San Diego Chargers Rumors: Will This Be Philip Rivers' Last Year?

This upcoming season may be the last of Philip Rivers career in San Diego as rumors suggest this will be the quarterback's last chance to prove himself to the Chargers organization.

According to NFL.com, after three mediocre seasons, added with new faces at head coach (Mike McCoy) and general manager (Tom Telesco), Rivers is now in a precarious position entering his 10^th NFL season.

U-T San Diego columnist Kevin Acee summed up the situation during a Wednesday appearance on NFL Network's "Path to the Draft."

"No one will say it, but I think that 2013 is the final audition of Philip Rivers," Acee said.

Acee bases his prediction on the fact that the Chargers have yet to restructure Rivers' contract this offseason despite the team's tight salary-cap.

Rivers has committed 47 turnovers over the past two seasons, the most of any player besides New York's Mark Sanchez. He's also been sacked 49 times last season.

If the Chargers are indeed giving Rivers a last chance to prove himself, then Telesco will have a lot of work on his hands to ensure his quarterback has the best opportunity to show what he's capable of.

However, fixing the offensive line is going to take more than just one free agency season and one draft. Unfortunately for Rivers that may take two seasons, and if the Chargers aren't willing to wait until the 2014 season for Rivers, he's as good as gone at the end of this season for sure.

Still, even if the Chargers managed to fix the offensive line this season, Rivers can't take the team he has now to the Super Bowl. Besides Vincent Brown, Rivers doesn't have much of a receiving core he can count on.

And though Ryan Mathews has proven himself capable of being a solid running back to help bail Rivers out of tight situations, he's injury prone and if he's lost in during the season, and with the current receivers, Rivers has little to no shot.

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