Enough is enough! The city of San Diego needs someone that isn’t afraid to take responsibility for a loss, and is ready to lead this team so desperate for a Super Bowl appearance.
After a long and grueling season, the San Diego Chargers were unable to do whatever it took to make the final push into the postseason. A disappointing 19-7 loss left Charger fans in utter disbelief as they watched their favorite team walk off the field ending the 2014 season.
Just like any other team, the Chargers have plenty of holes to fix and areas to improve on both sides of the ball. I’m not even going to address those problems yet. Before anything is done, the right mindset has to be attained and implemented for a team to succeed. The major problem this team faces isn’t necessarily talent, it’s mental toughness.
Let me explain.
Philip Rivers
As Philip Rivers does whenever his team doesn’t win, he whines, he cries, and he throws a temper tantrum. The leadership of any football team starts with the quarterback, and that is exactly where the Chargers are weak. It wasn’t necessarily his level of play that cost the Chargers this crucial win, it’s that Rivers is very weak minded. When the going gets tough, he handles it by yelling at his teammates and throwing his helmet: a recipe for disaster. When his back is against the wall, number seventeen likes to point fingers and cause a scene which is exactly what he did when Nick Novak missed a fifty-two yard field goal in the remaining seconds of the third quarter.
However, this isn’t the only time in the game that Rivers embarrasses his team and his city. With 3:40 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, the Chargers decide to run the ball on fourth and one, leading to a tackle and a loss of yards. With the play STILL GOING ON, Rivers starts walking right off the field. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Kansas City’s defensive back Jamell Fleming bumps into Rivers during the play and Rivers is pushed like a lifeless rag doll with no fight or energy left in him.
Philip Rivers’ reign of terror in San Diego needs to end. The constant negative energy he brings drags the Chargers down year after year. Some players have that “it” factor to lead a team. Simply put, Rivers does not.
In recent years, the Chargers have gone through enough personnel 
changes to accommodate Rivers. I would like to see some changes that result with a new quarterback. San Diego is tired of disappointing seasons when the talent is clearly there.
Sometimes the best course of action for a team that doesn’t win is to break the roster down and rebuild in another direction. San Diego should do this by acquiring another quarterback. You can win with a less talented team, but you will never win with a weak minded quarterback; football is too tough of a game.
The good news for the Chargers is that Rivers’ contract ends after the 2015 season. San Diego should start scouting now for replacements either from the NFL draft or from free agency. The Chargers have a full year to sit down and make the right decision for the franchise. Now is the time.
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