2007 Previews: San Diego Chargers

Note: This is a team-by-team look previewing the 2007 season. These are my official thoughts on how I think things will play out.

Last year: 14-2 (AFC West champs)

Best addition: Craig Davis (WR, 1st round pick out of LSU)

Key personnel loss: Donnie Edwards (LB, Chiefs)

2007 outlook: The team that should have won the Super Bowl last year, San Diego added no veterans in the offseason and only lost guys who were expendable. The biggest change has to be the return of Norv Turner, this time as head coach and he should be the difference between last year's playoff loss and deep playoff run this year - if he can actually coach the Chargers better than he did the Skins and the Raiders.

With LaDainian Tomlinson, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates on offense and Jamal Williams, Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips on defense, this team is solid on both sides of the ball yet again this season. The additions of draft picks Davis and Eric Weddle should only help San Diego fill the holes it had last year.

Key to success: For San Diego to make a run at the Super Bowl, Turner is going to have to get over his past coaching deficiencies. Lucky for him, he happened upon a job that even he shouldn't be able to screw up. If he can add more fire power to the offense and the defense doesn't suffer a lapse after losing D coordinator Wade Phillips to Dallas, this should be the team to beat in the AFC.

Against Washington: Washington let a victory slip out of its grasp in 2005 when Tomlinson's 41-yard TD run in overtime gave SD a 23-17 win a week after Washington lost to Turner's Raiders 16-13. Both were losses at home. SD will not face Washington this season.

Fantasy sleeper: Vincent Jackson. With Keenan McCardell no longer in SD and with Eric Parker being vertically challenged, it is up to the 6'5" Jackson to help take some of the focus off of Gates. Jackson showed flashes of promise in multiple games last year when they were on the line and if can find some consistency this season, he should become the steal of the draft and one of the better fantasy receivers in the league. Nab him in the middle rounds and reap the benefits.