Now that Head Coach Norv Turner has emerged from two days of being locked in the draft room with General Manager A.J. Smith in his staff, his attention shifts to the other side of the draft.
How did the other AFC West teams do in the draft?
"I’ll start evaluating the AFC West teams and other teams we play this year,” Turner said. “I’ll go through everyone’s draft and we’ll make an evaluation in our minds how they helped themselves.”
The AFC West has been one of the strongest divisions in football, with three of the teams in the playoffs the last three years. The Chargers won AFC West titles in 2004 and 2006, the Denver Broncos won in 2005 as well as a wild-card playoff berth in 2004 and the Kansas City Chiefs earned a wild-card berth in 2006.
Most draft analysts predict the Broncos did the best job in the AFC West of closing the gap with the Chargers as the defending AFC West champs with a 14-2 record.
Denver drafted to improve its defensive line and pass rush. The Broncos took Florida defensive end Jarvis Moss in the first round.
But the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders also graded high. The Chiefs used their first-round pick on LSU wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and the Raiders used the first pick of the draft on LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
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AFC West Gets Stronger
AFC West Gets Stronger
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