At the end of the season, in a game that was meaningless because the Chargers had already locked up their spot in the postseason, the coach decided to start Flutie (the veteran with loads of experience) over Rivers (the kid who was desperate for experience). It was seen as punishment for Rivers holding out and missing part of Training Camp. In his rookie season, Philip Rivers - though he was seen as the future franchise QB - was named the third QB on the Chargers roster behind Doug Flutie. Smith and Marty Schottenheimer had already started a war that would eventually lead to Marty's departure from San Diego, and a big part of that war was at the Quarterback position. ![]() The team was 9-6, but had no shot of making the playoffs by time the game started. In the last game of the 2005 season, Drew Brees should not have been playing, yet he was. However, there are a few people that somehow have managed to not hear it - or they just want to write their own version of history - and I feel like it's my duty to let them know that the Chargers did not make some catastrophic mistake by letting Drew go. ![]() I have told this story so many times that you would think I was doing Brees' biography at this point. While the most staunch Drew Brees fans will say that the Chargers shouldn't have drafted Philip Rivers when they did - I humbly disagree - those same fans will agree that the team made the right move in letting Drew Brees go to New Orleans after the 2005 season. I am shocked at the number of people that have contacted me asking how the Chargers could have let Drew Brees go.
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