked 85th overall in consecutive drafts (2005 by the Seahawks and 2006 by the Chiefs). Greene has bounced from practice squad to practice squad, while Croyle has been a part time starter. By the way, Huard was undrafted as a rookie and Thigpen was drafted in the seventh round by the Vikings but cut.
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