Jul 23rd 2008 3:45PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Chargers, AFC West

2008 Super Bowl Champions. Sure, saying that has little to do with fantasy football. I just wanted to get my prediction out there before the billion main-stream experts made theirs. It’s not just the star power of LaDanian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, Philip Rivers, Shawn Merriman, and Antonio Cromartie. They are loaded everywhere except head coach. The stigma follows Norv Turner in the public eye, however, he did lead the team to the AFC Championship game last season after a troubling start. A proverbial corner has been turned …

The Breakout
The big boys are all well-established, so you have to dig a bit deeper to find the next one to step up. I’m going with Chris Chambers. He’s had so much talent wasted by the dregs at QB in Miami — and he still had an incredible 2005 campaign — and is now clearly the top wideout on a prolific offense. He’s had over a half-season to acclimate himself to the Chargers offense and develop a rapport with Rivers. After a full pre-season with the squad, you can expect Chambers to come on like gangbusters this season. His career highs were all set in ‘05 (82 catches, 1118 yards, 11 TDs) and will be challenged this season; especially the yards as the Chargers look to spread the field vertically.Continue Reading