Chargers prayer

Originally Posted by Cigary

Rivers is a good QB but he does not instill confidence in those around him as he appears agitated and that transfers to the rest of the squad. QB's like Montana, Elway, Manning and others lead by example and that means you don't run around looking like you are trying to land a jet on a carrier. Calm, self assuredness is something he needs to learn in order for him to be the complete QB. He gets too spirited in the game and on the field and the QB coach should calm him down. just an observation from a monday morning QB.

I agree with Gary on this one. The great ones (Montana, Elway, Marino, Fouts, Aikman, Favre, Manning to name a few) seem to find a way to win and make their teams better when the poop hits the air conditioner. Rivers, on the other hand, gets caught up in the minute stuff, including loudly arguing a interception call today that he was clearly wrong on. He finds a way to lose. He needs to learn how to be a general and step back and see the big picture. I don't know if it's in his makeup to be able to do that. He's extremely talented and has a great arm, great touch and an ability to read defenses. What he lacks is leadership. True leadership that makes the others around you want to walk through fire for you. Brett Favre has it, Drew Brees has it, Peyton Manning has it, Ray Lewis has it. These guys don't TRY to put this in others, it just happens naturally. When a great player (and a guy who I believe has some of these natural qualities) like LaDanian Tomlinson can't stand sitting next to you on a bench...it speaks volumes about your ability to lead.