Does this look like a thatch problem?

[dewcanteen]

My buddy sent me these pictures and talked about how he fertilized, and yada yada and said he was having this issue. Then he sent me these pics (he is down in texas).
To me, it looks like a crap load of thatch...

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g240/airdad160/lawn3.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g240/airdad160/lawn2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g240/airdad160/lawn1.jpg