The Thing, the ship and its creator.

I just finished watching Alien and John Carpenters The Thing back to back. I have watched both films easily over one hundred times each. I consider them both my two top Sci-fi films of all time. After watching "The Thing" a thought came to mind. At the beginning of the film we see a space ship heading towards earth aimlessly as it crashes into the arctic. From what we now know the only occupant on the ship was the Thing itself. We all know what it is capable of doing to survive. It needs life forms to survive as it replicates all life forms it comes in contact with if necessary. Now the question I have always asked myself is who were the original occupants of the ship. I doubt very much that the Thing itself was the original operator of the ship. For one the ship was not designed in such a way that the Thing could operate the vessel. It could only operate the vessel if it took over the other alien life form and replicated it. I came to that conclusion because after watching the 2011 prequel to the Thing which is also called the Thing we were able to see the inside of the huge vessel when two of the protagonists of the film venture into the vessel. In my opinion the vessel it seems needs to be operated by a humanoid life form. We all know that the Thing itself does not have a solid original form. In my opinion it is more like a parasite/amoeba that fuses with other life forms and becomes one with it. Now what I am about to say may sound crazy to some or interesting to others. I myself have never been a fan of the AvP films. Not because I do not consider them canon to the original film, but because they were badly produced. In other words they do not have the visual quality that the Alien films have. I feel that the films are more original Sci-fi network material. So in speaking of both franchises (Alien/Predator) what if a third franchise could be added. At least in my imagination it already has been added. Imagine if the ship the Thing came to earth in was of Predator origin. What if the Thing was a biological weapon created by the Predator race much like the Xenomorphs who were created by the Engineers. At least that is what I think at this point in time. A biological weapon which was being held on the ship by the Predators for one reason or another. A weapon which got loose and began to attack the Predators which were on the ship. In the process of the attack after killing most of the crew it attacked the last remaining Predator who by chance was flying close to earth and lost control of the ship crashed landed in the arctic. The Thing after killing the whole crew off decides to leave the ship and finds refuge in the arctic cold and freezes. In doing this it guarantees its own survival until someone would by chance find it and then it would attack those that found it, and in the process continue its way of survival taking on other life forms. Does this sound crazy? Yes it does. But we are talking about Sci-fi here, were everything and anything is possible. Remember one thing I do not accept the AvP films as canon to Alien. But the film the Thing is such a great film that I feel that it deserves its due. Why not speculate about its origin of how it came to be. The ship was very advanced and had been embedded in the arctic ice for over 4 million years. Tell me what you guys think about my idea. I would love to read your opinions about what I wrote.