Doyle turned in a forgettable 2019 as the overall TE15 | Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

In case you somehow missed it, Phillip Rivers is a Colt:

At first glance, my socks are refusing to be rocked off.

Father Time remains bullish on Rivers,

refusing to let him quit as he attempts to resurrect what looks like a lost cause following a twenty-interception campaign last year.

Weapons have begun to dwindle in the form of Eric Ebron’s (Pittsburgh) and Devin Funchess’ (Green Bay) departure. T.Y. Hilton has fallen away from the second/third-rounder he used to be while Zach Pascal and Parris Campbell, although capable of occasional blips of greatness, haven’t inspired anyone into believing that something consistent could ever exist.

Where does that leave us?

Many will gravitate towards Nyheim Hines as the heir apparent to Austin Ekeler’s River-powered 2019 and by all means — gravitate! The only issue with this logic is that Phillip won’t be running for his life. Per Next Gen Stats, Jacoby Brissett had more time to throw (2.93) on average than any other QB except for Kirk Cousins (3.01) in 2019.

Rivers was fifth from the bottom (2.63).

Hines and Mack will get theirs, but with the extra three-tenths of a second afforded to Rivers, we’re going to experience a different kind of resurrection.

Enter Jack Doyle

Look at this badass! | Credit: coltswire.usatoday.com

If you were smart enough to start Jack Doyle in Week 13 last year — kudos! You’re more forward-thinking than this writer and you deserve to be praised. For every other week, Doyle spent his time warming your bench or inspiring your team name (O’Doyle Rules!)

For that, I rescind your praise.

Fortunately for us, one week won’t be enough to curb the recency bias that comes with his forgettable 2019 and injury-ravaged 2018. Heading into your drafts, the desire to avoid him will likely be palpable.

This, of course, will make it that much easier for your friends, colleagues and casual fantasy goers to overlook one of this year’s late-round diamonds.

Working behind arguably one of the best offensive lines of Phillip Rivers’ career, we expect Doyle to slide into the Gates/Henry role that we’ve come to know and love.

No Keenan Allen-levels of talent to get in the way. No more urgency to dump it off to running backs.

Expect great things from Doyle in 2020.