Philip Rivers might one day be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He's a Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers legend no matter how and when his tenure with the team ends, and he's rarely represented what's ailed that long-suffering, snake-bitten organization.
But it's just about time for the Bolts to start the next chapter.
They'll christen a new stadium next year, and in the process they'll try to build a new fanbase after three awkward, somewhat nomadic seasons in suburban L.A.
They should do so with a new face at the quarterback position.
It's become apparent after the Chargers' 24-17 Monday Night Football loss to the AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs that the Bolts will miss the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six seasons, and now it's become impossible to absolve Rivers.