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Many fans were surprised when the Denver Broncos took Wisconsin tailback Montee Ball over Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round of the NFL draft. So, it was no shock that the question was broached when Denver decision-makers John Elw...

Shortly before the draft, we ran a poll asking fans if they would be comfortable if their favorite team drafted Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. Fifty three percent of votes said "no," while 47 percent voted "yes." The trepidation came from a com...

For those Kansas City Chiefs fans who are still looking for a reason to bang on the Scott Pioli era, here is your chance. Javier Arenas is a former Chief. The new Kansas City regime -- Pioli was fired after four years in January -- sent Arenas ...

With the NFL schedule released, it's time to start planning our weekends in the fall. Allow me to play travel agent for a moment and propose one road trip for fans of each AFC West team in 2013: Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts, Oct. 20 Why...

In the AFC West at least, it seems fans are uneasy about the idea of their team drafting Notre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te'o in next week's draft. In our poll this week, we asked fans if they would be comfortable if their favorite team drafted...

What do San Diego Chargers fans think of the team's work this offseason? The new brass, led by general manager Tom Telesco, has methodically gone to work this offseason in an attempt to end a three-year playoff drought and change a franchise cultu...

This has been a foregone conclusion for months, so the cheering from Chiefs fans in Kansas City may be somewhat muted. But make no mistake; this is not a sad day in Kansas City. Matt Cassel is officially a former Chief as the team cut him Thursday...

The decision to end the Scott Pioli era and to hire Andy Reid is already paying off for the Hunt family. The ownership of the Kansas City Chiefs answered calls from fans to fire Pioli as general manager and Romeo Crennel as coach after a 2-14 season....

INDIANAPOLIS -- There is a new leadership in San Diego and it means a clean slate for Ryan Mathews. Many fans have wondered if the oft-injured, first-round pick in 2010 would be on his way out with the new regime coming in. General manager Tom Tel...

Sunday was an important day in Kansas City Chiefs' history even though it's been three weeks since the team last played. Atlanta's loss to San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game likely meant the end of tight end Tony Gonzalez's career because ...

I'm sure it had to bother Oakland Raiders fans to see AFC West-rival Denver fill its offensive coordinator job less than 48 hours after it opened. Oakland's search has been ongoing now for 17 days with no end in sight. But Denver's decision to pro...

Some Chiefs fans became so dissatisfied with GM Scott Pioli this season that they hired a plane to carry a banner over Arrowhead Stadium on game days with the message to fire Pioli. There's no need to go to such lengths anymore. The most reviled m...

Here are some highlights from our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday: Denver Believethehype from Denver: There is so much talk of the New England at Denver potential AFC Championship game. Should Denver fans worry about them over lo...

We have a bunch of sentimental types on this blog, apparently. In our AFC West poll, this week the runaway matchup fans what to see for Denver in the divisional playoff round next week is Indianapolis. The Colts received 60 percent of the vote, wh...

Peyton Manning's comeback has caught the imagination of the NFL fan. Fan voting for the Pro Bowl -- the team will be announced Wednesday night, 7 ET -- closed this week. In his first season with Denver, Manning was the leading vote getter in the N...

A look at an all-AFC West shutout as the Oakland Raiders downed the Kansas City Chiefs 15-0: What it means: The Raiders sent fans home happy in the last home game of the season. Thank goodness for the Chiefs. Oakland ended a six-game losing streak...