-Thinks he’s in the clear when Eli gets picked to play for SD, and he’s probably all excited to play for the Giants, but then all of a sudden… BAM Rivers to SD.

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The Bolts drafted Eli, could have kept him, traded for Ben, or stayed put with Drew. Those guys now have five rings
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True…but perhaps Eli didn’t think he’d have a chance at rings if he had stayed in SD and that’s why he put up a fuss about their drafting him. I can’t really blame SD for letting Brees walk. He was coming off a devastating injury AND they had a QB who had been sitting for 2 years that they traded to get in the first round. Let’s not forget that Brees in SD put up his best year there AFTER Rivers was drafted. He was sort of mediocre-decent before that.
I get why they let Vjax and LdT go…and even Turner. To me, losing Sproles was the killer.

Also to the person who said TB was a game manager for all their SB wins. Nope. SB win #1, absolutely. But not the other two. They had a great run game only one of those years (04). But yes, he had a great D behind him, no doubt. I’d argue he’s a better QB when he has less to do with why they win or lose (IE before 07). He’s all time great, but he’s only one man and one man should never be relied on so much as the key to a W or an L. That’s what’s been the reason they’ve not won a SB since 07. Their best offense was 04 (they could hurt you in the most amount of ways) and he was phenomenal. JMO.

The Chargers have plenty of offensive weapons. Meacham has gotten deep and open constantly, and noodle arm Rivers, who throws the ball like a shot put, can’t get him the ball.

Rivers has had a successful career by throwing jump balls, that he can throw. His tall wide receivers bailed him out more often then not.

Rivers is a QB with no mobility and can’t hit a wide receiver in stride. Heck, a couple of games ago he couldn’t throw a four yard pass to a running back.

The only reason he was able to hit Sproles out of the backfield in the past, is because Sproles is agile and can reel in those awful Rivers throws.

VJ has had off the field issues in the past (google it), I don’t blame the Chargers for not spending big bucks on him.

Sproles wanted too much money, he had to go. He didn’t get nearly the amount of money that he was apprently asking for on the open market.

LT needs to shut up. IMO, he is nothing but a whiner. He left the Chargers whining and nothing has changed since.

Nobody choked like Marty, he was actually scared to pass the ball in the playoffs.

The allure may be too great, but SD should think hard about how to break this pattern.

Firing Marty was a timid, reactionary move that revealed a lack of poise and patience in SD leadership. For all the flak Marty gets for his own postseason struggles, I bet they’d have had at least a Super Bowl appearance by now, if not a win, if they’d left him in place.

For those who disagree – what is Reid going to do that Turner and Marty didn’t?

Firing a 14-2 HC and letting Brees go for a rook, SD may well be the Sad Sack of pro sports.

And then throw in the fact that if they had kept Brees they wouldn’t have had to draft that goof Rivers, and could’ve gotten someone else in that class, like say Larry Fitzgerald

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The Bolts drafted Eli, could have kept him, traded for Ben, or stayed put with Drew. Those guys now have five rings.

This isn’t fantasy football. Rivers picking up good stats doesn’t mean anything. He just doesn’t have any clue how to win.