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you serious, Clark? he hasn't played in five years.I think its much better to go with an old guy who was great once, than a young guy we know sucks. Desmond Ridder offers nothing. Rivers is a WAY better option than he is.Right?!
Dude ain't got no knees from baby making! Gotta figure dad bod is in prime form. Hasn't played in 5 years. AND HE'S A GRANDPA! Surely Kyle Trask or Desmond Ridder could offer more? Give the young guys a chance! That is one of the things wrong with the NFL...too many OLD A$$ retreads between players and coaches. Bringing people out of retirement?!?! Get some "yoot" in there!
I'm honestly surprised how negative the response is to this. Ideally, they would have made a move for Russ or whatever at the deadline, but I don't see why Rivers will be worse than a day 3 rookie, or practice squad types. To be honest, it wouldn't blow my mind if he went on a bit of a Flacco run.
Not saying he'll be the best version of himself, just saying he'll be better than an overmatched day 3 rookie or some practice squad types, and maybe he'll surprise, given a top OL and running game.you serious, Clark? he hasn't played in five years.I think its much better to go with an old guy who was great once, than a young guy we know sucks. Desmond Ridder offers nothing. Rivers is a WAY better option than he is.
Dude ain't got no knees from baby making! Gotta figure dad bod is in prime form. Hasn't played in 5 years. AND HE'S A GRANDPA! Surely Kyle Trask or Desmond Ridder could offer more? Give the young guys a chance! That is one of the things wrong with the NFL...too many OLD A$$ retreads between players and coaches. Bringing people out of retirement?!?! Get some "yoot" in there!
I'm honestly surprised how negative the response is to this. Ideally, they would have made a move for Russ or whatever at the deadline, but I don't see why Rivers will be worse than a day 3 rookie, or practice squad types. To be honest, it wouldn't blow my mind if he went on a bit of a Flacco run.
Championship.
Well they’re about to be disappointed.
It really is the most desperate and ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen. I wonder if they called Brady.
Interesting thought. They actually signed Rivers to practice squad. Before that signing, id be curious to see the entire list of who they reached out to. No way Plan B was to sign Rivers if Jones went down from the beginning. They made some other calls id bet .
Brady had to be the 1st name on the Rolodex.
Seems unlikely that the league would allow Brady to sign with another team while having an ownership stake with the Raiders.
Me. I’m laughing. I thought you should know.
Yeah that actually occurred to me. lol
I think you nailed it.Not saying he'll be the best version of himself, just saying he'll be better than an overmatched day 3 rookie or some practice squad types, and maybe he'll surprise, given a top OL and running game.you serious, Clark? he hasn't played in five years.I think its much better to go with an old guy who was great once, than a young guy we know sucks. Desmond Ridder offers nothing. Rivers is a WAY better option than he is.
Dude ain't got no knees from baby making! Gotta figure dad bod is in prime form. Hasn't played in 5 years. AND HE'S A GRANDPA! Surely Kyle Trask or Desmond Ridder could offer more? Give the young guys a chance! That is one of the things wrong with the NFL...too many OLD A$$ retreads between players and coaches. Bringing people out of retirement?!?! Get some "yoot" in there!
I'm honestly surprised how negative the response is to this. Ideally, they would have made a move for Russ or whatever at the deadline, but I don't see why Rivers will be worse than a day 3 rookie, or practice squad types. To be honest, it wouldn't blow my mind if he went on a bit of a Flacco run.
Sure, but they are desperate.
I doubt this is even a "legit" option. It's an option and RIvers is still chasing a ring.I think you nailed it.Not saying he'll be the best version of himself, just saying he'll be better than an overmatched day 3 rookie or some practice squad types, and maybe he'll surprise, given a top OL and running game.you serious, Clark? he hasn't played in five years.I think its much better to go with an old guy who was great once, than a young guy we know sucks. Desmond Ridder offers nothing. Rivers is a WAY better option than he is.
Dude ain't got no knees from baby making! Gotta figure dad bod is in prime form. Hasn't played in 5 years. AND HE'S A GRANDPA! Surely Kyle Trask or Desmond Ridder could offer more? Give the young guys a chance! That is one of the things wrong with the NFL...too many OLD A$$ retreads between players and coaches. Bringing people out of retirement?!?! Get some "yoot" in there!
I'm honestly surprised how negative the response is to this. Ideally, they would have made a move for Russ or whatever at the deadline, but I don't see why Rivers will be worse than a day 3 rookie, or practice squad types. To be honest, it wouldn't blow my mind if he went on a bit of a Flacco run.
Rivers has probably from the date of his retirement til now is still better than anybody they could likely sign on the street for what they need.
#1 he knows the offense. that gives him a leg up on a lot of candidates and cuts out all the rookies. any candidate who doesnt have a grasp on this offense or something similer as of this moment is likely immediately out of the running
#2. hes likely good enough to be a backup even now. he just likely done or wouldnt play unless he was starting (which is fair at that point in his career). this isnt a long term stint. its a few weeks. and I think Rivers will be happy to do it.
#3 I doubt a college kid with no career starts can outperform him on such a short turnaround he may have to start this week. There are literally likely only a couple people capable of doing this and he is one.
you could make an argument for Kap but I dont think the offense Kap ran in San Fran was similar enough to the offense they run in indy and hes been out of football a lot longer.
I could see Fitzpatrick being an option. I think hes smart enough to do it and has played in a lot of different offenses. he could probably do this too.
not sure what other legit options they got.
10 kids? he might just be
I have vivid memories of him being super washed. The last couple times I saw him play though. Perhaps I miss remembering, but his retirement was pretty predictable.
The man has 10 kids. He is not well rested. Both the process of making them and the process of caring for them can be exhausting. I’m just saying.
He has grandkid(s?) too10 kids? he might just be
Maybe he has been taking 20 mgs of creatine everyday for 5 years and using resistance bands for arm strength preparing for this chance.
Disney already buying the rights.
Was it? He averaged 7.6 YPA his last season, which was in line with his 7.8 career average, while also having the 2nd highest completion percentage of his career. He was still a top-15 QB in the NFL when he retired. His last year, he was basically what Jared Goff is today.
His arm is rested though, other than some light throwing with the HS team.
well for fantasy he was washed. because if you are not a top 10 QB you're useless unless playing superflex.
And the current starting QB
I, for one, I’m incredibly interested in seeing how well he plays. He is one of my favorite red asses of all time. He and Jeff Kent both have busts on Mount redassmore.
The thing I’m most interested in seeing is rivers getting up after taking a sack. I remember being 44.You could probably time it with a sundial.I doubt this is even a "legit" option. It's an option and RIvers is still chasing a ring.I think you nailed it.Not saying he'll be the best version of himself, just saying he'll be better than an overmatched day 3 rookie or some practice squad types, and maybe he'll surprise, given a top OL and running game.you serious, Clark? he hasn't played in five years.I think its much better to go with an old guy who was great once, than a young guy we know sucks. Desmond Ridder offers nothing. Rivers is a WAY better option than he is.
Dude ain't got no knees from baby making! Gotta figure dad bod is in prime form. Hasn't played in 5 years. AND HE'S A GRANDPA! Surely Kyle Trask or Desmond Ridder could offer more? Give the young guys a chance! That is one of the things wrong with the NFL...too many OLD A$$ retreads between players and coaches. Bringing people out of retirement?!?! Get some "yoot" in there!
I'm honestly surprised how negative the response is to this. Ideally, they would have made a move for Russ or whatever at the deadline, but I don't see why Rivers will be worse than a day 3 rookie, or practice squad types. To be honest, it wouldn't blow my mind if he went on a bit of a Flacco run.
Rivers has probably from the date of his retirement til now is still better than anybody they could likely sign on the street for what they need.
#1 he knows the offense. that gives him a leg up on a lot of candidates and cuts out all the rookies. any candidate who doesnt have a grasp on this offense or something similer as of this moment is likely immediately out of the running
#2. hes likely good enough to be a backup even now. he just likely done or wouldnt play unless he was starting (which is fair at that point in his career). this isnt a long term stint. its a few weeks. and I think Rivers will be happy to do it.
#3 I doubt a college kid with no career starts can outperform him on such a short turnaround he may have to start this week. There are literally likely only a couple people capable of doing this and he is one.
you could make an argument for Kap but I dont think the offense Kap ran in San Fran was similar enough to the offense they run in indy and hes been out of football a lot longer.
I could see Fitzpatrick being an option. I think hes smart enough to do it and has played in a lot of different offenses. he could probably do this too.
not sure what other legit options they got.
The truth is Rivers didn't really have a "marino" like injury that sidetracked him. More than anything else the question is "is he in shape" and "what's his arm look like"? Assuming both are decent it could still work or it may end up being like that Marino Pepsi commercial where he and rice and emmitt try to make a comeback...
5 years ago...
