With Chargers training camp underway, and the season just around the corner, Chris Ello takes an inside look at how the Bolts stack up position-by-position heading into 2009.
Today: Quarterbacks (tomorrow: Running Backs)
Starter
Philip Rivers, 6th yr., No. Carolina St.: It’s certainly not fair, but in this instance fairness doesn’t enter into it. In the 2004 NFL draft, three high-profile quarterbacks were selected among the top 11 picks. The Chargers, of course, had the first pick and drafted Eli Manning. The New York Giants, in the number four spot, grabbed Philip Rivers. With the 11th pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers nabbed Ben Roethlisberger. Manning, of course, forced his way to New York and Rivers was acquired by the Chargers, a deal that can be debated long into the night.
Here’s what can’t be debated: The three quarterbacks will be linked forever. And in his first five seasons in the NFL, Roethlisberger has won two Super Bowls. Manning has won one. Each of the last two NFL titles belongs to one or the other.
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