Predict the AFC West

[Dj Diesel]

Raiders 9-7
Chiefs 9-7
San Diego 8-8
Denver 8-8

[als_shadow]

Sure I'll play.

Raiders 9-7

After an 0-4 start the fans threaten mutiny. With the no-AL defense, there are no wins. Luckily Albert Haynesworth (certainly would have been an 'AL' favorite) shows up and the '5-1' defense appears. This leads to a 9-3 finish and playoff momentum.

Chargers 8-8

After getting a huge lead at 6-2, they die an unceremonious death. Poor Norv gets the axe at the end of the season after they miss the playoffs yet again.

Chiefs 6-10

Just because they beat the Packers and Tebows last year, the fans are fooled. This team plays the most boring games and gets bumped off the national TV schedule after week 4.

Broncos 4-12

After a 1-4 start, it became apparent that Peyton Manning was the Charger version of Johnny Unitas. Someone asks John Elway if he'd rather finish 4-12 with Peyton Manning at QB instead of win a playoff game with Tim Tebow at QB and his reply is - there's a reason that 'other guy' isn't on this team anymore. My grandmother was a better QB!

[MadBomber24]

Lmao, you are obsessed with Albert Haynesworth.

Sure I'll play.

Raiders 9-7

After an 0-4 start the fans threaten mutiny. With the no-AL defense, there are no wins. Luckily Albert Haynesworth (certainly would have been an 'AL' favorite) shows up and the '5-1' defense appears. This leads to a 9-3 finish and playoff momentum.

Chargers 8-8

After getting a huge lead at 6-2, they die an unceremonious death. Poor Norv gets the axe at the end of the season after they miss the playoffs yet again.

Chiefs 6-10

Just because they beat the Packers and Tebows last year, the fans are fooled. This team plays the most boring games and gets bumped off the national TV schedule after week 4.

Broncos 4-12

After a 1-4 start, it became apparent that Peyton Manning was the Charger version of Johnny Unitas. Someone asks John Elway if he'd rather finish 4-12 with Peyton Manning at QB instead of win a playoff game with Tim Tebow at QB and his reply is - there's a reason that 'other guy' isn't on this team anymore. My grandmother was a better QB!

[Hypnotoad]

Chargers 11-5
Broncos 10-6
Raiders 8-8
Chiefs 6-10

[Dj Diesel]

Y is everyone so low on the chiefs they had a ton of injuries last year and added some good depth?

[MadBomber24]

Y is everyone so low on the chiefs they had a ton of injuries last year and added some good depth?

I agree. I see the chiefs as our top competition for the division and if I wasn't a Raider fan I would probably see them as the favorites. But I don't see anyone in our division having a great year because of the schedules we have.

[#32 Allen]

I was watchin afc west prediction on espn last night..Chris Carter picked Denver to win the division and Raiders finish 3rd and Chargers finish last.

Wiley picked Dolts to win the division...they lost V.Jackson but did added couple of wrs.

I cant believe Donks won the division with .500 record last yr with Timmy motha'''''''' Tebow. ...un****inbelievable.


I hope we finish first like most of you predicted but I have my doubts...smh I know we have Dolts first game and we should evenge the Dolts!! We dont play them again til last game AGAIN!!!

[B. anthracis]

KC: their D is going to be good and they should be able to run the ball. However, this is also an almost identical offense to 2011. They averaged about 15 points a game. That's not changing with the exact same personnel in place. But like Denver's D kept them in it through an important stretch of the season, KC's D will do the same for them.

SD: Rivers is still dangerous but that team has lost its punch.Thanks to Norv Turner remaining as their HC and a bunch of unremarkable talent on both sides of the ball, they'll be mediocre at best and could implode completely by season's end.

Denver: For them it's all or nothing. Manning has to carry that team which means he has to remain injury free and very quickly get back to playing the way he always has. If he falters or re-aggravates his neck injury, Denver swirls down the toilet faster than gravity can pull them. Also, Elvis Dumervil will likely be suspended for a good portion of the season, meaning that the best part of their defense won't be intact.

Oakland: Oddly enough, as time goes on, it seems like the offense is going to be the biggest question mark due to all the changes that are being made by Knapp. Simply put, the success of our season rests almost solely on him. We know the D is going to struggle but it will be improved. What this means is that if you combine last year's healthy version of our offense with this year's defense, and it's a playoff run. But now, there's no certainty of any kind.

Assuming Manning is healthy

Denver 11-5
KC 9-7
Oakland 7-9
San Diego 6-10

If Manning fails then give every team another win and Denver goes 5-11

[oakpyrate81]

Bored with the off season ? Ah , The "Off Season" is so damn boring that this is the first time I've posted in about Half a Year !!! But since TC and Pre Season ( Although PS Games mean Squat ) is just about here and a New Autumn and Regular Season Not Far off at all I've decided to at least try to get slowly back into the swing of things !

Oak's first Month of season starts with SD , @ South Florida Fish , Pitt , @ Den then BYE ! Oak wins Div at 9-7

KC 9-7 maybe WC maybe not (Oak Sweeps 2 games )

Den 8-8 Manning will go down somewhere

SD 7-9 Turner is long over due to get pink slip , amazing he's lasted this long

Remember Suckers - win if you can , lose if you must , BUT ALWAYS CHEAT

[nastynice]

Den: 11-5
SD: 10-6
Oak & KC: 8-8

Sounds about right

[dmauke]

I agree. I see the chiefs as our top competition for the division and if I wasn't a Raider fan I would probably see them as the favorites. But I don't see anyone in our division having a great year because of the schedules we have.

If it wasn't for Matt Cassel and his inconsistency I would probably have them rated higher than Denver.

I think Denver will start off hot and then cool down in the last couple of months.

I think the Chargers are the best team in the division right now, but if they don't get off to a good start they may fall apart.

I think the Raiders will struggle the first half of the season and have something like a 2-6 record, and then as the season goes they'll continue to improve and win a few more games.

It's hard enough to predict the season the day before it starts, but in July...

[LINQ]

Oak - 10-6
KC - 9-7
SD - 7-9
Den - 3-13

I think KC is going to be real good this year even with Cassel as QB. Its going to come down to Oak and KC for the Div Title!

While I don't think Denver will be that bad, I'd love it sooooo much! Oh man I'd never stop trolling their fan site.

$100 mil for 3-13? LMFAO!!!

[LINQ]

Y is everyone so low on the chiefs they had a ton of injuries last year and added some good depth?

I agree. I see the chiefs as our top competition for the division and if I wasn't a Raider fan I would probably see them as the favorites. But I don't see anyone in our division having a great year because of the schedules we have.

Agreed, but I also see Routt singlehandedly losing 1-2 games for them. Close game, late 4th quarter burn or PI...

[*rrh1382*]

Agreed, but I also see Routt singlehandedly losing 1-2 games for them. Close game, late 4th quarter burn or PI...

I think he will be fine as a #2 in a defense playing less man that last years Raider team.

[B. anthracis]

I think he will be fine as a #2 in a defense playing less man that last years Raider team.

The excuse for Routt giving up so many plays when Asomugah was here was that no one was throwing to Aso's side, therefore Routt was seeing way more action than would be expected. The funny thing is, when Routt became the #1 CB, teams continued to throw to his side. The result? The worst CB in the league at giving up TD passes and committing PI. Teams are going to be throwing his way all game long until he proves they shouldn't. And thus far in his career, he's never proven they shouldn't.

Also consider this: only two defensive players in recent memory have left the Raiders after being drafted by them on gone on to be successful with other teams. That would be Asomugah and Charles Woodson, both Pro Bowl caliber players. The system that was in place here for nearly 50 years ruined a lot of players who probably would have done better had they been drafted by another team.

Routt would have been a decent depth pickup for a team that would have paid him a little above the vet minimum. Nothing more.

To be fair to the guy, maybe he'll do better in an up to date system, but it's a damn good bet he won't.