With the Los Angeles Chargers officially announcing they are moving on from Philip Rivers, some have linked his name to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have some questions surronding Jacoby Brissett and if he is the future of the franchise. The team very well could look other places for their quarterback next season, either through the draft or free agency, but if the team were to bring in Rivers, that would be a big mistake.
Let's break down three reasons the Colts should steer clear of signing Rivers.
3. Contract
The Colts have a ton of cap space heading into the 2020 offseason. According to Spotrac.com, the Colts are projected to have $86 million in cap space. Rivers probably isn't going to play for only $1 or $2 million this season. If the Colts want to bring him in it will probably cost at least $10 million.
The Colts have the cap space to get it done, but the $10 million or however much he is going to cost could be better spent on better players or a different quarterback.
2. Turnovers
Rivers is a solid quarterback, but is he really an upgrade at this point in his career? During the 2019 season, he had 20 interceptions and whenever the Chargers needed a big throw late, he couldn't make it.
When it comes down to crunch time for the Colts, is Rivers really going to make the big throw to win the game? If it was like the 2019 season, he will just turn the ball over.
1. Age
There is no doubt that the Colts are in a win-now mode, but if they move on from Brissett they need to find a long-term option, not just a short-term band-aid. Even if Rivers came in and had a nice year for the Colts, chances are they still wouldn't win the Super Bowl.
After the season, there would be questions if Rivers was going to retire and even if he did continue to play, it's hard to imagine he would play more than two more years.
Rivers is 38 years old, and his age has really started to show on the field. After he retired, the team would be in the same spot they are in this offseason.
The team would be better off drafting a quarterback this season or developing someone young and even if they have growing pains for a year or two, that is the best long-term option for the team.
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