Brees departure good for San Diego!! (1 Viewer)

The Chargers were ready to bench Brees permanently for Doug Flutie and he was told that if he didn't turn his performance around soon, he would not make it in the NFL (think Chad Hutchinson wearing slightly different colors). To be safe, the Chargers made a move for a QB; as was said earlier, these moves span two different management eras. HOWEVER, if Rivers wasn't offered the most inane rookie contract ever, ... well this just opens Pandora's box from a speculation standpoint. Does Rivers beat out Brees in training camp? Does Brees even get franchised a first time? Most importantly, do WE get a shot at him?

Brees knew he was already on a short leash, and it's my opinion that his shoulder injury had less to do with his departure. Much of it is because Rivers was crossing the halfway point on his plush rookie contract, and you don't pay athletes big bucks to hold clipboards. Keep Brees and there's no way in hell Rivers sees the field for a third year out of six. Good move by the Chargers, and good move by us for moving to acquire him.
 
No. He stunk it up his third year, the year the Chargers sucked bad enough they were drafting #1 overall. You can't put that performance all on him.

His first year starting (his second year in the NFL) he did pretty good for a first year starter. 61% completion percentage, 17 TDs and 16 INTs (not a lot considerin 526 attempts). And that team wasn't particularly good either (8-8).

Brees' 3rd year with San Diego, the reason he did so poorly stat-wise was due mainly to the Chargers OL.

In the offseason, after the 2003 season, and before the 2004 season, the Chargers essentially dismantled their OL and put in 4 new starters, neither of whom had been with the team before (they were either drafted or grabbed in FA).

Once the OL was rebuilt and could actually give Brees time to function, he took off like a rocket.

Then in 2005, the OL suffered season-long injuries to their two main OL people: The center and the left tackle.

It goes to show that no matter how good a QB is, unless you have a decent OL to pass block for him, he won't do squat.
 
According to one of the news articles, Brees was able to call out the SD plays against Cin before they ran them during game film review this week.
So, we want to play the Chargers in a SB. Brees will eat up their defense and their offense. It would be a cakewalk.

Besides, who do you think taught Rivers how to be a NFL QB?

Go Saints!!!
 
Im pretty sure it has worked pretty good for us too.......
 
geesh,

both teams benefited.

and about the loyalty aspect??? NFL teams ARE a business. And businesses as a group have become the most DISLOYAL of all. They DEMAND your loyalty to them. but when comes down to it, they do whatever they can to deem you unecessary to be able to cut your salary from their expenditures.
THis is one of my feelings as why the USA is loosing ground.
 
AJ Smith was stupid to draft Rivers in the first place. He's lucky the guy is panning out.

Um, do you know anything at all about Philip Rivers? He was practically destined to pan out. It's not like they drafted some scrub from Bill & Steve's A/C Repair U.
 

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