2014 Post Draft Predictions: AFC Edition

AFC East Winner: New England Patriots

Ryan Tannehill, Geno Smith (Mike Vick?), and EJ Manuel. Do any of those names scare you? Probably not. Which means the Patriots will once again win this division. Not much to be said here.

AFC East Loser: New York Jets

I just feel that the Bills and Dolphins have much better teams than the Jets. Much like the QB controversy the Vikings had last year, the Jets might have this year. The Vikings picked top 10 last year. The Jets might even do worse.

AFC South Winner: Indianapolis Colts

Once again, this division is going to be won because of QB play. Of the four teams, the Colts have the best QB and it will carry them much farther. They do, however, need their running backs to step up their game this season, otherwise we’ll be seeing Andrew Luck throw for close to 5000 yards.

AFC South Loser:  Jacksonville Jaguars

I’m just not convinced Blake Bortles will be Andrew Luck or Andy Dalton and take his team to the playoffs his first year.  My guess is he will struggle more times than not. The RB position will be a question mark, no Justin Blackmon and even more rookies to start. Could be a very long year.

AFC North Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers

What we saw from the Steelers towards the end of last season is what we should have seen the entire season. They played extremely well on offensive, especially with the rise of Le’Veon Bell. Their defense should be much better this year and I feel like this team should pull through with the leadership of Big Ben and claim another North title.

AFC North Loser: Cleveland Browns

I almost want to put the Bengals here. But once again, you can’t win a division if you don’t have a QB. A QB that isn’t in a competition to be the starter, that is. Both Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel will be battling for it. While they are gonna go do that this season, the rest of the team will own the division.

AFC West Winner: Kansas City Chiefs

I’m not convinced the Broncos, with the addition of all their acquisitions this offseason, will be as good as they were last year. Sometimes things just don’t mesh as well when you throw in a bunch of things into the mixer, and that’s what I feel the Broncos did. The Chiefs, on the other hand, are returning almost all of their players.

AFC West Loser: Oakland Raiders

They are getting closer this year but will continue to struggle. Khalil Mack will be a nice piece to build around but they likely will need to be patient and wait for at least 2 more drafts. The future looks bright, only if Mack and Derek Carr develop like they should. This should be a fun division to watch.

AFC MVP:  Andrew Luck

AFC LVP: Matt Schuab

AFC Best Team: New England Patriots

AFC Worst Team: Jacksonville Jaguars