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Originally Posted by In58men
Yeah but I think having him back up Rivers for a few years would be good for him. Rodgers sat behind Brett Farve for 3 seasons. And Steve Young sat behind Montana for 4 seasons.
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Different era though.
The Mahomes/Smith model is by far the best.
At this point, you'd only have 4 seasons of control. You'll use 2-3 of them on the bench.
That only leaves 1-2 years before you'll have to pay him. That's a very small sample size of live action play. And hell, he may need those years just to get the experience.
And even mediocre QB's get paid. A young QB, mediocre or not, will break the bank.
I think it's a mistake for the Chargers as the investment is too early.
Not that i care. Go ahead, Chargers, do it.
As a side note, Rivers is more Favre like as a "Mentor". I've listened to his interviews and he's basically a "I got a job to do, don't get in my way" kinda QB. He views this as his team and every pick and acquisition should go towards helping him win before he retires.
He's not gonna be all open arms about grooming his replacement. It's not in his DNA.