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The future of Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers is one of the more hotly debated topics among the fan base. There are those, like myself, who feel the time for the team to find a successor is now - meaning the 2018 NFL Draft. And, of course, there are others who feel Philip is still ‘elite’ and the team may never find a suitable successor to #17.
Assuming a recent tweet from Benjamin Allbright is accurate, it seems the team may not be inclined to wait much longer. Regardless of what you might think of El Capitan, this makes sense. And it likely extends beyond the due diligence the Chargers did with Marcus Mariota a couple of years ago.
The team has had contingents of varying sizes on hand at several games to scout prospects like Josh Rosen, Sam D’Arnold, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Luke Faulk and even J.T. Barrett this year, which suggests a hyper-focus on the position in the upcoming draft. My only concern here is in the fact that they’ve scouted Allen more heavily than any of the other top
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Assuming a recent tweet from Benjamin Allbright is accurate, it seems the team may not be inclined to wait much longer. Regardless of what you might think of El Capitan, this makes sense. And it likely extends beyond the due diligence the Chargers did with Marcus Mariota a couple of years ago.
The team has had contingents of varying sizes on hand at several games to scout prospects like Josh Rosen, Sam D’Arnold, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Luke Faulk and even J.T. Barrett this year, which suggests a hyper-focus on the position in the upcoming draft. My only concern here is in the fact that they’ve scouted Allen more heavily than any of the other top
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