Good Morning.

Nathan Jahnke of Pro Football Focus unveiled early projections for the AFC, and they were not kind for the San Diego Chargers.

Pro Football Focus projects the Chargers to finish 6-10 in 2016, the same record I predicted for San Diego earlier this year.

Only the Tennessee Titans (5-11), the Cleveland Browns (4-12) and the Miami Dolphins (4-12) are projected to have worse records. Fortunately for the Chargers, they play all three of those teams in 2016.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are projected to top the AFC at 13-3, followed by the New England Patriots (12-4) and the Oakland Raiders (11-5).

My take: The Chargers can certainly use projections like this as fuel as they continue to build toward the 2016 season. For an organization that likes to remain under the radar, having low expectations could help San Diego sneak up on teams early in the season.

Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com includes Keenan Allen in his list of nine players primed to make their first Pro Bowl in 2016.

My take: If Allen can put together the same type of season he had before suffering a lacerated kidney in 2015, the Cal product should be headed to Orlando.

Pete Prisco of CBS Sports unveiled his top 100 players of 2016. Prisco says his rankings are based on play during the 2015 season, with an eye toward 2016. Philip Rivers is No. 61 on the list, and Jason Verrett is No. 70.

My take: I think Rivers and Verrett should be a little higher, but both deserve to be on the list.

John Canzano of The Oregonian provides an interesting interview with San Diego backup quarterback Kellen Clemens. The University of Oregon product talks about what it’s like backing up Rivers, and how he stays sharp.

My take: Being a backup quarterback in the NFL is an underappreciated job, and Clemens serves that role well.