According to Professional soccer approach, Indianapolis Colts attack player Philip Rivers is ranked at ‘Level 3’ among the 32 callers with an NFL start signal before the 2020 season:
Philip Rivers, Indianapolis Colts
This is what I said about Philip Rivers after the 2019 season:
After consecutive seasons with a top 10 PFF rating, Rivers re-established himself at the mid-level QB in 2019. As with any older QB, questions have been raised as to whether Rivers still has it, but has I’ve been working with Diminishing tools for a few years while still finding a way to succeed. The concern is that Rivers will once again rank among the league leaders in rotation-worthy plays as he experiences the fifth-highest increase in total-negative-pitching shots this season. That volatile style isn’t new to Rivers, as he still ranked among the best for big shots while showing his usual anticipation when pitching to all levels of the field. Rivers has been playing behind a terrible pass block for some years, but he has shown that he can still produce, especially if he is given a few cleaner pockets to work with in the future.
It will be a new world for Rivers in 2020: He’s playing behind a good offensive line for the first time in years, and having a bigger pocket to maneuver in should work wonders. Rivers has been struggling with decreased arm strength, but playing indoors with the Colts should help, and it’s not like he isn’t able to get the ball to the field for his players with the Chargers.
That’s where things are different this season. Rivers leaves one of the best receiving units to launch into a body consisting of TY Hilton’s younger question marks. If the youngster develops, Rivers playing inside behind a strong offensive line should put the Colts in a position to win many games, and it wouldn’t surprise them to see another yearlong rejuvenation in their career.
Level 3 consists of “volatile or conservative quarterbacks who will depend even more on support for the cast and the plays. Level 3 quarterbacks can record the production of the top 10 in any year in the right situation. “
Of course, with a well-balanced roster on both sides of the ball, the Colts don’t necessarily need Rivers to be elite, though the head coach Frank Reich I would certainly take it.
What Indianapolis needs is for Rivers to become an average to fairly good starting NFL quarterback. Someone who can constantly move the clubs (with improved accuracy / anticipation over its predecessor) and generate great plays in the passing game that were missing a lot last season.
After all, the Titans just made the AFC title with Ryan Tannehill.
Behind a poor pass blocking the Chargers’ offensive line, Rivers endured a low season, throwing just 23 touchdowns to 20 interceptions in 2019. However, he is only one season removed from 2018, where he threw 32 touchdowns to just 12 interceptions.
Instead of due to decreased skills, The result of many of Rivers’ turnovers last season was playing behind and forcing shots on the field.That hopefully shouldn’t happen too often with the Colts this coming season in a projected team stronger than the 2019 Bolts.
The hope is that with a much better offensive line from the Colts and a powerful game that features Marlon Mack and Jonathan Taylor for Rivers to rely heavily on the veteran, even at age 38, having a rebirth season in Indianapolis.
While he’ll experience at least a slight degradation in his receiving body with the Colts, it’s not that Indy’s receiving unit lacks talent and potential, as well as some proven Pro Bowlers. In addition, opposing defenses will potentially have to compromise additional defenders to stop the race, which should free up play action and downfield pass opportunities.
Rivers is ideally situated in Indianapolis, where he can meet up with Reich (his former offensive coordinator with the Chargers) and have a strong supporting cast to surround himself with, without having to carry the Colts’ offense alone.
It doesn’t need to be great, just good for the Colts to make a serious noise.
