Warren Moon To Philip Rivers
I Performed At 44, Too
… Right here My Recommendation!!!
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Warren Moon as soon as began a recreation at 44 years previous — one thing Philip Rivers can also do come Sunday — and the Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer is reacting to the surprising signing, and providing recommendation, ‘trigger taking part in quarterback is rarely straightforward, particularly in your mid-40s!
“We’ve seen guys like Joe Flacco come back and do great coming out of retirement, but he wasn’t in retirement very long,” Moon advised TMZ Sports activities this week. “In this situation, I’m a little more alarmed because he’s been away from the game for so long.”
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“[Philip’s] been away for five years, and even though he’s been around the game, he’s coached the game, he probably still talks about it with his all-offensive coordinator, Shane Steichen, and all those guys, you just don’t know how his body is going to react to getting out there every day, the grind of practicing, how his body is going to feel after a week of practice.”
Moon additionally wonders if Rivers, who might by no means have been Michael Vick, will nonetheless have the athletic means to compete on the highest degree.
“Does he still have those fast-twitch muscles that it takes to go out there and play this game, which has gotten probably a lot faster since he retired from the game five years ago? So those are the things that concern me as far as his reaction time and how he can get the ball out of his hand quickly enough.”
Moon is aware of about taking part in properly into his 40s. In reality, if Rivers performs on Sunday towards the Seahawks, he will probably be 44 years and 6 days previous, simply two days youthful than Warren’s age for his final NFL begin.
We requested the legendary QB what recommendation he had for Rivers.
“Rely on your running backs,” Moon mentioned.
“They’ve got a great running back behind him that they can lean on, and their offensive line is going to have to really play well, really play physical to control the line of scrimmage and keep him out of long yardage situations.”
Warren continued … “Because I think that’s where he’s going to be hurt the most if he has to go with those, you know, 3rd and 8, 3rd & 9, 3rd & 10s, where he might have to hold the football a little bit longer than he wants to. And does he have the escape ability to move around in the pocket like he used to when he played, having been away from it this long?”
Good likelihood we discover out on Sunday!
