Signing(s): Philip Rivers to the Colts (1 year, $25 million)

[Taro Tsujimoto]

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[DougieSmash]

Happy its not Bucs.

 

[John Price]

was linked to them for some time

 

[mouser]

When the musical QB chairs are finished does Bridgewater get a swing at a starting job?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

When the musical QB chairs are finished does Bridgewater get a swing at a starting job?

He's apparently going to the Bears.

Edit: It appears this has changed in the last few minutes.

 

[StreetHawk]

When the musical QB chairs are finished does Bridgewater get a swing at a starting job?

Not the strongest arm so I’m sure that likely limits his options. Chicago in December isn’t a good fit for him. Plus even with TB the coach likes a vertical passing attack.

see where he lands.

for Indy, how much do they have invested in QBs? They restructured Brissett and Hoyer last season.

got to think one of those 2 is gone. Hoyer has no dead money. Brissett would cost them $12.5 mill in dead money. But this is the Gina year of his contract.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

23 million TOTAL or per year?

Has to be per year, right?

 

[hoyster]

This hasn't been confirmed, right?

 

[YEM]

desperation move that will hurt them more than it will help them, short term
long term could help get a top 10 pick and get an actual QB with a future

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Brissett is better

Colts downgrade bigtime

 

[Voight]

When the musical QB chairs are finished does Bridgewater get a swing at a starting job?

Could latch on a team like Miami who may not want to start a rookie QB right away and wants a guy who can still help them compete.

Or could become the leagues highest paid backup.

 

[MMC]

 

[MMC]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

 

[Voight]

The leagues worst kept secret.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

25M for the corpse of an overrated QB?

Would have been better off with Brissett.

 

[Brodeur]

Thank you for representing San Diego, Philip.

Rivers doesn't have the deep ball like he used to, but he should benefit from a better offensive line in Indy (and he won't have to operate in a silent count at home like they had been in LA). But I guess we'll see (hopefully) how much gas he has left in the tank.

 

[Terry Yake]

so what happens to brissett? rivers is done

what a dumb move by the colts

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Weird to see Rivers not a Charger

 

[GKJ]

My best friend is a Colts fan and is somehow excited for this

 

[Unholy Diver]

Weird to see Rivers not a Charger

Once he starts chucking picks left and right it will seem more normal

 

[DueDiligence]

25M for the corpse of an overrated QB?

Would have been better off with Brissett.

Or Cam Newton

 

[Evincar]

Or Cam Newton

Rivers is much better than Brissett. Brissett is a great backup, nothing more.

 

[Voight]

Or Cam Newton

Newton is arguably just as overrated as Rivers is.