March 8th 2022, Aaron Rodgers resigns with a packers on a mega deal for 4 years and Broncos fans are left in shambles hoping their team would be able to capture the 4-time MVP. Few hours later the Broncos trade for Russell Wilson for Drew Lock, Shelby Harris, Noah Fant, 2022 1st round pick, 2022 2nd round pick, 2022 5th round pick with also the 2023 first round pick as Seattle is clearly looking ahead into the future. As for the Broncos, they are win now mode. With weapons like Court Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Tim Patrick, KJ Hamler, Albert O, Russell Wilson walked into the perfect situation. This situation is reminiscent of 2012 when receivers such as DT, Eric Decker, and Julius Thomas were promising young players early in their career but really made names for themselves when Peyton Manning started throwing the ball to them. Broncos country is sure happy to have Russ as his arrival has led to players such as Randy Gregory coming along as well because Denver has now once again became a destination city because players believe they can go there and win. After looking at the past 10 days getting Russ was definitely paramount as the Raiders got Davante Adams, the chiefs got Juju, and the chargers have Khalil Mack. This is by far the best division in football and the Broncos finally have the QB to compete in it. The Broncos 2023 draft does become a little less interesting as they do not have a first round pick but they should consider bolstering the offensive line when they get the chance as it wasn't bad last year but was not good enough either.
My very early AFC west predictions:
Chiefs
Broncos
Chargers
Raiders
All teams make the postseason.
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