2010 NFL Predictions: AFC West

San Diego Chargers - Look for the Bolts to head towards a 12-4 record. The bottom half of this division is still rebuilding. QB Phillip Rivers should continue to pile up numbers. San Diego will win its 5th straight divisional title, but HC Norv Turner must get this team to a Super Bowl. The defense is improved and the word is they are looking to ‘balance’ their offensive attack this year.

Denver Broncos- Year 2 of the Josh McDaniels show. Will it be the Tim Tebow show. The most hyped thing since the Y2K scare. This roster has had massive turnover but McDaniels is getting his players in place. Kyle Orton will try to fight off Brady Quinn for the starting QB job. They traded away WR Brandon Marshall and his 101 catches. This team has a lot of question marks including the OL. If they aren’t healthy, it won’t matter who is throwing the ball to a WR by committee group. They also have an entirely new defensive line. If they didn’t play with the Chiefs and Raiders this team would be challenging for a spot in the basement.

Kansas City Chiefs – Off a 4-12 campaign, they may win 5 games in 2010. It is a regular Patriots reunion now with OC Charlie Weiss and DC Romeo Crennel joining the coaching ranks. This team still has to stop the run. They gave up 156 ypg last year. Nowhere to go but up I guess. Let us assume that the new coordinators bring some flare and motivation. This team should win at least a game or 2 more than last season.

Oakland Raiders- The JaMarcus Russell blunder is over. Now can they get rid of Al Davis. New QB Jason Campbell takes the reigns. Now, I like Campbell. I think he played with a different OC every year in the league. Nobody is going to succeed with coaching like that. The Raiders tried to bolster up their defense by picking up LB Rolando McClain and DL Lamarr Houston with their first 2 draft picks. New faces will bring some excitement, but they are still not ready to contend.