POLL: Is It Time To Bench Rivers?

[PMR9FAN]

According to Lynn, there were short routes available on that last drive...sounds like he thinks Phil forced things long...

The last “drive” was on all on Rivers’ poor decision making and him not throwing underneath when guys were open.

Age typically affects:

• Arm strength
• Mobility

Age typically does not affect:

• Decision making (in fact, it usually gets better as QBs get older)
• Release time

Rivers’ arm strength is about what it has always been. He has never been mobile.

So the question is:

Why is his decision-making getting worse with age when it should be getting better or at least staying even?

The only thing I can think of is he got hit 10 times on Thursday and that affected his cognitive abilities. BUT, if he didn’t want to get hit again, shorter throws underneath would have been better.

He is becoming quite the mystery. Maybe some counseling would help. No, not kidding.

Thoughts?

[ghost]

The last “drive” was on all on Rivers’ poor decision making and him not throwing underneath when guys were open.

Age typically affects:

• Arm strength
• Mobility

Age typical does not affect:

• Decision making (in fact, it usually gets better as QBs get older)
• Release time

Rivers’ arm strength is about what it has always been. He has never been mobile.

So the question is:

Why is his decision-making getting worse with age when it should be getting better or at least staying even?

The only thing I can think of is he got hit 10 times on Thursday and that affected his cognitive abilities. BUT, if he didn’t want to get hit again, shorter throws underneath would have been better.

He is becoming quite the mystery. Maybe some counseling would help. No, not kidding.

Thoughts?

I've been following the Chargers since 1979. I have an irrational love for all Charger QBs. That said, If therapy for a 38 year old QB is on the table, so should trading 2 first round & a 4th picks to trade into the Top 5 to land Joe Burrow.

[Critty]

Rivers is a baller. Not a game manager.
He shows a lot of faith in his o-line, even when he shouldn't. And he isnt scared to push the ball.
Philip thinks they can execute the play and he can hit the hi over or the 7.

Carr didnt even try to push the ball.
He dinked & dunked all day. And it was only good enough because Charger had those turnovers.

Rivers needs a better o line so he can do what he does best.
But it would be useful for him to do more game manager stuff when its a rough day pushing the ball.

[jamrock]

Funny, I used to say the Chargers should send Kaeding and Rivers to a sports psychologist

[ghost]

Rivers is a baller. Not a game manager.
He shows a lot of faith in his o-line, even when he shouldn't. And he isnt scared to push the ball.
Philip thinks they can execute the play and he can hit the hi over or the 7.

Carr didnt even try to push the ball.
He dinked & dunked all day. And it was only good enough because Charger had those turnovers.

Rivers needs a better o line so he can do what he does best.
But it would be useful for him to do more game manager stuff when its a rough day pushing the ball.

Fascinating that I made the same argument in 2004. I argued that we had a QB and we needed to build the offensive line.

[PMR9FAN]

Funny, I used to say the Chargers should send Kaeding and Rivers to a sports psychologist

I think that is the answer for Rivers. He has all the physical and mental processing attributes of a great QB but there is some emotional impediment when it comes to common-sense decision making. Warner used to have the same problem but somehow worked past it. Whiz and Haley helped him.

[jamrock]

I think that is the answer for Rivers. He has all the physical and mental processing attributes of a great QB but there is some emotional impediment when it comes to common-sense decision making. Warner used to have the same problem but somehow worked past it. Whiz and Haley helped him.

He’s got 9 kids so I agree that common sense decision making is lacking

[SDBORN]

He’s got 9 kids so I agree that common sense decision making is lacking

Lol. My parents have 8. Glad to have all my siblings but still think they were nuts, and they didn't have millions of dollars to back it up.

[Critty]

He’s got 9 kids so I agree that common sense decision making is lacking

Rivers has a habit of going deep no matter the situation.

:rimshot:

[Topcat]

The last “drive” was on all on Rivers’ poor decision making and him not throwing underneath when guys were open.

Age typically affects:

• Arm strength
• Mobility

Age typically does not affect:

• Decision making (in fact, it usually gets better as QBs get older)
• Release time

Rivers’ arm strength is about what it has always been. He has never been mobile.

So the question is:

Why is his decision-making getting worse with age when it should be getting better or at least staying even?

The only thing I can think of is he got hit 10 times on Thursday and that affected his cognitive abilities. BUT, if he didn’t want to get hit again, shorter throws underneath would have been better.

He is becoming quite the mystery. Maybe some counseling would help. No, not kidding.

Thoughts?

If PR hasn't learned by now to hit the high percentage short pass in crunch time, instead of playing "hero ball" with the long bombs, I doubt he ever will...sorry...time to move on to the next QB this off season...been watching this broken record for years...Rivers lights it up a game or two, then stinks up the field with a game like the Bears and Raiders...

[Boltjolt]

The last “drive” was on all on Rivers’ poor decision making and him not throwing underneath when guys were open.

Age typically affects:

• Arm strength
• Mobility

Age typically does not affect:

• Decision making (in fact, it usually gets better as QBs get older)
• Release time

Rivers’ arm strength is about what it has always been. He has never been mobile.

So the question is:

Why is his decision-making getting worse with age when it should be getting better or at least staying even?

The only thing I can think of is he got hit 10 times on Thursday and that affected his cognitive abilities. BUT, if he didn’t want to get hit again, shorter throws underneath would have been better.

He is becoming quite the mystery. Maybe some counseling would help. No, not kidding.

Thoughts?

I'm thinking he was trying to get a PI call for a big gain. No other explanation since he didn't throw to MW who goes up for the ball when throwing down the field.

[jamrock]

Well, not unreasonable because that was his post game explanation for the INT thrown at the end of the Detroit game.

stinking thinking Rivers