Throwdowns > Closed

kalbrecht17 said 08/06, 04:21 PM
1st. make your pick
2nd. make your argument
3rd. refute your opponents pick.

sound good to you DJ?

As you can see from the top, I'm going to go with Brandon Marshall for da Bears.

If you want to pick a different division for this one, im fully open to that too.

kalbrecht17 said 08/07, 10:29 AM
Alright then. To match your division, I'll go with a big old hog molly. Chiefs tackle Eric Winston. You may say "Really, a tackle?!" But here's why he will have the most impact in the AFC West.

First of all, he's GOOD. I know this is a shocker right here. But this one was a head scratcher when the Texans released him since he was a major stabilizing force in the Texans dominant running game.
Secondly, just what are the Chiefs trying to do with their offense? Why run the football of course. In the offseason they signed Peyton Hillis and already have an outstanding back in Jamaal Charles coming back from an injury. And to be honest, the Chiefs struggled to open holes consistently considering they averaged a mediocre 4.2 YPC (good for 19th in the league) even though they were 4th in total carries. RBs averaged nearly five yards-per-carry when Winston was at the point of attack in 2011. Having a guy like Winston to open up holes for a potentially dominant two headed monster at RB is a huge upgrade.
Finally, no one is going to argue that the Chiefs are the best passing team in the league. I would make this point longer but the limit sucks. Winston=better protection=more time

kalbrecht17 said 08/08, 11:14 AM
Cheater. Bringing poor Timmy into this and saying he's not as good as Peyton... no fair because all the TT haters are going to pick you now.

But... Why Peyton isn't going to be the most impacting. Pure numbers. Wins. The Broncos were a playoff team with Tebow at the helm. That's the goal in your division purely. To make the playoffs. The Broncos already did that with Tebow at the helm (albeit was very much fluke-like) and adding Manning SHOULD result in entirely the same thing.
Because of that, if Manning leads a playoff team to the playoffs again, then what real impact does that make IN THE DIVISION? If we were talking in the AFC, or NFL, then the playoff impact may be of more consideration, but because this is strictly regarding the AFC West, then all that matters is what happens there. Because the Broncs were already a playoff team, I don't see the change of QBs being that big of a change because it will result in the same thing.
The Chiefs highlight of the season, however, was stopping the Pack. Something tells me they are hoping for something a little extra this year. I could see the ground game for the Chiefs and that leading them to contend for a WC spot=bigger change