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Well, technically, we are all get older...anyone heard that Mitch Hedberg joke? "People always say 'here's a picture of me when I was younger'...EVERY picture of you is from when you were younger"

As for Rivers, I'm not sure what the problem is. I drafted VJax and Rivers in fantasy hoping they would have an offensive output similar to previous seasons...now I'm last in my league. I think it was Mike Lombardi who speculated as to a possible injury they are hiding. From the few Chargers games I've seen this year, they simply don't play physical enough. Oakland punched them in the mouth on that Thursday night game. Norv's time in San Diego is most likely over

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They've been hit with the injury bug, Antonio Gates and Vincent Jackson can't stay healthy. Ryan Mathews has missed games too, it may be Rivers doesn't have as many weapons as he's used to, but I think it's more than just that.

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Yeah I heard he's playing through an injury. There's whispers around here also Brady is playing with some pain in his shoulder..which would explain some of these slow starts in games then becoming more like himself as the game goes on and it lossens up.

We just never know these things for obvious reasons.

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Well, technically, we are all get older...anyone heard that Mitch Hedberg joke? "People always say 'here's a picture of me when I was younger'...EVERY picture of you is from when you were younger"

As for Rivers, I'm not sure what the problem is. I drafted VJax and Rivers in fantasy hoping they would have an offensive output similar to previous seasons...now I'm last in my league. I think it was Mike Lombardi who speculated as to a possible injury they are hiding. From the few Chargers games I've seen this year, they simply don't play physical enough. Oakland punched them in the mouth on that Thursday night game. Norv's time in San Diego is most likely over

Please don't everyone say Norv can come here. rotfl That is one of the last coaches I would want to see coaching the Colts.

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People are just jumping on the hater bandwagon while he's struggling. Kind of like Carson Palmer his last year in Cincy or Kurt Warner in New Jersey. Palmer hasn't proven himself yet, but I think he'll emerge as a top QB again and Warner obviously led the Cardinals to the SB after escaping the Giants.

He's having an off year, way too soon to call him done.

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Rivers is having a seriously crappy year - but I am unaware of any serious talk of him retiring, get real. He's a mentally tough guy who abhores losing. He's usually able to mentally shut it off after he makes a mistake and move on. This year he's forcing things that aren't there and that's where most of his mistakes are. His mistakes are the kind made by someone who cares "too much" and takes "too much responsibility." I'd rather have that kind of leader than someone who's in it for himself.

He'll get it turned around. Whether it will be in time for this year - I don't know. Much more fun to watch our games when he's hot I will admit ;-)

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This is going to require some explanation. I don't trust you.

Of course this is after the topic was created, but looking at the Tim Tebow game, it sure looks like Rivers is sucking it up. I wouldn't say he's done though. He's a lot better than 50% of the league's starting QB's.

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Rivers has struggled early in the year, and most of that was his own fault. The past two games we're down to 2 Offensive linemen, 2 of our original starters are playing. Tell me a single team that can win with that situation. Not an excuse, but it is the reason for the struggles the last two games. He's on his butt way too much or hurried or his receivers are dropping passes in their hands or they're running the wrong routes and aren't where they should be.

Lots of parts of this machinery that are contributing to it's being broken.

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