OK, wrapping up the AFC with the West. This is a two horse race and in a horse race, I will pick a horse team. The Broncos win the division and this is the way it goes down:
Denver- Jay Cutler is not the second coming of Elway, but he’ll be every bit as good as Jake the Snack (the best fantasy QB who sucked in real life you’ll ever see) by the end of the year. Travis Henry will enjoy 4 great weeks as the Broncos RB before he succombs to the same injury curse that bites all RBs. But it doesn’t matter because Mike Shanahan will finally listen to all those reporters who say, “Mike Shannahan can turn my mother into a 1000 yard back” and use Kenny Mayne’s mom in the backfield. And it turns out she’ll go for 1200! The defense will miss Al Wilson who got a little bit of a raw deal. I’d like to see the rules changed so that if a player gets hurt putting it on the line for his team they can treat him right. Maybe they should offer some cap relief for players hurt for more than one season. Champ Bailey, Dre Bly, and Domonique Foxworth should still make a great secondary without Darent Williams who was of course shot in the offseason. The schedule is pretty decent. Expect this team to go 12-4.
San Diego – Quick. Name the two coaches that you could hire to give your team instant respectability, but who will prevent you from ever winning a Super Bowl. That’s right Marty Schottenheimer and Norv Turner. What did LT do to Alex Spanos that he decided to do everything possible to prevent him from getting a ring? Even with Norv coaching though, this team is a lock for 10-6 or 11-5 and a first round exit.
Oakland- No, I didn’t forget the Chiefs. And no, I don’t think Jamarcus Russell will be any good. In fact, I believe that JaMarcus Russell will go down as one of the biggest busts in draft history. This is a sign of just how bad I think the Chiefs will be. More on that in a minute. Michael Bush was a heckuva pick in the fourth round, and the defense is pretty good. People will let their guard down against them. All of this equals 3-13.
KC- With the first pick in the 2008 NFL draft, Kansas City selects Brian Brohm, quarterback, University of Lousiville. Yes, they are that bad. Damon Huard and Brodie Croyle will be ducking and chucking behind a makeshift offensive line. Larry Johnson will hold out and fall victim to the hold out curse plus his 400+ carries last year and get hurt early and often. They have no receivers and the defense is barely serviceable. This team will be lucky if it goes 2-14 and that’s only if Larry Johnson plays 8 games. Hmmm…how do I post this prediction over at our sister site, Arrowhead Addict? 
Now, on to the NFC for the weekend.
-DW
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