AFC West OddsBy Dan The Man Leach Kansas City Chiefs (www.wagerweb.com odds to win division/regular-season wins): +$165/9 wins: This could finally be the year for the Chiefs. New coach, new offense, new attitude. The Herm Edwards era is ushered in at the perfect time as QB Trent Green is in his prime, RB Larry Johnson is all-world, and the Chiefs might actually have a defense that will allow less than 30 points a game. If the Chiefs believe in themselves, they could win 14 games; if they question themselves, they could win 8. DTM PREDICTED WINS: 11 Denver Broncos +$110/10 wins: The Broncos are in a weird position in QB Jake Plummer being the clear leader of this team, but rookie QB Jay Cutler clearly being the future. If Plummer struggles early, look for a quick switch to be made. Letting Ashley Lelie go may have been a mistake, but the Broncos can find RBs on Pluto, so maybe that will rub off on the WR department. The defense has its holes, but is a solid unit. Denver should challenge for the AFC West title as well as the Super Bowl title. DTM PREDICTED WINS: 11 San Diego Chargers +$200/9.5 wins: The Philip Rivers era begins with a ... whimper? Many questions will be answered early on about the Bolts' future at QB, but what doesn't need to be answered is L.T. running the ball all over the place. TE Antonio Gates is a bona-fide superstar, and Coach Marty Schottenheimer will need all the pieces to fall in the right place or this will be the end of the road for one of the better coaches of this era not to win a Super Bowl. Bill Cowher finally did it last year; is this the year of Marty? DTM PREDICTED WINS: 9 Oakland Raiders +$1100/6 wins: The Raiders will be better than last year, but that's not saying much. New QB Aaron Brooks already has more of a rhythm with Randy Moss than Kerry Collins could have dreamed of, and big man Art Shell is back on the sideline after a lengthy absence. It will take a couple of years to right the ship, but with Shell manning it, the future finally is bright for the Silver and Black ... just not this season. DTM PREDICTED WINS: 7 
--- by at www.wagerweb.com on September 01, 2006
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