Trade 1st rd pick for Phil Rivers and their 2nd?

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Anyone think Chargers would do this? I know Rivers was(is?) not happy in SD. We would be a lot like the Cardinals with an older QB of his skill. AKA we would almost certainly make the playoffs.

Thoughts? Can we petition the Rams to do this? :)
 
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3 2nd rd picks too, would easily allow us to trade back up into the 1st or very early 2nd rd if we wanted..
 
ausmurp said:
Anyone think Chargers would do this? I know Rivers was(is?) not happy in SD. We would be a lot like the Cardinals with an older QB of his skill. AKA we would almost certainly make the playoffs.

Thoughts? Can we petition the Rams to do this? :)
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No.
Rivers doesn't want to go to L.A.

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ausmurp said:
Anyone think Chargers would do this? I know Rivers was(is?) not happy in SD. We would be a lot like the Cardinals with an older QB of his skill. AKA we would almost certainly make the playoffs.
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ausmurp said:
3 2nd rd picks too, would easily allow us to trade back up into the 1st or very early 2nd rd if we wanted..
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I like the way your Thinking. But ain't going to happen! Because of ..


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He already stated that if the chargers were to move to LA he would either demand a trade or just retire. I don't think he wants to move his massive family doesn't he have like 7 or 8 kids?
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This^!! And ..


Rambitious1 said:
Rivers doesn't want to go to L.A.
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This^!!

Rivers has made it perfectly clear, on numerous occasions, He Loves the San Diego, and doesn't want to up-route his Family!
But it was a nice idea! Maybe we could try it for Drew Brees!?!
 
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I'm basing the $34.5 million dead cap figure on this http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-diego-chargers/philip-rivers/

If you're traded all the bonus money is accelerated to this year, iirc - it's not like cutting him where some of the money could count for next year. Now it is true that he would count $21 million this year anyway - but that's still an extra $13.5 million cap hit for this year - and no starting QB.

And you're right - I'd meant to say dead cap hit, not cap hit. My bad. Sorry.
 
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So - there is just no way that the 15th pick gets you Rivers and a high 2nd.

It doesn't even get you Rivers.

Maybe our first this year and next year - and even that probably doesn't get it done.

Why? Because franchise QBs are everything in this league.
 
12intheBox said:
So - there is just no way that the 15th pick gets you Rivers and a high 2nd.

It doesn't even get you Rivers.

Maybe our first this year and next year - and even that probably doesn't get it done.

Why? Because franchise QBs are everything in this league.
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I don't feel this is accurate. When a team and player and not on the same page, this or even higher caliber player has been acquired for far less. I thought they were still on bad terms, maybe that isn't the case anymore..
 
ausmurp said:
I don't feel this is accurate. When a team and player and not on the same page, this or even higher caliber player has been acquired for far less. I thought they were still on bad terms, maybe that isn't the case anymore..
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He signed a contract extension in the last year to stay w them. So there is that.
 
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