Tyler Thigpen Traded

The Kansas City Chiefs announced they have traded backup quarterback and last year's starter, Tyler Thigpen, to their favorite trading partners, the Miami Dolphins for a conditional draft pick. Per usual, no terms were released by the Chiefs. The Fish needed another quarterback after Chad Pennington went down for the 4,193,957 time with a season-ending shoulder injury. The Chiefs were able to secure something for a former 7th-round waiver wire pickup that was not going to be in their future plans any time soon. So, by all accounts (if the conditional pick is a 4th or 5th rounder, which I assume it is), it's win-win for both teams. However, I think the Chiefs came out ahead (shocking, I know, to hear that I think my favorite team did something well). Thigpen was a terrible conventional quarterback. He's like a white JaMarcus Russell. He would miss receivers that Ray Charles could see were open. He panicked and ran at the drop of helmet - or Damion McIntosh ole block. I deemed him the "worst player in Chiefs franchise history" a few times last year - the McIntoshi himself took over those honors. Thigpen is probably in the top-20, but he wasn't the worst. However, what is most amazing is how Thigpen won over the fans (some of them, anyway). When I went to the Tampa Bay game, I nearly got destroyed by some fellow Chiefs' fans who were outraged to the point of throwing stuff at me when I booed Thigpen. I couldn't figure it out - this guy was terrible, but he was beloved by the fans. The man I lovingly referred to as "Popkey" from the movie "Necessary Roughness" was the Big Man on Campus at Arrowhead Statdium. I guess it was because he was our loser - the 3rd-string guy who unexpectedly got thrust into the spotlight and somewhat succeeded. The team was in some games thanks to him, and probably should have won more than two. So, I suppose he did his job (sort of). However, when a team has to totally reinvent their offense to suit your "ahem" strengths, you're not going to stick around for long. When Chan Gailey introduced the Pistol formation, most of us knew it was a gimmick - a gimmick designed to play to Thigpen's strengths, but to also hide his numerous weaknesses. Now those weaknesses are Miami's problem - and good riddance. I don't despise Thigpen as much as I used to (I guess that's a compliment) - but I couldn't be more scared of him coming into a game if he were standing inside my door with an ax. Good luck, Thigpen - you won't be missed.