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January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers Retires After 17 Seasons: Philip Rivers announced his retirement from the NFL after 16 seasons on the Chargers and one on the Colts. His farewell message ended with the words "Nunc Coepi," a Latin phrase meaning "Now I begin" he's been saying for years. He chose the retirement date of Jan. 20 because it is feast day of Sebastian, patron saint of athletes. Instead of the broadcast booth, he's going to coach high school football.
I had him pegged for the broadcast booth, but maybe nobody was interested in hiring the next Craig James.
He had a good career, and Super Bowls or no Super Bowls, I'd still rather have him at QB than Eli. It's more tolerable when the guy throwing the picks has a measurable pulse.
A few other teams are thinking "Damn...the Chargers...Brees, Rivers, Herbert - what magic lamp have they been rubbing?
posted by beaverboard at 02:54 PM on January 20, 2021
"I'll never forget lining up for a play and Phil pointing to one of our linebackers and telling him he was lined up wrong based off the blitz we were about to run and being 100% correct about it haha. One of the smartest I've ever played against and a hell of a competitor." -- J.J. Watt
posted by rcade at 04:08 PM on January 20, 2021
A few other teams are thinking "Damn...the Chargers...Brees, Rivers, Herbert - what magic lamp have they been rubbing?
I like to think it's karmic payoff for drafting Ryan Leaf.
posted by LionIndex at 09:17 PM on January 20, 2021
I like to think it's karmic payoff for drafting Ryan Leaf.
Bengals fan here. Karma still owes us a fuckton for David Klingler and Akili Smith. Are you saying that Burrow is the real deal, and we are due for a line of success?
posted by tahoemoj at 05:03 PM on January 21, 2021
He seems to have the goods
posted by NoMich at 05:41 PM on January 21, 2021
According to the latest figures from Karma LLC, a hefty amount of post- Akili success is indeed owed to the Bengals.
At one point, the debt was discounted somewhat by the selection of Carson Palmer but the debt was restored to full measure after Palmer's knee got Kimo'ed.
Similarly, Burrow is a karmic repayment that is not entered at full value due to his recent injury. So the Bengals have a lot more outstanding debt to cash in.
The smart move would be to combine a couple of the unredeemed paybacks and go all in on removing multi-billionaire GM Mike Brown from the front office.
posted by beaverboard at 07:21 PM on January 21, 2021
I think the Raiders are first in the karma line, post JaMarcus Russel. But also, please understand that Leaf wasn't just a busted draft pick, he was utter trash as a person.
posted by LionIndex at 07:47 AM on January 22, 2021
If "Number of Offspring" was a HOF category, he'd be a lock.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 04:00 PM on January 23, 2021
And all of Wolfpack nation has its NC State/Chargers/Colts/St Michael Catholic High School car window flags at half mast. Memorial services will be held at all local Cook Outs and Bojangles