Certainly, a majority of football fans in San Diego still remember the 2004 NFL Draft.
There was Eli Manning pouting after he was the first overall pick by the San Diego Chargers. (He didn’t want to come to what he thought was the worst team in football; a Chargers team that went 12-4 in 2004.)
Less than an hour after being drafted by the Chargers, Manning was a member of the New York Giants.
The Chargers wisely instituted a trade for Giants first-round pick Philip Rivers, adding some future draft picks along with Rivers.
As it turned out, those future selections included a couple of stars to be in linebacker Shawne Merriman and kicker Nate Kaeding.
Who got the better of the deal?
Without a doubt, you could argue that the Chargers did. After all, they received what turned out to be three quality players for Manning.
But on the other hand, Manning has won a Super Bowl. That’s more than Rivers, Merriman or Kaeding have ever accomplished.
Come Sunday at the Meadowlands, Rivers and Manning will start against each other for the first time.
No matter what happens, Manning still has a one-up on Rivers with a Super Bowl ring.
That fact alone makes the 2004 draft swap a good trade for the Giants.
There was Eli Manning pouting after he was the first overall pick by the San Diego Chargers. (He didn’t want to come to what he thought was the worst team in football; a Chargers team that went 12-4 in 2004.)
Less than an hour after being drafted by the Chargers, Manning was a member of the New York Giants.
The Chargers wisely instituted a trade for Giants first-round pick Philip Rivers, adding some future draft picks along with Rivers.
As it turned out, those future selections included a couple of stars to be in linebacker Shawne Merriman and kicker Nate Kaeding.
Who got the better of the deal?
Without a doubt, you could argue that the Chargers did. After all, they received what turned out to be three quality players for Manning.
But on the other hand, Manning has won a Super Bowl. That’s more than Rivers, Merriman or Kaeding have ever accomplished.
Come Sunday at the Meadowlands, Rivers and Manning will start against each other for the first time.
No matter what happens, Manning still has a one-up on Rivers with a Super Bowl ring.
That fact alone makes the 2004 draft swap a good trade for the Giants.
3 comments:
theres no way the giants got the better of the trade. the chargers got 3 players who are all very very good. sure i know manning won a super bowl. but that was because their defense stopped new england at 14 points. rivers would have won a supeer bowl too with that team.
Certainly neither team can be too disappointed in the production of either of these two quarterbacks. Unfortunately to this point only one has a super bowl ring and he does not play, and never wanted to play for Chargers.
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