Mile High Mania |
07-15-2009 12:21 PM |
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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding
(Post 5903334)
ROLF
2008 Stats
312/478 (65.3%) / 4009 Yards / 34 TD / 11 INT / 105.5 Rating
Career
890/1428 (62.3%) / 10697 Yards / 78 TD / 36 INT / 92.9 Rating
Yeah, Overrated.
Not to mention his 36-18 Career Record (incl playoffs)
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Rivers has been THE Starter for 3 seasons (he had 2 game starts each in 2004 and 2005 with really nothing productive).
Based on the 3 full seasons though (2006, 2007, 2008), the Chargers are 33-15 in the regular season and 3-3 in the playoffs.
In 2008, the Chargers had just over 1700 yds rushing as a team with 13 TDs... Rivers was forced to make the most passing attempts so far in his career and he did well, topping 4k yards and more than 30 TDs for the first time.
That being said... the team was 8-8.
In 2006 and 2007, the Chargers won 25 games (14 & 11 win seasons) and lost 7.
In those years, LT alone accounted for 1800 and 1400 yard rushing efforts with another 508 and 475 yards receiving. So, 2300 and nearly 1900 combined yards from just LT in those 14 and 11 win seasons.
Let's not forget that in each of those seasons, when LT was going berzerk, they had an additional 700 yards rushing from other players!
So, sure... Rivers played outstanding in 2008 when they needed him to carry the load offensively. But, let's not call him Peyton Manning just yet.
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