To my favorite QB ever, Phil the Thrill…
As of Monday, the king of trash talk has parted ways with the LA Chargers. Even though I really hate this move by them, I understand why they did it. 2019 was quite a letdown for the Bolts and it appears the Chargers are ready to move on from Rivers. Their injury-plagued season probably had an impact on the decision to get rid of Rivers. A healthy Chargers squad could have made back-to-back playoff runs and shifted the tide for Rivers’ time in LA. Even though the guy seems to be an interception machine at times, I still believe he is one of the better QBs in the league right now. I mean, he’s an 8-time Pro Bowler and that’s tough to argue against.
I think that if Phil was ready to retire, he would have done it before we reached this point. In saying that, I can’t help but wonder where he’s going to end up for next season. My guess: Indianapolis. Throw him in that offense and the Colts might find themselves in the playoffs. Andrew Luck, their former franchise QB dipped out right before the 2019 season started and left the Colts shit out of luck. Jacoby ‘Beef’ Brissett took the reigns in Indy and saved them from what was bound to be an awful season. Still, with a guy like Rivers on the market who has one, maybe two more seasons left, I would be shocked if the Colts don’t grab him. The story doesn’t stop there; Colts head coach, Frank Reich, was the OC and QB coach for Rivers in San Diego and Colts current OC, Nick Sirianni, coached for the Chargers as well. It makes way too much sense for this deal to happen and when it does, I’ll be the newest member of the Colts fan base (until Rivers retires).
Still, it’s a sad day. Not only for Chargers fans, but for fans of the NFL. The guy was a staple in the league forever, and whenever you thought about the Chargers, you thought about Phil the Thrill. I really don’t think there are too many people out there who dislike him. Even while down by 14 late in the 4th quarter, trash-talking defensive ends, he was lovable.
Dah gummit, I’m going to miss that guy on the Chargers.
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