OnTheRocks Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 I was watching the Chargers this past weekend and can't help but be reminded of Kelly when I watch Phillip Rivers. He has some of the same cockey attributes and backs it up with success.
Red Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Philip Rivers playing style does remind me of Kelly somewhat. Â So does Roethlesburger in terms of command and size/ toughness.
Bill from NYC Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 I was watching the Chargers this past weekend and can't help but be reminded of Kelly when I watch Phillip Rivers.He has some of the same cockey attributes and backs it up with success. Â Big Ben I suppose. He will ultimately get beat up like JK too imo.
Robert Paulson Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Big Ben. No question. agreed- 1st QB who popped into my mind
RayFinkle Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Big Ben? Jimbo wasn't even remotely mobile, that is a big part of Ben's game. Â Phillip Rivers, hands down.
BUFFALOTONE Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Rivers = Marino, quick almost sidearm release. Will never win the big one cause the running game sucks or the WRs suck, either or. Â Aaron Rodgers reminds me the most of Kelly. Tough guy, throws into tight spots even after he gets picked off for the same throw. Rodgers will be a great one when its all said and done.
LongLiveRalph Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Big Ben. No question. Â He has been given the discretion to forego the huddle and call his own plays this season. More of a "situational" thing that Ben sees, rather than an offensive concept like the 90's Bills, but still an additional similarity.
BillsPride12 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Phillip Rivers, a few weeks back on Football Night in America they even made that comparison between the two
34-78-83 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Definitely Rivers... Â Same Arm Same trust in his ability to fit it in tight places Same immeasurable "clutch" ability Same confidence Same fire in his belly He's a little more arrogant than Jim though... Not that Jim wasn't but...
Mr. WEO Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Probably Rivers. Â Big Ben is bigger than Kelly. Kelly took more than 35 sacks only twice. Big Ben has to work much harder behind his line.
Wooderson Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 agreed- 1st QB who popped into my mind  Word.
VJ91 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 I was watching the Chargers this past weekend and can't help but be reminded of Kelly when I watch Phillip Rivers.He has some of the same cockey attributes and backs it up with success. Â Brett Favre has always reminded me of Jimbo, and I wonder sometimes if Kelly would not have made a comeback with Baltimore to play for Marchibroda again, if not for Hunter's terrible illness that was discovered the year after Jim's retirement. I see a young Kelly in Rothlesberger, the way Big ben bumps into lineman, runs out of trouble and fires the ball for a first down. I watched Kelly make plays like that weekly in his first 5 years or so in Buffalo, until his knee injuries began taking their toll. Finally, Peyton Manning - the way he runs the "slow no-huddle", but calls out audibles all day and finds the open man, reminds me of Kelly's full speed no-huddle. Of course, as much as Kelly will always be my all time favorite Bill, even I am forced to admit Manning has a lot more natural talent and a more acurate arm then Jimbo ever had. Even so, someday Peyton will be welcomed into the same HOF that Jimbo resides in.
Cugalabanza Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 No one on the Bills roster unfortunately So true! 34-78-83 just mentioned how Rivers has the same "fire in his belly" that Kelly had. Consider that for a second. Now consider Trent Edwards. The contrast almost makes you dizzy.
truth on hold Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 Eli Manning ... gets the ball out, not afraid to keep throwing even if he makes some mistakes, reasonably accurate, not terribly mobile but makes effective scrambling decisions.
bruceisloose78 Posted November 11, 2009 Posted November 11, 2009 I gotta go Rivers here, the kids more of a punk than kelly was but there's a lot of similarities
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