Why are we not talking about the whale's vag--a in the room?

Maybe if those potential franchise QBs were Luck and RG3. Goff and Lynch aren't even Winston and Mariota. Much further from when Rivers and Eli came out. The chargers are a better suitor for that crazy Clowney to move up trade that is being discussed on message boards and social media.

 

Well, not $21M because of how the Salary Cap has grown. But Favre had the 3rd highest cap figure in 2005 when Rodgers was drafted. He accounted for 11.8% of the cap. Rivers' $21M would be 13% of an estimated $154M cap in 2016. It's not all that different.

And he wouldn't just be a "mentor". He'd be the starting QB.

You mean they could play $21M to HAVE Philip Rivers or $18M to NOT HAVE Philip Rivers? WOW! What a deal!



Paying a bunch of money for a good QB is reasonable. Paying a bunch of money to get rid of a good QB is ****ing stupid.

 

If they give us rivers, lol they must not know what they are doing. Worth trying though.

 

Well he does have a case of bolo tie fever so maybe the Chargers think it's a good time to part ways. That ****s terminal.

 

On the other hand, I look at a high pick and think "OK great, if a transcendent QB is there, I can get him, otherwise, meh." I don't think anyone is look at the 2016 QB crop and wetting themselves. Also, I don't think San Diego is excited at the money savings as much as they are dreading entering the NFL wasteland that is the search for a franchise QB. It would be pretty stupid to jump feet first into that search when they have one on the hook for a reasonable price right now. It's not like a new set of talented QBs won't be coming along in the next 3 years (the length of his current deal).

I get where you're coming from, but I think there's almost no chance San Diego would even entertain the idea.

 

maybe because she isn't dating anyone on the texans!

With how the Arena league is set, rivers arm won't completely die until he is 41, so that's 7 full seasons. So I doubt SD would let him go. He's also reached the playoffs once since LT left, that's once in six seasons. what the hell is san diego doing? give this elite baby maker a running game to protect him.

 

Rather have Stafford. Git R Done Rick you brown nosing F'er you.

 

Let's assume they draft a QB at #3 for the sake of this discussion.

In a static year, I would expect them to stay with Rivers for a year. Try to win now with the pieces in place while grooming the rookie for the future. It's the NFL--things can change season to season so quickly.

However, if they do move cities, I could see them say there's an opportunity to "lose for free"...i.e. the fans will still come, so go with the rookie now and start building.

And if he is potentially available...wow would it be an amazing opportunity for the Texans.

 

Texans do have a slightly better overall team, but it has to be asked - what did Rivers do for SD?
Yes, Rivers would be a huge upgrade over anything Texans have on their roster right now.

 

I'm surprised this Cluchfans meme hasn't been applied to this thread yet.

Look, it's simple. Chargers could draft a QB (though they might not), but there's no way of knowing if that QB is going to pan out or not. Most teams that draft a QB high are ones with immediate needs. And then those QBs are forced to play right away even if that's not really the best path for their development. IF SD did draft a QB, they actually have the luxury of 1) letting the rookie develop for a year or two without the pressure of being expected to start too soon, and 2) seeing whether the rookie actually has "it" or not once they get him into the system and they see him everyday.

It makes no sense for them to give away a known commodity for an "inknown" one. Not for a $3M saving. If they waited 2 years, they'd 1) still have the services of a top QB for a couple more seasons, 2) have time to develop their next QB without throwing him into the fire, and 3) save $10M when they do move on from Rivers.

Worst case scenario is that the rookie doesn't live up to expectations once they get him into the system. But they maintain high QB play because Rivers is still there and starting and they get another crack at finding a QB when Rivers does retire.

Worst case scenario if they get rid of Rivers immediately is that the rookie doesn't pan our and it turns out that SD voluntarily threw themselves into the QB abyss AND paid $18M for the privilege of replacing a good QB with a scrub.

 

I think the Rivers-for-Mariotta speculation was mostly fueled by the fact that Whisenhunt was the coach at the time. Whizzy and Rivers were a match made in heaven, and now he's back in SD. So, there's that.

 

I am sure the coach and GM will be all in for losing a borderline hall of fame QB.

 

As far as prospects go:
Andrew Luck > Jared Goff
Andrew Luck > Paxton Lynch
Andrew Luck > Carsen Wentz

 

A healthy Philip Rivers age 34 > Peyton Manning (with the unknown of coming off neck surgery and a year off football) age 37

but not by much.