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10-02-2005, 03:42 PM
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Phillip Rivers
Well, that holdout worked out just swimmingly.
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10-02-2005, 07:47 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
Yeah, if the Jets start thinking QB in the offseason, and especially if they start thinking #1 pick type QB, I'd rather just send the pick to SD for him.
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10-02-2005, 08:58 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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Leinart > Rivers? [/ QUOTE ] Dunno. Rivers certainly has the better arm, and two years practicing with NFL should make him an instant starter wherver he goes. If for some reason the Jets have a choice with either of these guys and we decide ot go QB, I'd prob go Rivers b/c Curtis, if he's got anything left, won't in 2 years when Leinert can make an impact. I"m not saying that River is going to be the best Rivers can be in his first start, but he'll be further along than Leinert is all.
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10-02-2005, 09:39 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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Leinart > Rivers? [/ QUOTE ] Ask Norm Chow. He coached Leinart at USC and Rivers at N. C. State, so he would be a good judge.
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10-02-2005, 09:14 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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Well, that holdout worked out just swimmingly. [/ QUOTE ] Are you kidding? It worked out awesome for him, hes getting paid $40,000,000 guarenteed to site on the bench. He probably has the best job in the NFL edit - unless of course you were being sarcastic.
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10-03-2005, 01:36 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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Are you kidding? It worked out awesome for him, hes getting paid $40,000,000 guarenteed to site on the bench. He probably has the best job in the NFL [/ QUOTE ] Some players aren't losers who are in football for the money. They actually want to compete. Not to mention the obvious fact that his next contract isn't going to be worth much.
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10-03-2005, 02:58 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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[ QUOTE ] Are you kidding? It worked out awesome for him, hes getting paid $40,000,000 guarenteed to site on the bench. He probably has the best job in the NFL [/ QUOTE ] Some players aren't losers who are in football for the money. They actually want to compete. Not to mention the obvious fact that his next contract isn't going to be worth much. [/ QUOTE ] Considering his rookie contract is 6 years and considering he'll likely be traded to a team for whom he can start, his next contract has the possibility to be just fine.
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10-03-2005, 04:14 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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[ QUOTE ] Are you kidding? It worked out awesome for him, hes getting paid $40,000,000 guarenteed to site on the bench. He probably has the best job in the NFL [/ QUOTE ] Some players aren't losers who are in football for the money. They actually want to compete. Not to mention the obvious fact that his next contract isn't going to be worth much. [/ QUOTE ] He was an unproven rookie who held out for training camp and 2 (?) preseaon games. He was the last rookie to sign. I think hes in it for the money more than others and didn't mind a guarenteed sitting on the bench for a good period of time.
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10-03-2005, 07:11 PM
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Re: Phillip Rivers
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Are you kidding? It worked out awesome for him, hes getting paid $40,000,000 guarenteed to site on the bench. He probably has the best job in the NFL [/ QUOTE ] Some players aren't losers who are in football for the money. They actually want to compete. Not to mention the obvious fact that his next contract isn't going to be worth much. [/ QUOTE ] He was an unproven rookie who held out for training camp and 2 (?) preseaon games. He was the last rookie to sign. I think hes in it for the money more than others and didn't mind a guarenteed sitting on the bench for a good period of time. [/ QUOTE ] Did you ever see the conditions of the contract that was offered first? Some of the conditional money that made the contract seem bloated and very attractive was utterly ridiculous. Terms such as leading the Chargers to a Super Bowl Victory and being SB MVP his first year would net a bonus. To get most of the incentives, he would have had to have basically been a football Jesus with a perfect QB rating, 400+ yards per game, no losses, and lead SD to 15 straight SB vitories. The SD managment is notorious for such contract offers, and disputes. The initial contract SD offered with flat out littered with absolutely unatainable incentive clauses. Now his contract holdout prevented him from competing for the starting job his rookie year, and has cost him any chance at any of the many incentives which are still in his contract. However, the holdout did bring more guaranteed money, and more attainable incentives. Double edge sword indeed.
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