tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298450381110016899.post2205218678919049794..comments2023-04-01T07:51:30.363-04:00Comments on SteveoSpeak: Chargers Lock up Rivers For 6 YearsSteve Shouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08995967113869172494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298450381110016899.post-36568552275586807172009-08-25T15:23:31.571-04:002009-08-25T15:23:31.571-04:00While I don't personally prescribe to the phil...While I don't personally prescribe to the philosophy that championships make or break a QB's career it does seem to be the prevailing wisdom right now. That's why Tom Brady is considered such a great QB even though his numbers (outside of 2007) don't support the claim. I think it is pretty impressive what these 3 QB's have done. 3 for 3 in Super Bowls is pretty impressive, especially considering the Steelers were the 6th seed in 2005 (albeit an 11-5 6th seed) and the Giants were the 5th seed in 2007. Both times they had to play 3 games on the road only to meet up with the top seed from the other conference. <br /><br />Marino also lucked out somewhat, remember he went to a Dolphins team that went to the Super Bowl the previous year (and having Shula has your coach can't hurt either). All three of these QB's were top 10 picks. Even though it was Brees who first brought the Chargers back to the playoffs, Rivers did go 14-2 in his first year as a starter.Steve Shouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995967113869172494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298450381110016899.post-59433146842975994902009-08-25T12:48:32.778-04:002009-08-25T12:48:32.778-04:00It'll be interesting to see what happens to th...It'll be interesting to see what happens to the Chargers once they enter their post LT era. I'm not saying they won't be good, and I'm not knocking Rivers; but Marino had his greatest team successes very early in his career. We forget how much has to happen around a qb to enable him to carry his team to Super Bowls.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05841282055513560945noreply@blogger.com