Rumors floating around that the Titans are trading for Philip Rivers?!

[Everlong]

http://national.suntimes.com/nfl/7/72/9 ... iota-trade

Holy FUCK. Could you imagine this?

I won't believe it for a second until it's a done deal, but this would be huge. Why would the Chargers get rid of him?!

[DBSoT]

I don't know what's worst, a team trading the 2nd overall pick for a 33 year old QB or a team trading their pro bowl QB when they are still a playoff team. I just don't think Mariota is going to be good enough to justify making this trade. I also don't think trading away young cheap talent for a 33 year old is ever a good idea. Even with River, Tennessee is still 2 seasons from making the playoffs. That means by the time they have the talent to get in the playoffs River will be 35!

[The Legend]

http://national.suntimes.com/nfl/7/72/946003/philip-rivers-marcus-mariota-trade

Holy FUCK. Could you imagine this?

I won't believe it for a second until it's a done deal, but this would be huge. Why would the Chargers get rid of him?!

@Everlong

Rivers is in the last year of his contract and refuses to negotiate with the Chargers on an extension. The Chargers want to move to Los Angeles, Rivers is apparently a religious southern man that wants no part of raising his family in the trappings of LA. So if the Chargers do end up moving Rivers will want out immediately. That's why Tennessee is the team talked about to make sense for him. He can go back to the south and be closer to his original hometown.

The is one of those rare occasions where real life and a player's personality clashes with sports reality. So if the Chargers are losing Rivers after this year and they can get a first round pick for him, well they might as well do it.

[Locke]

^Not a Rivers fan by any means, but I can't blame the guy for not wanting any part of LA. Double fuck that place.

[DBSoT]

http://national.suntimes.com/nfl/7/72/946003/philip-rivers-marcus-mariota-trade

Holy FUCK. Could you imagine this?

I won't believe it for a second until it's a done deal, but this would be huge. Why would the Chargers get rid of him?!

@Everlong

Rivers is in the last year of his contract and refuses to negotiate with the Chargers on an extension. The Chargers want to move to Los Angeles, Rivers is apparently a religious southern man that wants no part of raising his family in the trappings of LA. So if the Chargers do end up moving Rivers will want out immediately. That's why Tennessee is the team talked about to make sense for him. He can go back to the south and be closer to his original hometown.

The is one of those rare occasions where real life and a player's personality clashes with sports reality. So if the Chargers are losing Rivers after this year and they can get a first round pick for him, well they might as well do it.

if that is true, then it makes a lot more sense on the Chargers part. Might as well get something before he bails.