Let’s talk Philip Rivers, past, present and future. We’ll make 25 points, matching Rivers’ age when he finished his first season as the Chargers’ starting quarterback under Marty Schottenheimer (who soon would be fired):
1 — Go back 10 years, to when Rivers had led San Diego to its fourth straight AFC West title in his fourth season as the Chargers starter.
2 — Rivers was only 29, not old for a quarterback of his talent. His Bolts teams had won 72 percent of their games. The outlook was San Diego sunny.
3 — Entering the 2010 season, NFL experts would’ve bet long on Rivers’ Super Bowl potential.