“Is Philip Rivers a Hall of Famer?”
Rob Parker: “NO WAY, NO HOW! NO! Philip Rivers is fine, he was very good, but there are a lot of guys who were very good . The worst part about Philip Rivers is this: HE HAD MORE KIDS THAN PLAYOFF WINS! He was 5-7 in career playoff games with a 59% completion rate, 16 touchdowns and 10 picks, and a passer rating of 85. It’s not ‘special.’ Piling up numbers is fine, I’m just trying to give you what separates guys. He was NEVER, EVER, EVER a First-Team or Second-Team All-Pro during his career. There are five quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame who didn’t win a Super Bowl, but they were all First-Team All-Pros – Dan Fouts, Warren Moon, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, and Fran Tarkenton. They didn’t win a Super Bowl but they were First-Team All-Pros. That’s what separates Philip Rivers. Despite the numbers you’re going to spew, he was never ever, in 17 years, a First OR Second-Team All-Pro. That speaks volumes. He WASN’T one of the best
Updated: 9:51 AM CST Jan 21, 2021 The Associated Press Leslie Frazier’s faith in his Bills defense never wavered, even at the lowest point of Buffalo’s season.It was mid-November and the Bills were entering their bye week on the heels of a 32-30 defeat at Arizona. Immediately dubbed “The Hail Murray,” the Cardinals won on Kyler Murray’s desperation 43-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins, who outleapt three defenders in the end zone with 2 seconds left.Frazier, Buffalo s defensive coordinator, recalled collecting his thoughts on the flight home when frustration turned to hope in coming to the realization of how the experience could become a valuable motivating tool.“I said to myself, ‘If we handle this the right way, this could turn out to be a positive instead of a negative.’ It didn’t have to be something that carried over to the next one and affect the rest of your season,” Frazier said this week. “To our players’ credit, I think
Eagles’ Carson Wentz needs to embrace Nick Sirianni immediately or coaching change will fail miserably | Opinion
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
The Philadelphia Eagles have hired former Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni to be their new head coach.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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It’s time for Carson Wentz to realize he’s in a safe space.
The franchise quarterback was clearly top-of-mind when Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman conducted what felt like an endless parade of head-coaching interviews over the past two weeks. Doug Pederson, Wentz’s apparent advisor-turned-adversary, is no longer steering the ship and Wentz is getting a fresh start with a familiar feel.
Should Philip Rivers make the Hall of Fame? NFL experts debate his legacy with Chargers, plus the Colts future at quarterback
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Foxworth, Woody tip their hat to Rivers after he announces retirement (2:05)
Domonique Foxworth and Damien Woody react to Philip Rivers decision to retire from the NFL, praising the quarterback for an amazing career and work ethic. (2:05)
Rivers total of 421 career touchdown passes ranks fifth in league history, and his streak of 240 straight starts is second behind only Brett Favre among quarterbacks. Rivers had 12 4,000-yard passing seasons and finished his career with 63,440 passing yards, the fifth most in NFL history.