Philip Rivers is officially off the market, and it was revealed too that the Chargers will at least make an effort to sign Drew Brees to a long-term contract. "There won't be any more talk about both of them being dangled," Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith said.
-- San Diego Union-Tribune


....and i meant rivers off the market..

[Edited on January 12, 2006 at 1:31 PM. Reason : s]

1/12/2006 1:31:01 PM

So they're keeping them both? Have they developed an offense that uses 2 QBs?

1/12/2006 1:33:36 PM

No, but they have developed a quarterback with a now screwed up shoulder.

1/12/2006 1:34:47 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=378877

1/12/2006 1:41:09 PM

this fucking sucks for rivers

1/12/2006 1:41:29 PM

Philip River huh?

1/12/2006 1:55:59 PM

1/12/2006 1:59:35 PM

See i would buy Rivers as the insurance policy but why lock Brees up for the long term if you have questions about his return. Rivers is too expensive of a backup, they have Feely on the bench 3rd string us him as insurance

1/12/2006 2:02:41 PM

wow there goes philip's career

1/12/2006 2:13:11 PM

Philip Leaf

1/12/2006 2:23:50 PM

wont Leaf the bench

1/12/2006 2:51:15 PM

no shit he's off the market, he's got a wife and kid. gah

1/12/2006 2:55:21 PM

I fuckin' hate to see him not play... but I'd take his job in a heartbeat.

1/12/2006 3:07:04 PM

Probably just for the time being. Nothing to stop them from making a move in the future when Brees' health and future is more clear.

1/12/2006 3:27:21 PM

i still wanna know what his $-to-snap ratio is

1/12/2006 3:28:15 PM

comparing rivers to leaf isnt really valid until rivers actually plays and sucks like leaf

1/12/2006 3:38:20 PM

i bet its hard to keep that competitive edge when you haven't taken a meaningful snap in 30 months

1/12/2006 3:45:18 PM

he has the best job right now. Being a backup QB, and yet getting paid like a starting QB. Sucks to be him.

1/12/2006 3:45:30 PM

cant he demand a trade or something, he obviously isnt happy being a backup

1/12/2006 3:45:50 PM

Yea the money is nice but the kid likes to play and is a competitor

1/12/2006 3:59:47 PM

I thought he was quoted as saying I will be starting in the NFL next year whether it is in San diego or elsewhere i will be starting

1/12/2006 4:35:41 PM

It's pretty sad that you get paid millions to not do anything. Tough, tough, tough life....

But yeah sucks not to see him play.

1/12/2006 4:41:35 PM

Quote :

"i still wanna know what his $-to-snap ratio is"

Prolly higher than ARod's per at bat pay. That's like $50,000 per plate appearance.

1/12/2006 8:25:35 PM

WTF IS THiS?

why does a team want so bad for a guy to not be able to play

1/12/2006 8:40:44 PM

pawn

1/12/2006 8:42:21 PM

obviously they think brees is still better than rivers.

or they wouldnt have rivers on the bench

1/12/2006 9:55:34 PM

If they were smart they would do what the Bengals did. Even tho your current starter is doing ok, you gotta put the better talent in there so you can reach the next lvl. Many people thought Marvin Lewis was crazy for replacing Kitna for Palmer but he was looking to the future instead of being content with decent seasons. Risky for him considering that 8-8 was awesome in cincy fans eyes. That's what Marty should do. Look to the future so he can take this team to the next lvl.

1/12/2006 10:02:07 PM

^^ they're scared to bench Brees... San Diego has taken so much heat over the years that they don't want to change thigns when it seems to be going right...

but it's obviously not going that well, they were supposed to be one of the best this year, but didn't even make the playoffs...

but shotty can't handle the heat, so he won't make the hard decision

1/12/2006 10:07:45 PM

Actually San Diego overachieved this year.


They werent expected to make the playoffs, their over/under was 8.5 wins


THey had a much tougher schedule this year.


Even still they should just get rid of Brees and start Philip. Put that cap room to good use.

1/12/2006 10:11:10 PM

the chargers are like a dumb bitch who can't decide between two guys so she just keeps fucking both of them.

1/12/2006 10:11:34 PM

i mean if they really believed that rivers was significantly better and ready, they would start him.

1/12/2006 10:16:25 PM

philip will get to practice with the 1st string during off-season workouts and mini-camps

that should be his first chance to really compete for the starting job

1/12/2006 10:28:38 PM

^^IF, and IF they were on the same level or even IF Rivers was slightly better in practice/camp, and they start Rivers over Brees...and Rivers fucks up in a game....what then? All blame for the loss goes to the coaching staff for not sticking with experience. It just makes explaining everything much easier. Even if Rivers has a great career, they cant really be blamed for not playing him because Brees had the experience. I dont blame them for starting Brees, although I would love to see Rivers in the game.

1/12/2006 11:14:57 PM

the Chargers front office does not deserve the luxuries that they have...they are fucking piss poor when it comes to running an organization and apparently have no fucking idea what they are doing

this is fucking excruciating at this point

1/12/2006 11:24:12 PM

^you're a moron. Don't ever post about the Chargers again.

AJ Smith is one of the top GM's in the league. That roster (including 6 pro-bowlers) was built from scratch on a budget over the last 5 years.

1/12/2006 11:29:45 PM

Quote :

"IF, and IF they were on the same level or even IF Rivers was slightly better in practice/camp, and they start Rivers over Brees...and Rivers fucks up in a game....what then? All blame for the loss goes to the coaching staff for not sticking with experience. It just makes explaining everything much easier. Even if Rivers has a great career, they cant really be blamed for not playing him because Brees had the experience. I dont blame them for starting Brees, although I would love to see Rivers in the game."

i'm not talking about slightly or on the same level. keyword i used was significantly

1/12/2006 11:35:19 PM

I don't know why anyone would think that Rivers is significantly better than a QB who was in the pro-bowl last year and would be in it this year if not for his shoulder.

Marty Schottenheimer is an extremely conservative coach. He is not gonna stick his neck out and start an untested player when he knows what he has in Brees. If Brees is re-signed, the only thing that Rivers can hope for is a slow Brees recovery so that the Chargers have to play him.

1/12/2006 11:42:54 PM

Quote :

"AJ Smith is one of the top GM's in the league."

thank you! so many people around here have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to the chargers organization

the chargers 'front office' that everyone likes to bitch about is not the same as it used to be, smith has only been the GM since '03 and he's been getting things done

in AJ we trust

1/13/2006 11:05:54 AM