KC Chiefs: Three scariest additions to the AFC West

J.C. Jackson

There will likely be some contention with selecting Jackson over Davante Adams as a scary addition here in the West (and that’s fine since Adams is obviously great) but the Raiders haven’t been all that scary even with an elite wideout at times and it will be interesting to see how much it moves the meter for Derek Carr and the Raiders offense with Josh McDaniels at the helm.

Meanwhile, it’s the combination of Mack and Jackson for the Chargers that makes this such a scary proposition for the Chiefs. Jackson is the sort of ballhawk that the Chiefs used to have in Marcus Peters, a game-changing talent who can single-handedly alter momentum in a contest at any given time.

Last year, Jackson got his hands on 23 passes to deflect them and brought in 8 of those himself as interceptions. In the year before that, he brought in 9 more interceptions. Think about that: that’s an average of one turnover forced for every two games. That’s a tremendous total for a single player, which is why the Chargers paid a pretty penny for Jackson’s services (although if you ask us, it was still a very fair deal given market rates).

Jackson is going to make quarterbacks pay for almost every errant throw against the Chargers, and that’s with Mack and Bosa coming for the ball. The combination of additions up front and in the secondary could be enough to help the Chargers unseat the Chiefs in the AFC West. Matchups between the teams have been incredibly close in recent seasons as it is, but the Chargers’ defense has never had these sorts of playmakers in place .