It’s a big day at ESPN.com. We have revealed our team preview pages with division predictions as the centerpiece.
Gary Horton of Scouts Inc. has also posted his team-by-team looks for the AFC West teams, breaking down philosophies and trends. Horton has a pretty promising outlook for the AFC West. He has varying degrees of hope for all four teams.
Here is a quick glimpse at the breakdown of each team with links to our team pages and Horton’s previews:
San Diego
Gary Horton of Scouts Inc. has also posted his team-by-team looks for the AFC West teams, breaking down philosophies and trends. Horton has a pretty promising outlook for the AFC West. He has varying degrees of hope for all four teams.
Here is a quick glimpse at the breakdown of each team with links to our team pages and Horton’s previews:
San Diego
- Consensus pick: 1st
- My pick: 1st
- Horton’s breakdown
- My best-case scenario: A 13-win season and a Super Bowl berth. The Chargers have been knocking on the door for years. This a deep team that is boosted by rookie running back Ryan Mathews.
- My worst-case scenario: The holdouts of Marcus McNeill and Vincent Jackson break down the offense and the Chargers sputter to nine wins.
- Consensus pick: 2nd
- My pick: 2nd
- Horton’s breakdown
- My best-case scenario: A 10-win season and a playoff berth. Jason Campbell has his best NFL season.
- My worst-case scenario: A five-win season and the Raiders’ misery continue for an eighth season. If that happens, the team would be full of despair after a year in which everyone in Oakland thinks will be a season of major progression.
- Consensus pick: 3rd
- My pick: 3rd
- Horton’s breakdown
- My best-case scenario: A nine-win season and a wild-card berth by a team that matures on both sides of the ball.
- My worst-case scenario: A five-win season and lack of progress made by quarterback Matt Cassel.
- Consensus pick: 4th
- My pick: 4th
- Horton’s breakdown
- My best-case scenario: A nine-win season and a wild-card berth led by a huge season by quarterback Kyle Orton.
- My worst-case scenario: A four-win season and a major step backward for the defense.



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