A couple of days after Chad Pennington left the Dolphins game do to a shoulder injury it was announced he will be placed on the injured reserve list and will be done for the rest of the season. The shoulder injury is the third for Pennington since 2005 and at the age of 33 and another surgery on his throwing shoulder looming his career maybe in jeopardy.
The move to put Pennington on the IR was made so the Dolphins could trade for Tyler Thigpen from the Kansas City Chiefs. Thigpen last year went 1-10 as a starter but he put up impressive numbers throwing for 2,608 yards 18 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions in his first taste as starting quarterback. Thigpen is the only quarterback in Chiefs history to score a touchdown three ways: running, throwing, and catching. Thigpen became dispensable when the Chiefs hired a new head coach and they traded for Matt Cassel from the New England Patriots.
The Dolphins picked up a pretty good versatile quarterback that should be able to compliment Chad Henne who is now being thrust into the starting position for an 0-3 team. Thigpen was the best thing last year on a terrible team in K.C. and with him going to a talented team in Miami his potential is only going to sky rocket. Plus when Bill Parcells trades for you that means you are probably a pretty good player. The rumor is that with his size(225 pounds) and versatility they plan to use him as their wildcat quarterback but if Henne doesn't look good in the first few games Thigpen maybe called upon to save their season. Hopefully it won't be too late for the Dolphins with their ultra competitive division because he could provide a Pennington like spark for this team.
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