Did the Chargers do the right thing in letting Brees go and keeping Phillip Rivers?
474938
You have to think in terms of a franchise.  Here you spend a top draft pick, 1st round #4 overall pick on Philip Rivers, then you groom him for two years.  Sooner or later you have to get him out on the field to see if he is the top pick you invested in.  It is troubling not to resign a player like Drew Brees that has led your team to the playoffs, but he did have a shoulder injury and there are question marks as to whether he can continue his high level of play.  Don't get me wrong, I think the Chargers would have loved to have him back, but not at Starting QB salary and pushing back the development of Rivers another year.  They know Rivers is going to struggle at times his first couple years, but the payoff could be huge 3 and 4 years down the line.  So they are going to roll the dice and see if they can win it all 3 or 4 years down the line.
723245
Yes of course it should all be taken away if he had the agent contacts (I think he did).  It doesn't matter if he is the best ever to play the game, he shouldn't get a free ride past the rules and ethics.  Think if it was somebody else from the same team that sat on the bench all year you wouldn't think twice about taken away all his games and his national title.  Just because he is a super star he shouldn't be able to get out of this.
566970
he wasn't worth it. i dont think he even deserved it. the 49ers should have known they could get a qb with more potential in the next draft or out of free agency. They already had rattay, dorsey, and pickett at that moment in time and they should have let them compete for the starting job. Now they signed trent dilfer too! Braylon Edwards should have been the top pick.
224538
If a deal ever gets done with the CBA i think it'll be Miami.  They in the market for a QB, RB, and WR, and there are three big names out there at those positions.  Brees, James, and T.O.  Though that last one may make all the other moves worthless.
980738
Well the trade deadline is this Friday Nov 17th, for Yahoo anyways.. But Hell No man don't trade Brees ...he is awesome this year man passing more the 250 and 2 td's agame for the last 3 games. Try getting rid of McNair and Lewis for Delhomme and Chambers man...Or do this.. give him Mc Nair, Lewis ,Horn  and Bryant  for.. Delhomme, Chambers and Taylor..then go to the wavier wire man and pick up another wr like Evans or someone like that.
851549
Dude, How about Drew Brees? I am from Southern Michigan... that means Purdue got a ton of coverage here, campus is just over 2 hours from my house!\n\nHe did excellent for the chargers I thought, but what he has done the past 5 weeks since the week 7 bye week is insane! Last 5 games 1,954 yards 11TDs 67% completion. The only knock on this is he went 2-3 during this period. Obviously not all his fault! How many times has a QB thrown over 500yards in one game and lost that game? NO will have to iron out a few bugs defensively and special teams wise but they have definitely turned things around!
558802
Hell no I wouldnt have done anything differently, you done the right thing man! If there going to be that way, you done the right thing! If there going to sit around and play that lame ass game, then they deserved to be told that!!
816621
i don't agree with the call at all.  if a player willingly gives himself up (much like as if a QB were to slide or take a knee), contact is not needed for the play to be blown dead.\n\nthis guy caught the ball and gave himself up.  the play should have been blown dead as a completed pass.\n\nguess there are different rules for QB and non-QBs? i have no idea.. bottom line, the call cost the Raiders a shot at winning the game. \n\nevidence of a conspiracy against the Raiders, or a conspiracy for SD.  \n\nThis not only cost Oakland, but it cost DEN and KC a chance from gaining grould on a SD team that should have lost that game..
820004
I think they made the right decision on that one. You didn't say if it was an accident or not but regardless I think they were right to leave him out.
796464
I agree with the Chargers
58043
If they pick I think the most value would be in Lendell White.  They might want to consider trading the pick though to get a QB, maybe Philip Rivers.
379793
Nah. They just signed Brees to a contract and his shoulder should be fine. They need defense. Probably Mario Williams, but A.J. Hawk will be a bigger star. Mario Williams didn't have a more dominating season like Hawk, but still he receives a lot of hype. Saints also need a offensive lineman to protect Brees.
937284
Yes they did.  They traded him because he didn't get along with Maurice Carthon, and look where that bozo is now.  The Browns are stuck with Derek Anderson and Ken Dorsey as their back-ups......yuck.\n\nFor more on the Browns and the NFL, check this site out.  http://factipedia.com/sportsblogs/
559603
Whatever they paid... wasn't worth it. Millions of fans were heart-broken.\nBTW, you sure they paid? You know our football players tend to have the worst luck ever.
308150
They were afraid of him being alot like chad pennington, and would go back out there and tear it again sooner than later.\nI think it is terrible, he had done alot for the orginisation, and for him to just be let go like that is horrible.
789060
No,  its stupid in my humble  fan opinion.      As the great Steve Young says you never pull a veteran QB unless your hopes of the playoffs are gone.   And the broncos are still in the hunt....WIll they still be?  TIme will tell....Im saying no......Because teams will go hard after the rookie.......He may have looked good in preseason but that was preseason......And alot of the time he was partly running with the second string....The game is so fast and Denver runs a very complicated offense......For people who expect the kid to just go in and be an instant star are wrong.    I wouldn't be surprised if he had a really terrible game on Sunday that some broncos fans would be calling for him to be benched...some fans are so fickle.....In my humble opinion Plummer was the  best shot......But what do I know?   Ex Broncos like Terrell Davis are saying its a big mistake to pull JPlummer  out.   People are quick to forgot that the broncos were one step away from the superbowl last year.......Plummer  didn't lose it for them...The defense did.......
307855
they should've take Brett Farve out, he is too old and they need to rebuild. They should pick up a young QB and rebuild instead of waiting another year like they are now.