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AFC West: What will define the teams?

By John McCarty

January 28, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Team Rice strong safety Eric Berry of the Kansas City Chiefs (29) during the 2016 Pro Bowl practice at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 28, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Team Rice strong safety Eric Berry of the Kansas City Chiefs (29) during the 2016 Pro Bowl practice at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 24, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) throws the ball against the Oakland Raiders during the first quarter at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 24, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) throws the ball against the Oakland Raiders during the first quarter at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The Chargers may very well hold the top pick in the next draft

This just in, but the San Diego Chargers are bad. Very bad. Much worse then any of the other three teams in the division, and one of the worst in football. Combine the fact the Chargers have used their last two first round picks in curious directions (trading up for Melvin Gordon and taking Joey Bosa over DeForest Buckner) along with fact no one has any idea where this team will be playing past the 2016 season, and you have the recipe for a disaster of a season.

If organizational instability continues into the season, don’t be surprised if the Chargers have an awful season.

The loss of Sean Smith will hurt, and it will hurt badly

Combined with the likely absence of Justin Houston to start the season, Smith’s absence will hurt far worse then Chiefs fans are anticipating. Smith routinely helped push the ball to the other side of the field, helping to basically eliminate a part of the field the offense could work with. That won’t happen this year.

Perhaps Marcus Peters is ready to be a superstar, but more likely, we’ll see struggles from Peters, or teams will simply target the unproven Phillip Gaines and the band of rookies the Chiefs will be trotting out on defense. KC’s pass defense was not overly solid to start the season last year with Smith out, and we could see that again.

Next: What about the Berry situation?

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