Raiders and Philip Rivers Are a Terrible Fit and Both Sides Should Walk Away While They Still Can

The Los Angeles Chargers have said goodbye to the only quarterback they have known since 2006, as they confirmed that Philip Rivers will not come back to Los Angeles for the 2020 season.

The Indianapolis Colts have been mentioned as the frontrunners given his familiarity with Colts OC Nick Sirianni, but the Las Vegas Raiders will apparently plot a move for Rivers if he becomes available.

This...makes even less sense than pretending Derek Carr is a quarterback that can take you deep in the playoffs.

Rivers is slowing down, his once bad mobility has now descended into unmatchably slow, and he still doesn't have a ring. If he went to the Raiders, he would go to a young team that features a solid but disappointing right tackle in Trent Brown and an inconsistent third-year left tackle in Kolton Miller. To give Carr some credit, at least he can move around in the backfield more than the laborious Rivers

Furthermore, Jon Gruden's Raiders aren't bad enough to rebuild, but they are not going to compete for a championship this season. At this stage in his career, Rivers should try to find teams who could make a run in Dec. and Jan., not one that will be mired in the middle of the pack. Likewise, Gruden shouldn't chase a 38-year-old quarterback for one season.

Rivers was a good soldier for some dysfunctional Chargers ownership for almost two decades, and joining a division rival that doesn't know if they're going to rebuild or contend next season isn't the best way for a potential Hall of Fame career to end.