Tyler Thigpen, Game 1

Here is a full rundown of every pass play that Tyler Thigpen was involved in this past Saturday against the Texans. I think it speaks for itself.

1st play- 2nd and 14- Drop back conventional pass- KNOCKED DOWN
2nd play- 3rd and 14-Shotgun… Immediately runs,almost sacked, throws while running, pass tipped and caught for 6 yards.
3rd play- 1st and 10- Drop back, quick hitch, complete for 6 yards
4th play- 2nd and 4- Shotgun, immediately starts running, never looks down field, gets first down
5th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drop back, dump off pass way overthrown, almost intercepted
6th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, throws off his back foot across his body to sideline, nice catch and run upfield by Rodney Wright for a first down
7th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, gets a first down, late hit out of bounds
8th play- 2nd and Goal from the 4- Shotgun, quick hitch thrown off back foot for negative yards
9th play- 3rd and Goal from the 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass batted down, BS Pass Interference gets ball to goal line
10th play- 1st and Goal from the 1- Drops back, starts scrambling… throws blind across his body to Cottam for Touchdown!
11th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, Drop back pass, tipped at the line, caught for 1 yard
12th play- 2nd and 9- Shotgun, drops back, dumped off, caught for 4 yards
13th play- 3rd and 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass knocked down
14th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drops back, pass tipped and almost picked
15th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, picks up 9 yards
16th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, Drops back, immediately runs, tries just ridiculous impromptu handoff that almost resulted in a turnover, Chiefs ball
17th play- 3rd and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws just a complete jump ball to middle of field, tipped and should have been picked
18th play- 4th and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws pass that could have had Savage killed, and is picked off to end the game.
FINAL TALLY-
18 Pass plays called (not including spike play)
16 in shotgun
Times he ran immediately after the snap- 9
Times he just dropped back and threw conventional pass- 9
Results of those 9 “conventional plays”- 4 completions for 10 yards… 4 balls tipped… 3 near interceptions
7 positive plays, including 1 touchdown
6 plays that could have been turnovers, including 1 interception