ESPN Talks AFCW: Chiefs & Raiders up, SD & Denver down

[RedThat]

Originally Posted by Valiant

My viewpoint is you got that record against a very very crappy AFCW teams.. You were basically given 3-4 free wins each year because of how bad Den,Oak and KC have been.. Basically a free ride to the playoffs.. ( 5-1,5-1,5-1 and 5-1 in the division the past 4)

Then add the fact your defense is worse, you lost your main WR weapon.. Gambling on a rookie RB.. That and this will be the first time in a long while that the other division rivals have gotten a bit better... Well except Denver..


Basically your team had a good four year window where they should have received a free ride to the AFC championship game from the free wins alone from the division..

There is just no killer instinct in your team..

I wouldn't count them out. You know what I find scary about that team?

Their QB keeps getting better. Ryan Matthews was the right pick for them since LT is slowing down.

They have some question marks, but they're still unquestionably the best team in the AFCW. Even despite the fact, their divisional rivals were sh*tty, they still did what good teams do, that is, win your division games regardless if the teams in your division are either good or bad. But, when it came to crunch time, to win against top notch competition, they choked. Choking just seems to be a part of that franchise for some reason. they don't have enough juice to get over that hump. I've always found that about San Diego teams.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by RedThat

I wouldn't count them out. You know what I find scary about that team?

Their QB keeps getting better. Ryan Matthews was the right pick for them since LT is slowing down.

They have some question marks, but they're still unquestionably the best team in the AFCW. Even despite the fact, their divisional rivals were sh*tty, they still did what good teams do, that is, win your division games regardless if the teams in your division are either good or bad. But, when it came to crunch time, to win against top notch competition, they choked. Choking just seems to be a part of that franchise for some reason. they don't have enough juice to get over that hump. I've always found that about San Diego teams.

That is what I think stopped them from being great.. They faced the AFCW.. They were not prepared for facing elite teams in the playoffs..

Rivers is their only saving grace.. Thankfully for us they still have Norv to limit him in the playoffs..