I agree - and I think i'm the guy who sits next to you.
The problem in my view is less with the player taking the throw, but more with the receiving players.
We don't get enough players in positions to receive the throw. Those who are near the thrower are static and hence easy to mark.
Late on in the Liverpool game Yan V threw the ball into a dangerous area, but it went out for a goal kick. The problem in my view was that Josh Sims did'nt move.
The basic principle of throw the ball in and play it back to the thrower seems to be beyond us - something that is coached at junior level in schools.