[Bearcat]

Just checking in on this gauntlet of a division, considering the Chargers and Broncos lost today and the Raiders needed three 4th quarter touchdowns to beat a 1-win team.... and feeling a bit salty after that win.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

People viciously attacked me. My characterization of the Chiefs as the cast of Entourage was on point.

A middle of the pack to lower TEAM with a cheat code at QB.

But that's what fans clamored for, because building a TEAM fell short.

Well, it's inarguably that now. . . . Vinny Chase and a shitload of Turtles ubering it around. . . Hope Medillin is a BLOCKBUSTER!!

Originally Posted by TEX

1. Chargers
2. Raiders
3. KC
4. Donx
That's how I see it now. Trading Reek was foolish. Varch is full of himself on this one. Sorry, just no silver lining for me. Hill was the best game-changer in the league. Now gone. You don't replace that.

Originally Posted by BWillie

I mean unless you are a Chiefs homer, the odds the Chiefs win the division are certainly below 50%. They may be ON PAR with the Broncos or just below.

It's possible no team in the division has a good chance to win it just based on how good every team is.

Broncos 35%
Chiefs 30%
Chargers 25%
Raiders 10%

Originally Posted by wazu

As to the original question I don't really know. I guess I'll still pick the Chiefs to win the division, but it's close with the Chargers, and possibly also with the Broncos. My rankings right now would I guess be:

1. Chiefs
2. Chargers
3. Broncos
4. Raiders

Probably some homerism here, but the Chiefs have so thoroughly dominated this division I feel like the Chargers need to prove they can close the deal before I actually pick them. The biggest unknown is how the coaching situations play out for the Broncos and Raiders.

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

Best in the West until proven otherwise.

People love to make early season projections on the Chargers and how ‘this’ is finally the year. And then the Chargers charger, every ****ing year. We know how that story ends . . . .

The Raiders were seemingly on the rise back in 2017 and then remembered they were the Raiders. Yeah, they made the playoffs this last season, but does anyone really take them seriously? That defense is putrid.

That leaves the Donkos bringing up the rear. So they trade away a boatload of premium draft picks, a couple nice players for an aging declining QB that’s not the same guy now and struggled behind Seattle’s awful O-Line. Now he gets to go play for . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . . Denver’s awful O-Line. Fascinating. A decent defense that lost their defensive wizard (yes, he sucked as a head coach), hired a rookie head coach because he was ARod’s OC and they were banking on him coming to Denver. Now they’ve invested in their pass rush and banking on Chubb and Gregory to provide the majority of the pressure, two guys that can barely stay on the field. I’m sure this will end well for them.

1. Chiefs
2. Chargers
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

Let it be said. Let it be known.