Who Will Win The AFC WEST For 2016 Season?

[Mike75]

AFC WEST 2016

 

 

 

DENVER BRONCOS

Head coach Gary Kubiak
General manager John Elway
Owner Pat Bowlen Trust
Home field Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Record 12-4
Division place 1st AFC West
Playoff finish Won Divisional vs Steelers 23–16;Won AFC Championship vs Patriots 20–18
Won Super Bowl 50 vs Panthers 24–10
Offensive Rank-PTS22.2(19th);YDS355.5(16th);PASS YDS248.1(14th);RUSH YDS107.4(17th)
Defensive Rank-PTS18.5(4th);YDS283.1(1st);PASS YDS199.6(1st);RUSH YDS83.6(3rd)

 

 

2016 Free Agents:

    Jace Davis, WR
    Kyle Williams, WR
    Antonio Smith, DE
    Todd Davis, ILB (exclusive rights FA)
    Brandon Marshall, ILB (restricted FA)
    Lerentee McCray, OLB (restricted FA)
    Josh Bush, SS (restricted FA)
    Brandon McManus, K (exclusive rights FA)

 

Free Agency Additions:

    C.J. Anderson, RB (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Ronnie Hillman, RB – re-signed
    Richard Gordon, TE – re-signed
    Garrett Graham, TE – signed with the Broncos
    Bennie Fowler, WR (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Jordan Norwood, WR – re-signed
    Russell Okung, LT – formerly with the Seahawks
    Donald Stephenson, LT – formerly with the Chiefs
    Robert Myers, G (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Sam Brenner, C (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Matt Paradis, C (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Jared Crick, DE – formerly with the Texans
    Derek Wolfe, DE – re-signed
    Von Miller, OLB – franchise tagged (exclusive)
    Shiloh Keo, SS – re-signed

 

Free Agency Losses:

    Brock Osweiler, QB – signed with the Texans
    Vernon Davis, TE – signed with the Redskins
    Andre Caldwell, WR – signed with the Lions
    Ryan Harris, LT – signed with the Steelers
    Evan Mathis, G – signed with the Cardinals
    Malik Jackson, DE – signed with the Jaguars
    Danny Trevathan, ILB – signed with the Bears
    David Bruton, SS – signed with the Redskins
    Omar Bolden, FS – signed with the Bears

 

Traded For:

    Mark Sanchez, QB – from the Eagles for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2017

Traded Away:

    Ryan Clady, LT and a seveth-round pick to the Jets for a fifth-round pick

 

Released by Team:

    Peyton Manning, QB – retired
    Tyler Polumbus, LT – retired
    Louis Vasquez, RG
    Owen Daniels, TE
    Aaron Brewer, LS – signed by the Bears

 

 

Draft Picks:

1st Round: Paxton Lynch, Quarterback, Memphis
2nd Round: Adam Gotsis, Defensive Tackle, Georgia Tech
3rd Round: Justin Simmons, Safety, Boston College
4th Round: Devontae Booker, Running back, Utah
5th Round: Connor McGovern, Offensive guard, Missouri
6th Round: Andy Janovich, Fullback, Nebraska
6th Round: Will Parks, Safety, Arizona

7th Round: Riley Dixon, Punter, Syracuse

 

 

2016 Starters:

 

Offense:
QB:Mark Sanchez
RB:C.J. Anderson
WR1:Demaryius Thomas
WR2:Emmanuel Sanders
WR3:Jordan Norwood
TE1:Jeff Heuerman
LT:Russell Okung
LG:Ty Sambrailo
C:Matt Paradis
RG:Max Garcia
RT:Donald Stephenson

Defense:
DE:Derek Wolfe
DT:Sylvester Williams
DE:Vance Walker
OLB:Von Miller
ILB:Brandon Marshall
ILB:Todd Davis
OLB:Demarcus Ware
CB1:Aqib Talib
CB2:Chris Harris
S:Darian Stewart
S:T.J. Ward

 

 

2016 SCHEDULE:

Sept. 8: Carolina Panthers (Thursday), 7:30

Sept. 18: Indianapolis Colts, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 25: at Cincinnati Bengals, noon

Oct. 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 9: Atlanta Falcons, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 13: at San Diego Chargers (Thursday), 7:25 p.m.

Oct. 24: Houston Texans (Monday), 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 30: San Diego Chargers, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 6: at Oakland Raiders, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 13: at New Orleans Saints, noon

Nov. 27: Kansas City Chiefs, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars, noon

Dec. 11: at Tennessee Titans, noon

Dec. 18: New England Patriots, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 25: at Kansas City Chiefs, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 1: Oakland Raiders, 3:25 p.m.

 

I don't expect them to be anywhere near as good in 2016. Bovada has them at 9 wins i think they could end around 8 wins possibly.

 

 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Head coach Andy Reid
General manager John Dorsey
Owner The Hunt Family
Home field Arrowhead Stadium
Record 11-5
Division place 2nd AFC West
Playoff finish Won Wild Card 30-0 vs. Houston Texans; Lost Divisional 20-27 vs. New England
Offense Rank-PTS 25.3(9th);YDS 331.2(27th);PASS YDS 203.4(30th);RUSH YDS 127.8(6th)
Defense Rank-PTS 17.9(3rd);YDS 329.3(7th);PASS YDS 231.1(9th);RUSH YDS 98.2(8th).

 

 

2016 Free Agents:

    Demetrius Harris, TE (restricted FA)
    Jason Avant, WR
    David King, DE (exclusive rights FA)
    Nick Williams, DE (exclusive rights FA)
    Dezman Moses, OLB (restricted FA)
    Marcus Cooper, CB
    Daniel Sorensen, FS (exclusive rights FA)

 

Free Agency Additions:

    Charcandrick West, RB (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Rod Streater, WR – formerly with the Raiders
    Mike Williams, WR – last played with the Bills in 2014
    Mitchell Schwartz, RT – formerly with the Browns
    Jaye Howard, DT – re-signed
    Jordan Devey, G – released by the 49ers
    Drew Nowak, C – released by the Seahawks
    Jonathan Massaquoi, LB (last with the Titans in the 2015 preseason)
    Derrick Johnson, ILB – re-signed
    Tamba Hali, OLB – re-signed
    Andy Mulumba, OLB (restricted FA) – formerly with the Packers
    Frank Zombo, OLB – re-signed
    Jamell Fleming, CB – re-signed
    Stevie Brown, S – last with the Giants in 2014
    Eric Berry, FS – franchise tagged

 

Free Agency Losses:

    Chase Daniel, QB – signed with the Eagles
    Donald Stephenson, LT – signed with the Broncos
    Jeff Allen, G – signed with the Texans
    Sean Smith, CB – signed with the Raiders
    Tyvon Branch, SS – signed with the Cardinals

 

Traded For:

    TBD

Traded Away:

    TBD

 

Released by Team:

    Fred Williams, WR
    Ben Grubbs, LG
    Paul Fanaika, G
    Tavon Rooks, LT (exclusive rights FA)
    Laurence Gibson, OT
    Jake Bernstein, OL
    Ben Clarke, OL
    Mike DeVito, DE – retired
    Tautvydas Kieras, OLB (discus thrower at Mississippi State)
    Jordan Kovacs, DB
    Jimmy Wilson, S
    Husain Abdullah, FS – retired

 

Coaching Changes:

    Resigned- Doug Pederson, Offensive Coordinator (now head coach of the Eagles)
    Promoted- Brad Childress, Co-Offensive Coordinator (formerly offensive consultant with the team) and Matt Nagy, C0-Offensive Coordinator (formerly quarterbacks coach with the team)

 

 

Draft Picks:
2nd Round: Chris Jones, Defensive tackle, Mississippi State
3rd Round: KeiVarae Russell, Cornerback, Notre Dame
4th Round: Parker Ehinger, Offensive guard, Cincinnati
4th Round: Eric Murray, Cornerback, Minnesota
4th Round: Demarcus Robinson, Wide Receiver, Florida
5th Round: Kevin Hogan, Quarterback, Stanford

5th Round: Tyreek Hill, Wide Receiver, West Alabama

6th Round: D. J. White, Cornerback, Georgia Tech

6th Round: Dadi Nicolas, Linebacker, Virginia Tech

 

2016 Starters:

 

Offense:
QB:Alex Smith
RB:Jamaal Charles
WR1:Jeremy Maclin
WR2:Albert Wilson
WR3:Chris Conley
TE1:Travis Kelce
LT:Eric Fisher
LG:Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
C:Mitch Morse
RG:Jah Reid
RT:Mitchell Schwartz

Defense:
DE:Jaye Howard
DT:Dontari Poe
DE:Allen Bailey
OLB:Tamba Hali
ILB:Derrick Johnson
ILB:Josh Mauga
OLB:Dee Ford
CB1:Marcus Peters
CB2:Phillip Gaines
S:Eric Berry
S:Ron Parker

 

 

2016 SCHEDULE:

Sept. 11: San Diego Chargers, noon

Sept. 18: at Houston Texans, noon

Sept. 25: New York Jets, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 2: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16: at Oakland Raiders, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 23: New Orleans Saints, noon

Oct. 30: at Indianapolis Colts, noon

Nov. 6: Jacksonville Jaguars, noon

Nov. 13: at Carolina Panthers, noon

Nov. 20: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, noon

Nov. 27: at Denver Broncos, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 4: at Atlanta Falcons, noon

Dec. 8: Oakland Raiders (Thursday), 7:25 p.m.

Dec. 18: Tennessee Titans, noon

Dec. 25: Denver Broncos, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 1: at San Diego Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

 

I see the KC Chiefs having another winning year even though they are at 9.5 at Bovada i'll take the under and say they end up around 9-7.

 

 

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Head coach Jack Del Rio
General manager Reggie McKenzie
Owner Mark Davis
Home field Oakland Alameda Coliseum
Record 7-9
Division place 3rd AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Offense Rank-PTS22.4(17th);YDS333.5(24th);PASS YDS242.4(16th);RUSH YDS91.1(28th)
Defense Rank-PTS24.9(22nd);YDS363.6(22nd);PASS YDS258.8(26th);RUSH YDS104.9(13th)

 

 

2016 Free Agents:

    Tony Bergstrom, C
    Khalif Barnes, LT
    Leon Orr, DT (exclusive rights FA)
    Tevin McDonald, FS (restricted FA)
    Larry Asante, SS (restricted FA)
    Charles Woodson, SS
    Thomas Gafford, LS
    Marquette King, P

 

Free Agency Additions:

    Matt McGloin, QB (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Gabe Holmes, TE (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Andre Holmes, WR – re-signed
    Seth Roberts, WR (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Kelechi Osemele, LT – formerly with the Ravens
    Donald Penn, LT – re-signed
    Matt McCants, RT (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Denico Autry, DE (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Shelby Harris, DE (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Damontre Moore, DE – released  by the Dolphins
    Daren Bates, ILB (restricted FA) – formerly with the Rams
    Bruce Irvin, OLB – formerly with the Seahawks
    John Lotulelei, OLB (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Aldon Smith, OLB – re-signed
    Korey Toomer, OLB (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Sean Smith, CB – formerly with the Chiefs
    Neiko Thorpe, CB (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Dewey McDonald, SS (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Brynden Trawick, SS (restricted FA) – formerly with the Ravens
    Reggie Nelson, FS – formerly with the Bengals

 

Free Agency Losses:

    Jeremy Ross, WR – signed with the Jets
    Rod Streater, WR – signed with the Chiefs
    J’Marcus Webb, RT – signed with the Seahawks
    Tony Bergstrom, C – signed with the Texans
    Benson Mayowa, OLB (restricted FA) – signed with the Cowboys
    Justin Tuck, DE – retired
    Charles Woodson, S – retired
    Taylor Mays, SS – signed with the Bengals

 

Traded For:

    TBD

Traded Away:

    TBD

 

Released by Team:

    Curtis Lofton, ILB

 

 

Draft Picks:

1st Round: Karl Joseph, Safety, West Virginia
2nd Round: Jihad Ward, Defensive end, Illinois
3rd Round: Shilique Calhoun, Defensive end, Michigan State
4th Round: Connor Cook, Quarterback, Michigan State
5th Round: DeAndre Washington, Running back, Texas Tech
6th Round: Cory James, Linebacker, Colorado State
7th Round: Vadal Alexander, Offensive guard, LSU

 

 

2016 Starters:

 

Offense:
QB:Derek Carr
RB:Latavius Murray
WR1:Amari Cooper
WR2:Michael Crabtree
WR3:Seth Roberts
TE1:Clive Walford
LT:Donald Penn
LG:Gabe Jackson
C:Rodney Hudson
RG:Kelechi Osemele
RT:Austin Howard

Defense:
DE:Khalil Mack
DT:Justin Ellis
DE:Dan Williams
OLB:Mario Edwards
ILB:Bruce Irvin
ILB:Ben Heeney
OLB:Malcolm Smith
CB1:Sean Smith
CB2:David Amerson
S:Karl Joseph
S:Reggie Nelson

 

 

2016 SCHEDULE:

Sept. 11: at New Orleans Saints, noon

Sept. 18: Atlanta Falcons, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 25: at Tennessee Titans, noon

Oct. 2: at Baltimore Ravens, noon

Oct. 9: San Diego Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 16: Kansas City Chiefs, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 23: at Jacksonville Jaguars, noon

Oct. 30: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, noon

Nov. 6: Denver Broncos, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 21, Houston Texans (Mexico City) (Monday), 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27: Carolina Panthers, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 4: Buffalo Bills, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 8: at Kansas City Chiefs (Thursday), 7:25 p.m.

Dec. 18: at San Diego Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 24: Indianapolis Colts (Saturday), 3:05 p.m.

Jan. 1: at Denver Broncos, 3:25 p.m.

 

I think a lot of people will think i'm crazy but i think Oakland wins the division for 2016. Oakland is 8.5 at Bovada but i think they have their first winning year in ages going 10-6.

 

 

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

Head coach Mike McCoy
General manager Tom Telesco
Owner Alex Spanos
Home field Qualcomm Stadium
Record 4-12
Division place Last AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Offense Rank-PTS20.0(26th);YDS371.8(9th);PASS YDS286.9(4th);RUSH YDS84.9(31st)
Defense Rank-PTS24.9(21st);YDS361.9(20th);PASS YDS236.6(14th);RUSH YDS125.3(27th).

 

 

2016 Free Agents:

    John Phillips, TE
    Malcom Floyd, WR
    J.D. Walton, C
    Johnnie Troutman, G
    Damion Square, DE (restricted FA)
    Joe Mays, ILB
    Cordarro Law, OLB (exclusive rights FA)
    Brandian Ross, CB
    Cassius Vaughn, CB

 

Free Agency Additions:

    Kellen Clemens, QB – re-signed
    Zach Mettenberger, QB – released by the Titans
    Bryn Renner, QB – waived by the Ravens in December 2014
    Asante Cleveland, TE (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Jeff Cumberland, TE – released by the Jets
    Antonio Gates, TE – re-signed
    Travis Benjamin, WR – formerly with the Browns
    Dontrelle Inman, WR (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed
    Chris Hairston, LT – re-signed
    Joe Barksdale, RT – re-signed
    Matt Slauson, G – formerly with the Bears
    Kenny Wiggins, G (restricted FA)  – re-signed
    Kendall Reyes, DE – signed with the Redskins
    Brandon Mebane, DT – formerly with the Seahawks
    Casey Hayward, CB – formerly with the Packers
    Jahleel Addae, SS (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Matt Daniels, FS (restricted FA) – re-signed
    Dwight Lowery, FS – formerly with the Colts

 

Free Agency Losses:

    Ladarius Green, TE – signed with the Steelers
    David Johnson, TE – signed with the Steelers
    Jeff Linkenbach, RT – signed with the Jaguars
    Ricardo Mathews, DT – signed with the Steelers
    Patrick Robinson, CB – signed with the Colts
    Eric Weddle, FS – signed with the Ravens

 

Traded For:

    TBD

Traded Away:

    TBD

 

Released by Team:

    Brad Sorensen, QB
    Donald Brown, RB – signed with the Patriots
    Torrence Allen, WR
    Ben Beckwith, G
    Donald Butler, ILB
    Kavell Conner, ILB
    Chi Chi Ariguzo, LB
    Mike Scifres, P

 

Coaching Changes:

    Fired – Frank Reich, Offensive Coordinator (now offensive coordinator with the Eagles)
    Hired – Ken Whisenhunt, Offensive Coordinator (formerly head coach of the Titans)

 

 

 

Draft Picks:

1st Round: Joey Bosa, Defensive end, Ohio State
2nd Round: Hunter Henry, Tight end, Arkansas
3rd Round: Max Tuerk, Center, USC
4th Round: Joshua Perry, Linebacker, Ohio State
5th Round: Jatavis Brown, Linebacker, Akron
6th Round: Drew Kaser, Punter, Texas A&M
6th Round: Derek Watt, Fullback, Wisconsin

7th Round: Donavon Clark, Offensive guard, Michigan State

 

 

2016 Starters:

 

Offense:
QB:Philip Rivers
RB:Melvin Gordon
WR1:Keenan Allen
WR2:Stevie Johnson
WR3:Travis Benjamin
TE1:Antonio Gates
LT:King Dunlap
LG:Orlando Franklin
C:Matt Slauson
RG:DJ Fluker
RT:Joe Barksdale

Defense:
DE:Corey Liuget
DT:Brandon Mebane
DE:Joey Bosa
OLB:Melvin Ingram
ILB:Denzel Perryman
OLB:Jeremiah Attaochu
CB1:Brandon Flowers
CB2:Jason Verrett
CB3:Casey Hayward
S:Jahleel Addae
S:Dwight Lowery

 

 

2016 SCHEDULE:

Sept. 11: at Kansas City Chiefs, noon

Sept. 18: Jacksonville Jaguars, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 25: at Indianapolis Colts, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 2: New Orleans Saints, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 9: at Oakland Raiders, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 13: Denver Broncos (Thursday), 7:25 p.m.

Oct. 23: at Atlanta Falcons, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 30: at Denver Broncos, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 6: Tennessee Titans, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 13: Miami Dolphins, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 27: at Houston Texans, noon

Dec. 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 11: at Carolina Panthers, noon

Dec. 18: Oakland Raiders, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 24: at Cleveland Browns (Saturday), noon

Jan. 1: Kansas City Chiefs, 3:25 p.m.

 

 

I see this team winning exactly around 7 games which matches up perfectly with what Bovada has which is 7 on the mark. Rivers is a good QB but their GM has really let him down with the subpar roster talent the past couple years.

[Mike75]

Accidently voted San Diego ,,,,REAL vote goes to Oakland

[barman]

Denver's retained combination of solid ground game, solid defense, great kicker means the QB need only match up with Peyton's 30th ranked passing numbers to have them nab 10+ wins again

 

Del Rio could be the key for The Greatness to return at long last to playoff contention.

 

Jamal Charles takes dip that nearly every great RB experiences at the five to six year mark and KC flounders in same mud as Chargers, both struggle to reach eight wins

[barman]

THANKS to Mike75 for persistence in creating these nice preseason summary threads

[Big Bear]

Raiders or Broncos

[Mike75]

THANKS to Mike75 for persistence in creating these nice preseason summary threads

 

Your welcome!!   With this one here i wrapped up the 4 AFC divisions now all i have left are the 4 NFC divisions.

 

Also i tried to put as much info as i could on each team to where you get a good feel for how each one may do. For instance i put how the team was ranked in total offense including points,yards,passing and rushing same goes for defense. Then i put who they drafted along with who they brought in and let go as well as the starting roster.

 

Once i'm done with this i'm thinking about doing a thing starting the first day of August where i do one team a day from the first day until the end of that month and rank the teams starting with the worst and working my way down until the last day of August where i unveil my number one team. When i do that i might add some extra stuff.

 

These days i only keep up with one sport and thats NFL football between the draft,free agency,training camp,regular season,post season,etc. i love it and its the only sport i keep up with.

 

I began watching NFL football as a ten year old kid back in the 1980's around '85 or so the year the Chicago Bears when my dad got me on a football team before that i knew nothing about any sports period. At first i was into NBA for a few years becoming a huge Larry Bird and Celts fan. I remember seeing Pete Rose break Ty Cobb's hit record. I also remember watching Tyson destroy other boxers in less than thirty seconds flat most times. No boxer except Ali was as good as Iron Mike in his prime. Used to watch Tennessee Vols football including the '98 title. Anyway as years went by i found myself only liking pro football.

 

For many years i was mainly a LA Raiders fan only because Tennessee had no pro team nor did i think they ever would it just seem to far fetched. Then in 1999 after countless seasons watching pro football imagine my happiness when i found out Tennessee was getting its own team with a brand new stadium and ditching the name the team did have for a fresh start. The Titans hooked me in for life with that first season they had.

 

In their first season as the Tennessee Titans it was a year no one here would ever forget they made the Super Bowl. In the postseason they managed to have one of the most talked about plays in NFL history The Music City Miracle. What was truly nuts is even though we were 13-3 we did not win our division. The division winner was 14-2 Jacksonville Jaguars then the Jags season was over at 15-3 when we beat the Jags in the AFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl. All 3 Jaguars losses that year were to Tennessee. The Titans ran out of time they were one yard and a couple seconds from tying the Rams in the Super Bowl.

 

From 1999-2008 the Titans were among the top five teams in the NFL in wins on their 10th anniversary. They had 3 different 13-3 seasons,12-4 season,11-5 season and a 10-6 season. Made the postseason six times and won their division on three different occassions. They were 13-3 in 2008,8-8 in 2009 and in 2010 were 6-10. In 2011 the team went 9-7 and were a hair from making the postseason.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

going to go with KC here but it will be a competitive division

 

SD has more talent than they showed last year and a lot of young talent on defense

[Mike75]

Well i had a few friends where i live all get together and we watch games on Sunday during the season. Well this one guy kept swearing up and down that historically since the team has been the Titans  in 1999 until the present that they've been the worst team in the league. No where near true.

 

From 1999-2011 the Titans had 9 seasons at .500 or better,7 winning seasons,6 playoff appearances,3 division titles,2 times league best record and 1 Super Bowl appearance. All this bad shit started happening in 2012 through 2015 because the Titans had not only hired a shitty GM but they ended up with an equally shitty QB. You can get by with either a shitty QB or GM as long as the other is doing a really good job but if both aren't the team is screwed.

 

 

The team has an undeserved losers reputation based on the last 4 years 2012 through the present day and the biggest mistakes were hiring Ruston Webster as GM and drafting Jake Locker as QB.

 

 

Anyway long story short the Titans got the best QB in the 2015 draft in Mariota. Mariota has the longest run of 2015 with one going for 87 yards. His very first game he had a perfect game he also threw 4 TD's. He had 4 games with 3+ TD passes, tied with Peyton Manning for most ever by rookie QB. Mariota was first player NFL history with 250+ pass yds, 100+ rush yds & 3 TD passes in a game. Anyway they finally found their QB. Well now they got their GM too Jon Robinson. Robinson ended up dealing the Titans first draft pick for a boatload of picks which not only included many 2016 picks but the Titans now had two first round picks in 2017 too. The Titans not only have a damn good QB now but their GM is doing a pretty good job as well. They are about to bounce back.

 

Going forward with a better QB and GM the 2012 through 2015 stretch will be a bad memory. In fact 4 straight losing seasons is the longest stretch in Titans history of losing. Anyway remember the idiot saying historically that the Titans were worse ever?  

 

The Jacksonville Jags who by the way have a decade straight of losing seasons including 5 straight seasons of 5-11,2-14,4-12,3-13 and then 5-11. Also Cleveland who has one winning season in the past 13 years no playoffs. Oakland Raiders have 13 straight losing seasons in a row. The Buffalo Bills in the past 16 years have two 9-7 seasons and no postseasons. St Louis Rams have 13 straight losing seasons including one three year stretch where they went 1-15,2-14 and 3-13. Since 2000 Detroit has three winning seasons and two postseason appearances including a stretch where they went 3-13,0-16 and 2-14,yikes.

 

The examples i just gave all those teams are bad. Sure the Titans have 4 straight losing seasons due to the hiring of a bad GM and drafting of a bad QB. However both are gone and now replaced with a really good QB and a equally good GM. So those 4 straight losing years might be a thing of the past. Whatever the deal is the Titans would have to have five or six more losing years to be thrown in the shitty company that was accomplished above.

[Big Bear]

going to go with KC here but it will be a competitive division

 

SD has more talent than they showed last year and a lot of young talent on defense

name 1 talented player on the Chargers roster

[JAKEPEAVY21]

name 1 talented player on the Chargers roster

philip rivers

keenan allen

antonio gates

melvin ingram

jerry attouchu

jason verrett

Brandon Mebane

Denzel Perryman

Joey Bosa

[Big Bear]

you lost me at Rivers

 

and Gates is about a 100 years old

 

i'll give you brandon mebane though

 

and still not sold on Bosa after such a miserable senior year at ohio state

[JAKEPEAVY21]

you lost me at Rivers

 

and Gates is about a 100 years old

 

i'll give you brandon mebane though

 

and still not sold on Bosa after such a miserable senior year at ohio state

verrett made pro bowl last year one of top young corners in football

Ingram had over 10 sacks last year

Attouchu had 6 sacks and was finally healthy

Bosa has been blowing people up in practice and expect big things

Allen was tearing it up before lacerating kidney last year

Perryman is one of the bright young linebackers in the league and a big hitter

[Big Bear]

just giving ya a hard time jake

 

i know you are a big san diego sports fan

 

any value on them to win the AFC?

[JAKEPEAVY21]

probably not but have to see line

 

not saying will win division but will be much improved this year

 

crazy amount of injuries on oline last year, doubtful that will happen again

[JAKEPEAVY21]

say it aint so, Melvin??  

 

http://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2016/6/12/11914378/melvin-ingram-purchases-22000-diamond-grill

[JAKEPEAVY21]

was concerned about this a few years ago....

 

Melvin comes in at 2:55, he is actually pretty good...

 

[KiDbaZkiT]

Chargers. Easy. Rest of division is trash.

[Mike75]

I'll go ahead and say this now and get it out of the way. I think Phillip Rivers is one of the very best QB in the league. Rivers IS the best QB in the AFC WEST. Unfortunately the Chargers have a really bad defense mostly they cannot stop the run period which is why they were 4-12 last year. Give the Chargers and Rivers a good defense and they would easily win the division. However they have a terrible defense and gave up i shit you not 300 yards rushing the other night in their first preseason game. Chargers won't win until its fixed.

 

The division will most likely come down to Kansas City and Oakland. KC has great depth and some good players and Oakland is building something good as well. Oakland will win this division by virtue of an easier schedule.

 

KC plays Texans,Steelers,Raiders,Colts and Panthers all on the road before mid November. Also play New Orleans,Jax,Denver,etc.

 

Oakland play Tennessee,Baltimore,Atlanta,Buffalo,San Diego,etc.

 

My vote is for Oakland they will win the AFC WEST in 2016

[KingRevolver]

Toss-up between the Chiefs or Raiders...

 

Broncos will NOT win.  Defense can't bail them out all year.