DaneMcCloud |
05-13-2017 04:52 PM |
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Originally Posted by Easy 6
(Post 12871266)
I honestly think you're overstating what it takes to get a sharp kid to a basic 'ready level' in the WCO
You're said earlier that if Mahomes starts in 2018 that we're looking at 7-9 or 9-7 at best... I just cannot envision that kind of precipitous dropoff, not with the kind of loaded team Mahomes will have around him
Not looking for a knock down drag out with you here (but I'm game :D)... but you're shortselling the kids ability to learn quickly, and overselling how long it will take to get him huddle ready IMO
You've surely seen the clip where Gruden says 1 year, why doubt him?
He knows what it takes to get a guy ready to play in the WCO
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Gruden's never developed a single QB in the NFL.
Regardless, your expectations are too high. Everyone that's seen Mahomes (as well as the other QB's in this class) felt they needed at least a year on the bench, if not more, to be ready to play in the NFL.
Look, I was "banging the table" for Mahomes back in the beginning of January, so it's not as if I didn't or don't want him. The Chiefs would be absolutely dead to me this year if they hadn't moved up and drafted a QB (with Mahomes being my #1 guy). But for ****'s sake, give the kid a chance to mature and grow into the position.
There is absolutely no reason to go full on "Cortez" and burn the QB position to the ground in 2018.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
(Post 12665511)
This is where the extra picks come in handy.
If they like Mahomes at their 1st round spot, grab him.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
(Post 12665970)
I don't think it would be a "reach" to take a guy that needs some development.
With the Chiefs drafting at the bottom of each round, they'll either need to trade away the farm for a chance at a guy or draft a developmental guy.
As much as some people seem to be against Mahomes in the late first, I feel better about developing him than Paxton Lynch, whom I never felt comfortable drafting.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
(Post 12692339)
I'll take Pat Mahomes in the first, Alex.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
(Post 12693651)
Hell at this point, I'd trade for Garopollo if it meant no Alex Smith.
I've been a past supporter but if he's the starting QB in 2017, I'll seriously question whether or not I purchase the Sunday Ticket for the 15 consecutive year.
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