Why did the Colts gamble on Philip Rivers ? ‘He can still sling it’

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Mentioned the comparison to George Blanda. Not impossible.

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I am certainly rooting for the Colts. Always liked Rivers. I think that he gives them their best shot to rebound. That said, I grew up playing sports and getting in trouble in D.C. with Riley's grand dad on his dads side. Grand dad is a piece of work ! Lolol.
So I'm a big Colts fan with Rivers and Riley learning from him as well as Daniel Jones.

Hope it turns out great.

Did anybody see what Peyton said about Riley Leonard ?

Too big to copy and paste.
Go to Peyton’s Facebook page.

[Headsterx]

Is this old man starting on Sunday???

[stevenash]

He's not going to play on 4-5 days of preparation. They'll lose to Seattle with or without Rivers on the team. But the remaining 4 games, he'll be semi-ready and Riley could get healthy. Colts just could sneak into the playoffs and make history.

By the way... is there even a 0.1% chance ANDREW LUCK would consider coming back and play half a dozen games of football? We know you miss it CaptAndrewLuck

If Andrew Luck hadn't had that career-ending injury, he'd be #1 on my list of best QBs I ever saw, not named Brady or Montana.

Luck was drafted in 2011 (from Stanford, just like John Elway and Jim Plunkett) after the Colts laid another 2-14 turd.

He takes over from Curtis Painter and the pride of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the greatest football player to ever come out of UConn, Dan Orlovsky, and proceeds to go 11-5 for three consecutive years, injuring his shoulder, and misses a season. Makes a one-year comeback in 2018 and proceeded to throw 39 TD passes on a shoulder that's hanging from a thread. Seriously, who does that?

Well, Nolan Ryan did that, but that's another sport and another story for another day.

Andrew Luck's career, and he did this after taking over a world-class, crappy team.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

(15:00) This guy likes the Colts. He referenced the line-change based on QB.

Here's my two-cents on this:
1) Rivers' return is a nice story. Tribute to great player FROM THE PAST.
...NFL is un-forgiving. I agree w/ the theme of these defenses humbling shaky QB play.

2) Game to compare this week = Jets at JAX.
...Taylor was injured last week, and Cook had to come in. Dud showing by Jets.
...In case of Cook, at least he has young legs and ability to take reps this week.

People can play these games as they see fit. I'm passing on Colts, but playing Jets +13.
...Good Luck to anyone in action this week!

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Gave em a chance to win. Myers come up big.

[packerd_00]

How did the Seahawks not clobber Rivers. The guy was retired for 5 years.

It really does seem like a fiddle to me. You gotta wonder how many people were on the Seahawks in this one.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

How did the Seahawks not clobber Rivers. The guy was retired for 5 years.

It really does seem like a fiddle to me. You gotta wonder how many people were on the Seahawks in this one.

Rivers didn't have a big game. I think there's some issue on Darnold slowing down. Carrying an injury?

[pavyracer]

How did the Seahawks not clobber Rivers. The guy was retired for 5 years.

It really does seem like a fiddle to me. You gotta wonder how many people were on the Seahawks in this one.

I think they were looking ahead to the Rams on Thursday trying not to get hurt or exert too much energy.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

How did the Seahawks not clobber Rivers. The guy was retired for 5 years.

It really does seem like a fiddle to me. You gotta wonder how many people were on the Seahawks in this one.

Pack, I listened to the press conferences from Philip and Steichen:
1) We need to give these guys some credit.
2) How many of us laughed at this idea? Many of us thought it was impossible.
3) Colts were running out of options. This may have felt like a Hail Mary.
4) Some value to Rivers returning to a system that he knew. Steichen mentioned that he did check-down 2x.
5) Really looked like they got the winner on the long Grupe FG. This league is un-forgiving. Myers comes up huge a few seconds later.

[Igor_1965]

In hindsight +14 was the easiest money you will have made this NFL season

[ChuckyTheGoat]

In hindsight +14 was the easiest money you will have made this NFL season

Sure. If you had Monday's newspaper 24 hours ago.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

How did the Seahawks not clobber Rivers. The guy was retired for 5 years.

It really does seem like a fiddle to me. You gotta wonder how many people were on the Seahawks in this one.

Just because a team wants to do something or impose their will in a certain way, does not mean they will be successful doing so.

The gameplan with Rivers in there looked quite clear to me. They wanted to heavily run the ball and play ball control and limit the amount of times putting him at risk in obvious passing situations. Rivers did them a favor so the least they could all do is step up their games and do everything to keep him safe back there. His football IQ and experience gave them a real shot at winning the game and it is a shame they did not get the win.

I was rooting hard for Rivers and the Colts and Seattle hitting that long field goal in the waning seconds was a real gut punch. I will say it was probably the most interest I had in a single game in years(mostly hoping he would not get hurt and hoping to pull out the win).

[packerd_00]

Rivers didn't have a big game. I think there's some issue on Darnold slowing down. Carrying an injury?

Still though mate the guy was retired for five years. Just seems bizarre to me he was able to compete with guys that are fresh and active every week.

[packerd_00]

I think they were looking ahead to the Rams on Thursday trying not to get hurt or exert too much energy.

Perhaps mate. It's an odd one I will say. I personally stayed away from it.

[packerd_00]

Pack, I listened to the press conferences from Philip and Steichen:
1) We need to give these guys some credit.
2) How many of us laughed at this idea? Many of us thought it was impossible.
3) Colts were running out of options. This may have felt like a Hail Mary.
4) Some value to Rivers returning to a system that he knew. Steichen mentioned that he did check-down 2x.
5) Really looked like they got the winner on the long Grupe FG. This league is un-forgiving. Myers comes up huge a few seconds later.

I think most did. Its pretty alarming they needed to do this in the first place. Speaks to how thin the talent pool is.

You could see his arm was giving out a bit in the second half. Mostly short passing and hand offs.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I think most did. Its pretty alarming they needed to do this in the first place. Speaks to how thin the talent pool is.

His arm was giving out a bit in the second half. Mostly short passing and hand offs.

His arm is shot as far as driving the ball with some giddyup...it was almost shot by the time he retired 5 years ago. However, his football IQ and smarts allowed them to be competitive as well as the uber conservative game plan. He can still read defenses but can only really throw screens and check downs and not push the ball down the field like he used to.

They were that desperate that he seemed to be the best option for them to win yesterday given his familiarity with Steichen's playbook.

I'm just glad he did not get hurt and did not embarrass himself...I do think the more games that he plays, his lack of zip on the ball and ability to stretch the field will become a bigger obstacle. The defense really only has to defend a 10-20 yard area and not every blade of grass on the field. I'd love to just see him having fun, staying healthy and hopefully throwing a few more TD passes and maybe a couple of wins in any remaining games he plays in.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I think most did. Its pretty alarming they needed to do this in the first place. Speaks to how thin the talent pool is.

You could see his arm was giving out a bit in the second half. Mostly short passing and hand offs.

Good stuff, Pack. There's no way Rivers would have done it if not for being able to pick up the PACKAGE quickly.

He's not in NFL shape. Was just trying to help out his teammates.

[raiders72001]

Fantastic game by Rivers. He didn't turn the ball over except in desperation. His arm is shot but made up for it with timing and smarts. Not taking sacks is huge since they are drive killers. More than anything else, the whole team, including the defense was inspired by Rivers. Great game by all.