Lottery Ticket Players By Division: AFC West

If you haven’t already done so, I recommend reading the first three installments of this series before reading further. In each, I’ve gone through teams by division outlining those players who should be stashed on a bench or in the back of your mind for, should things play out a certain way, their payoff could be huge. I’ll also offer some opinion on whose poised for a sleeper season and who’s being overhyped. Today’s post focuses on the AFC West, and hopefully I will pump out the NFC teams before it’s too late. Now before I begin, its worth noting the 4 significant developments that have occurred since the original posts. First, the Jags have unexpectedly cut David Garrard, in favor of starting Blaine Gabbert. I am thus downgrading the whole team unless someone can point me to the season where a rookie QB created fantasy goodness. Second, Peyton Manning’s issue has been downgraded and he will miss at least week one. This is troubling for ow...