It looks like the Chiefs want to build their offense around QB Tyler Thigpen, who looked pretty good last week against the NY Jets, since they officialy pulled out of the race for recently retired QB Daunte Culpepper.

If the Lions are considering signing Culpepper, I’m not sure how much sense that makes, unless they think he can help them next year.

The Lions are 0-7. They need to win to avoid an 0-16 season. They just had the first non-sellout in Ford Field history. They need to sell some tickets.

But there is a reason Culpepper is still available. His skills and salary demands didn’t make him a good fit for anyone else.

And the Lions need to look at their young quarterbacks. Dan Orlovsky, a fifth-round pick in 2005, just had his first three NFL starts.

Drew Stanton, a second-round pick last year, just started getting the first regular-season practice reps of his NFL career.

Booth Newspapers reported Culpepper’s visit to Detroit. Profootballtalk.com received an e-mail from Culpepper in which he denied a Fox report he asked the Chiefs for a two-year deal with a 2009 payment of $10 million, confirmed he had canceled his visit to Kansas City and said he was in nego