SAN DIEGO — Prolific passer Philip Rivers went to seven postseasons but never a Super Bowl, raising this question: why should his Chargers successor, Justin Herbert, be any different in his trophy pursuit?
It's too soon to know if Herbert is more capable than Rivers, relative to their respective contemporaries. Nor can we know if the franchise's longtime top boss, Dean Spanos, has improved at his job.
What we do know is this: The NFL loves profits and will make even more money if its entertaining quarterbacks, like Herbert, appear in Super Bowl tournaments. Bad QBs make for bad TV. Another easy way for the NFL to rake in more cash is to protect its quarterbacks. Especially the stars.
