I'm not going to lie...his attitude has been getting on my nerves lately

1/25/2008 9:32:52 AM

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"Rivers would have been in the Super Bowl last year if not for that stupid corner back (cant remember his name). Remember, he intercepted a 3rd or 4th and forever ball and made it about 2 yards, then fumbled it to give the Pats a first and 10 from the 20 yard line or so with like 2 minutes left. He basically gave them the game. All he had to do was fall down and the Chargers had the game won."

i've been gone all week and i cant believe nobody pointed out that he wouldn't have even played in the afc title game due to his ankle injury

1/28/2008 12:24:38 AM

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"I'm not going to lie...his attitude has been getting on my nerves lately"

has it gotten on your nerves for the past 8 years? Because he has always been like that.

1/28/2008 12:27:26 AM

no he hasnt

1/28/2008 12:29:31 AM

1/28/2008 12:33:31 AM

^^haha.....maybe not talking to the fans, but the on-the-field talking has always been there. Going against that is being ignorant

1/28/2008 12:54:48 AM

you are kidding yourself if you think Rivers did this all the time since he first came to State...

1/28/2008 12:58:47 AM

^why am i kidding myself?? Theres proof. Watch video. Against T-Tech u can see him jawwing with a LB. Against Maryland there was an old pic gong around where him and Merriman are facemask to facemask jawing. Against Kansas in his senior year bowl game after a timeout you can hear him go around to his WR's asking "Who hasn't gotten one yet, you? you?"

hes a cocky motherfucker. Always has been...and he likes to tell you about it. You saying hes never done this and its some new revelation is kidding yourself

1/28/2008 1:01:32 AM

[Edited on January 28, 2008 at 1:07 AM. Reason : OMG PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!1111]

1/28/2008 1:07:02 AM

sigh, players are one thing... fans are another

1/28/2008 1:08:27 AM

buncha nubz in this thread

1/28/2008 1:09:25 AM

and the funniest part is if this was ANY other player everyone defending him would be all over the player

1/28/2008 1:10:08 AM

is it really that odd to see every facet of a person and ignore the one unappealing side that is otherwise blown out of proportion by the media?

same thing with hodge. seems like most people hated him for his antics, but we got to see more sides to him than just his obnoxious side on the court.

in a perfect world, we'd realize that most people have good sides and we shouldnt hate on these athletes, but wheres the fun in that?

1/28/2008 1:19:32 AM

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"sigh, players are one thing... fans are another"

I remember GT fans bitching about how Rivers made the throat slash gesture and talked mad shit to them at a game there.

I heard similar stories from a Clemson fan. The difference between Rivers now and then? There are more cameras, plain and simple.

1/28/2008 1:45:13 AM

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"you are kidding yourself if you think Rivers did this all the time since he first came to State..."

You didn't pay attention when he was at State then.

Dude talked more shit than any good player I have ever followed. It's just that nobody cared in college...and as someone mentioned earlier, not as many cameras.

1/28/2008 3:38:29 AM

Congrats to Phil and his wife on having a baby boy on Monday Feb 11th. Hope to Little Rivers playing for NC State in 18 years haha

[Edited on February 15, 2008 at 6:41 PM. Reason : ]

2/15/2008 6:41:15 PM

wonder what they named him?

Pookie?

Lamont?

Tyrell?

2/15/2008 9:28:17 PM

maybe they named him Finallyaboywecanstophavingkidsnow Rivers

2/16/2008 2:09:54 PM

only 6763 days until jr beats charlotte in his first game (we will both be in division banana 4-game elimination playoff subdivision)

2/16/2008 2:24:06 PM

So he's got like 20 kids now?? Jesus Philip, slow down.

2/16/2008 2:25:20 PM

dude he's catholic....he doesnt believe in birth control

2/17/2008 11:08:34 PM

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/03/06/sports/chargers/d06db45733f6b5fc882574030032562e.txt


CHARGERS: Rivers maniacal in quest to return from knee operation

SAN DIEGO ---- Philip Rivers inspects the scars on his surgically repaired right knee and can't help but marvel at how minuscule they are.

It helps the Chargers' quarterback appreciate the advances of modern medicine. The surgical marks from the anterior cruciate ligament surgery he underwent are much different when compared with the ACL operation his father, Steve, had some 37 years ago.

"I've got a little tiny scar that's probably 2 inches, maybe a little longer, and he's got one on the inside of his knee that's kind of a horseshoe shape," Rivers said. "It's amazing what the difference is."

Six weeks after undergoing surgery, Rivers is rehabilitating the knee like a madman, intent on recovering by the time training camp begins in late July.

His father? Well, he was in a hard cast that stretched from hip to toe six weeks after his ACL procedure.

"I wake up from a surgery in a machine that's bending my knee back and forth," Rivers said. "He had to have his immobilized for six weeks."

Rivers plans to return to the football field just more than six months after the injury, which he suffered in the Chargers' playoff victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Jan. 13. And he doesn't expect to be there only in spirit.

"I would be totally shocked if I'm not ready for training camp," Rivers said. "Obviously, I'm going to be wearing a brace on that knee all year long. Other than the brace, if you come to watch practice the first day of training camp, this is my opinion: I'd be shocked if you could say, 'Aw, he looks a little off, he looks a little different.'

"So I expect to be rolling by training camp."

Rivers will soon start doing exercises in a swimming pool and could receive the go-ahead to begin running by the end of this month. He has been doing a variety of exercises to regain strength in the knee and the muscles in other areas of the leg.

The rehabilitation routine includes riding a bike along with leg presses, calf raises and hamstring curls. Rivers said a major emphasis is being placed on balance-type exercises.

The Chargers re-signed backup quarterback Billy Volek last week, but the urgency to retain Volek wasn't because the club has concerns over the recovery of Rivers' knee.

"Medically, I'm told it's fine and that he's going to be OK," general manager A.J. Smith said. "I'm very pleased with what they're telling me."

Rivers left the playoff game against Indianapolis after throwing a 56-yard screen pass for a touchdown to Darren Sproles on the final play of the third quarter. He landed awkwardly after feeling the knee give out as he jumped to throw the pass.

But Rivers said he believes the ACL was already starting to tear earlier in the game. In the second quarter, while scrambling to his left, he was hit from behind and felt a twinge in the back of the knee. He later felt "two pops" while throwing a third-quarter scoring pass to Chris Chambers.

Rivers said trainer James Collins examined him after both instances and detected nothing.

"They do all the tests," Rivers said. "They have all these manual hand tests to check the stability of all ligaments. It was fine. I put a sleeve on it. It was nothing terrible. It was just weird.

"Then on that screen pass, it just went all the way. I'm not sure if I was just slowly tearing that thing the whole game or what. I have no idea."

Later that night, an MRI exam revealed that he had torn the ACL and suffered cartilage damage.

Rivers, Collins and team doctor David Chao stayed at Chao's office until 1 a.m. trying to determine what could be done to get Rivers healthy enough to play in the following Sunday's AFC Championship Game against New England.

Rivers returned to Chao's office at 8 a.m., and the decision was made to perform arthroscopic surgery to repair the cartilage damage and hope that the procedure would enable Rivers to play against the Patriots.

The rehab process lasted nearly 24 hours a day. Yes, that includes when Rivers was trying to sleep at night.

"Between everything we were doing with the trainers at the facility, I pretty much slept on the floor in two different machines," Rivers said. "One machine that made my knee bend and another machine that iced me all night long. That's where I gave myself a chance to play."

Rivers played decently, but the wounded Chargers ---- running back LaDainian Tomlinson (knee) and tight end Antonio Gates (dislocated toe) were also ailing ---- fell short against New England.

Looking back, Rivers said he learned a lot from his second campaign as an NFL starter. He was turnover-prone early in the season as the Chargers struggled out of the gate before playing much better over the season's second half.

"I think I learned a lot about myself," said Rivers, who threw 21 touchdown passes to go with 15 interceptions and six lost fumbles. "I had a false sense of what it's like to be a quarterback in this league from the previous year. We had some highs and lows. I didn't play great all the time, but we were 14-2.

"It was kind of like, 'Oh, he's a first-year starter,' so nothing I did was really my fault even though I had some poor plays and poor games.

"I think this year it was a little different. I think I grew a lot and I appreciate going through that, I really do."

3/10/2008 9:12:23 AM

And he named his son Gunner. That's a name only Phil could give to his child.

3/10/2008 9:22:38 AM

Hope to see you under center at NCSU in 2024, Gunner Rivers.

3/10/2008 11:40:33 AM

Gunner

3/10/2008 11:47:31 AM

Anyone happen to see the security guard in the movie "Vantage Point" who looks like PRivers?
i loled.

3/10/2008 12:18:52 PM

4/5/2008 4:29:21 PM

I believe it is Philip Gunner Rivers Jr

4/5/2008 9:41:06 PM

rivers progressing...

http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/rivers-progressing.htm

4/11/2008 7:13:54 PM

Was ESPN.com front page earlier, now espn/nfl main article.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=williamson_bill&id=3379779

Rivers is minicamping/running fine apparently.

5/4/2008 12:06:40 PM

He's gotta win a SB now. Big Ben and Eli already have one, and he arguably has more talent than them.

5/4/2008 12:11:59 PM

Yep, the window of opportunity is in the next 2-3 years while LT is still playing at a high level.

Still, the Chargers are actually the youngest team in the league. The defense should be nasty this year. Hopefully everybody stays healthy through into the playoffs.

5/4/2008 12:33:22 PM

Garrard gets one first

you heard me

[Edited on May 5, 2008 at 11:01 AM. Reason : .]

5/5/2008 11:00:49 AM

http://philipriversonline.com

5/5/2008 12:22:39 PM

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20080502-9999-1s2rivers.html

5/5/2008 1:48:39 PM

^great interview

5/5/2008 2:17:43 PM

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"'Golly, that's not how I am.'"

5/5/2008 2:19:41 PM

you guys should start a "I"m gay for Philip Rivers" thread

5/5/2008 3:41:37 PM

you're in it

5/5/2008 3:49:01 PM

Fuck yeah!!

5/5/2008 4:04:11 PM

you really need a new schtick.

5/5/2008 4:09:59 PM

Really? I think this one is still very relevant. Thanks for your concern though

5/5/2008 4:31:24 PM

having a sports hero is so queer

nobody does that

5/5/2008 5:01:23 PM

making progress with the rehab, should be ready for training camp:

http://www.chargers.com/news/headlines/another-step-forward.htm

go bolts

6/2/2008 8:29:02 PM

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"And he named his son Gunner. That's a name only Phil could give to his child."

Boomer Esiason disagrees

6/29/2008 3:47:06 PM

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"San Diego Chargers: If Philip Rivers' knee were worse than it is, this would be the premier spot for Favre. The Chargers are poised to win and he could lead them to their first Super Bowl victory. But Rivers appears to be recovering, and he is the Chargers' leader. "

even the media has bought in... could he be on the verge of the greatness we all know he deserves?!?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=williamson_bill&id=3474482

7/7/2008 11:58:29 PM

It's a tall order. Norv's offense isn't really set up to showcase his abilities, since it focuses on the deep ball which is his weakness. He seemed to settle in towards the end of the year, but he looks a lot better in a spread offense than a run-first, vertical passing game. Also the division he plays in has some of the best pass-defenses and shut-down cornerbacks in the league.

He's also expected to win a Superbowl this year, since Big Ben and Eli both have one now. There are some high expectations, which can be tough on anybody.

7/8/2008 12:32:41 AM

Good thing cromartie is on his team, and he regularly destroys the broncos secondary.

7/8/2008 12:56:43 AM

^^^The article is about Favre, the way I read it is when they said, "HE could lead the team to their first Super Bowl," I thought they were talking about Favre if he were to take over.

7/8/2008 3:35:12 PM

yeah they are talking about favre there, but at least they acknowledged rivers was the leader there rather than saying definitely go for favre.

7/8/2008 5:29:30 PM