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Quick story. When I was doing corporate sales in my 20s, they used to do all these team building exercises and one time they gave us a piece of paper and on the top of it it said I am. And then you have to fill out like 5 answers for it and then get up in front of everybody and read them. So I got up there and I said, I am a little teapot, short and stout, and everybody in their suits and especially the bosses, were not amused at all by it. Anywho, I bring this story up because now I want to do that with Phil Rivers. Signing with the Colts is 1 fun, 2 funny, especially after you see how fat he is now. 3 is good. Not bad for his hall of Fame candidacy. Coming out of retirement now allows him to avoid his contemporaries Big Ben and Eli, both of whom are more likely to get a gold jacket before he does. And it also allows him to avoid guys like Matthew Stafford, who presumably are going to stick around for a little bit longer. And if he takes the Colts to the playoffs, this just about guarantees them what a what a cherry on top of a borderline hall of Fame career. Next. It's overstated how his age is going to impact him physically. You know, I know Stephen A. Is worried about the imminent danger and all of that, but keep in mind, it's very much like Frank Gore. The Frank Gore paradox is he was never reliant on high end speed or athletic athleticism. Phil Rivers never ran away from a pass rush. He would stand in the pocket and take the hit. And that's how Phil Rivers used to play. And I assume is going to still be playing even after five years away. Next NFC State Wolfpack icon might not do well here, but it can't go as badly as another Carolina ACC school embarrassed itself this year. I'm talking about the old man named Bill Belichick. And lastly, is bad for all the other QBs who are in their prime right now. Imagine if Gramps comes off the sidelines after a decade and a half and is better than you. How humiliating that would be. I guess come to think of it, good thing Phil Rivers isn't starting a podcast. Speaking of which, let's start the show. Yes, Hi. Hello my fellow football Americans. Welcome to NFL Week 15. Welcome to Football America, presented by DraftKings. DraftKings. The Crown is yours. Quickly but sincerely. A big thanks to my fellow football Americans who've already subscribed and dropped us a line on YouTube or on social media. Otherwise, we appreciate it. Now, a new request. Spread the good word. Let everybody else Know about football America, with the playoffs fast approaching here. Hi and hello to the fellows in Miami and up in New York, Jeremy Tache among them joining us. Episode 33. So let's honor the player who wore that jersey number best. Obviously as somebody who hails from the banks of the Three Rivers. Tony Dorset, the Heisman Trophy winner in 1976. Hopewell, Viking and all the rest of it. Then he became fancy and became Dorset when he went down the big D to toil with Roger Staubach and company. Who else? And hi and hello to you, Gino and Mike Fuentes.