Originally posted by SF69ers:
You place so much emphasis in statistics. Well guess what, Rivers hasn't helped his team through the hump. They couldn't even beat the Jets last year when they were the heavy favorites. And how about when LT was still legit and they had all their players, they still couldn't do it. How about right now in the weak AFC West? The Chargers are second to last in their division. He's still putting up great numbers but it doesn't help his team win.
you wouldn't argue that way if u have seen a few chargers'games...
let's look at the pats game:
a lot of turnovers by the chargers, incl. a rivers' 2 fumbles and int...still, rivers could manage to come from a 6-23 deficit with about 11 minutes to play and they would have gone in OT if the kicker didn't miss the field goal in the last second. rivers did his job there!!!
look at the seahawks game...T W O special teams TDs and 3 fumbles...what should he do??? he killed the chickens' secondary...he even managed to throw a TD and a 2p-conversion in back-to-back tries (b/c of penalties).
yes, the 2nd int was a costly one but it happens...he didn't lose this game, the special teams and the fumblers did.
yesterday he managed throwing to a unknown...
it's all about rivers in san diego...