It’s been 11 years since this, this and this, it’s hard to say the Giants made the wrong choice.

Rivers and Roethlisberger each have seven top-10 seasons by Passing NEP per drop back. Only a four-year, $87.4 million extension, per Spotrac -- but the Giants are rightly hesitant to give out that type of cash at this point. Let's also suspend some semblance of disbelief after the Giants just gave voluntarily playing out the final year of his deal. This, of course, has led to speculation that San Diego could move on from Rivers sooner rather than later. Using the time tested speculation technique of matching a player with a former coach, rumors swirled that Rivers could be dealt to Tennessee for the number-two pick to reunite with former offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt. In an offseason in which players have been traded on a whim, this could have a higher possibility of becoming real than in any other year, but still not probable to happen.

While the story of Rivers wanting to play out his contract is nice, there’s little reason to believe San Diego wouldn’t immediately slap the franchise tag on Rivers once the 2015 season ends, if there’s no deal in place. Under Mike McCoy, Rivers has experienced two his his six best seasons on a per drop back basis without many signs of production dropping off.

Realistically, there’s still a few good seasons left in each of these quarterbacks before these teams need to seriously consider what’s next at quarterback. We’ve been lucky to see a single draft class bring in this much talent at quarterback. It’s something we shouldn’t take for granted, even as these players enter the back stretch of their careers. It could be a while until we see something like this again.