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

I'm still taking the options with Rivers. 2016 and maybe 2017 are going to be growing pain years with Lynch. Lynch may or may not be good but we know Rivers is.

 

Because some of are tired of taking another teams trash.

 

I think some people have had 13 years of such ****ty QB play ingrained into their minds that they can't even fantasize what it would be like to have a real QB on the team.

Hearing somebody who (I assume) watched at least the past 2 seasons of Texans' football refer to Rivers as "another team's trash", legitimately made me crack up.

With real QB play, the window is currently open for us to waltz into the playoffs for the next several years. They need to capitalize now. A move like this is what they need to make. Though I feel like I've been saying that for years.

 

We discussed the possibility of Philip Rivers at length on this board. Almost every poster liked the idea. However, the conversation ended after he signed his extension. The problem is not Philip Rivers' talent, it is the idea that the Chargers will be willing to get rid of him now.

 

Right, but having the #3 pick could change things.

Moving to L.A. could potentially impact things too.

The Texans making a prudent, aggressive move is all just fantasy anyway.

 

I don't think San Diego is in the market for a QB, honestly.

Rivers is worth what he is paid, and while hitting the tail end of his career, franchise level QBs don't grow on trees.

There's no reason for them to rush to hit the reset button.

They're going to let Rivers' contract expire (unless he threatens a holdout or something) and move on from there.

We can ask, sure, but I don't think anyone should take a lack of news/noise on this subject as a sign of Texans' disinterest or apathy as much as it likely is the Chargers disinterest.

 

I know its easy to gloss over Schaub simply because of how bad he was in his last season(and he was putrid), but before he got hurt in 2011 he was balling. The team was clicking so good we might have at least been in the AFC championship if not the Super Bowl if Schaub stayed healthy in 2011. I think he ran in 3 TDs himself that year as well. After the lisfranc injury it was all down hill.

 

If I'm San Diego and I decide to go QB in the first then I'm following the Aaron Rodgers/Brett Favre model. Hell, even the Rivers/Brees model. Rivers didn't play the first two years after SD drafted him. No way am I just handing the keys over to an unproven rookie when I already have Rivers on the roster. At least work with the rookie for a year, see him in practice and have some idea if he can handle being a starter before you deal Rivers.

Trading a player is just like cutting him for cap purposes. Rivers would still count against SD's cap. All his remaining signing bonus money is accelerated and counts as dead money. Next year, that would be $18 million.

If there's any one reason why San Diego definitely would not trade Rivers, it's that they would have $18 M worth of their salary cap taken up by a player who wasn't even on roster.

 

Pipe dream, for this offseason anyway. Maybe next year, IF they draft a QB.

Mike Mccoy, or any coach for that matter, isn't going to be chomping at the bit to start a rookie QB when you have a perfectly healthy Phillip Rivers.

They'd also eat about $18mil in dead space by trading him.

If they have another 4-6 win season and clean house, maybe. But I have to imagine they are playing to win next season - Denver is close to dropping off (at least slightly, due to QB position) and KC and Oakland are wild cards. While unlikely, it's not unfathomable to see SD win 9 games and get into the playoffs...in fact it's probably a bit more likely than the Texans were to overtake the Colts this season for the AFC South.

 

Hey Now!, I know it's obvious to you that Philip Rivers makes us a better team (and you're right!). The problem is that it's obvious to the Chargers as well.

They signed him to a 4 year extension with the assumption that he will be able to play for at least the next two seasons. That gives them two years after this one to find their heir apparent without giving away their most popular player.

We agree with you, it would be WONDERFUL. It just ain't happenin...

 

Yeah because Rivers is a WINNER! Oh Wait, nevermind!

 

Coaches should be fired if they traded Rivers (a proven commodity) for a draft QB Goff/Lynch (unproven)...

This thread falls under the dream on category...

 

Rivers signed the extension knowing they were probably moving to LA. I don't think the move changes anything regarding Rivers.

We might as well speculate about trades for Romo, Flacco, Stafford, Matt Ryan, etc.