AFC West Conference - San Diego Chargers PreviewThe San Diego Chargers paved the way for Philip Rivers to take over at quarterback by allowing Drew Brees to leave through free agency, but for this year at least this team will only go as far as the legs of LaDainian Tomlinson take it.The departed Brees followed up on his breakthrough 2004 season with another great year last season, passing for over 3500 yards and 24 touchdowns. Now Rivers may be capable of putting up those numbers in the future, but he should go through the usual growing pains this season. Yes he will have an All-World tight end to throw to in Antonio Gates, but the San Diego wide-outs leave much to be desired. In fact it is unclear who the starting receivers will be from week to week, which would make timing difficult for a veteran quarterback let alone a youngster like Rivers. Now Tomlinson is one of the three best running backs in football, but he is now the obvious focus of the offense, which may force him to face some seven-man fronts this year. Check out Bodog and start winning NOW! Bodog.com is known in the online gambling industry for having a phenomenal customer service department, safe and secure deposit methods, FAST PAYOUTS and terrific cash bonuses! BET on SPORTS at BODOG and receive a 10% UPFRONT CASH SIGN-UP BONUS with every deposit! Bet on football at the Web's best online sportsbooks! Defensively, San Diego had the best rushing defense in the NFL last year, surrendering just 84.3 rushing yards per contest. However the passing defense was abysmal as this unit allowed a whopping 243.0 yards per game through the air, ranking 30th out of 32 NFL teams. The Chargers thought they were bringing in some help by drafting cornerback Antonio Cromartie of Florida State with their first pick, but he has some medical issues that may slow his immediate development. San Diego did not add any additional help to speak of except for maybe safety Marlon McCree, formerly of the Carolina Panthers. With an unproven quarterback and many holes on both offense and defense, we project the San Diego Chargers to finish third in the division this year with a sub-.500 record. Prediction for 2006: 3rd Place AFC West Superbowl Predictions from NFL Expert Capper Mike "The Picker" Jones and the 2011 Super Bowl Betting Odds! --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on September 06, 2006
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