"The one thing he did for me was, you knew exactly what he was trying to get out of every play," Rivers recalled. "He did a great job of, not necessarily simplifying it, but you knew when the play was called, it was, 'Hey, look, I want you to look at this (receiver) and read this area.' He made you confident early, for me early in my career. and I imagine that's what he's doing for Vince there.

"He was fun to play for. I hated only having him for one year, but I'll certainly looking forward to at least getting to say hello on Sunday."