This. It's time for Mahomes to get live action tape over the next several weeks... and postseason... to evaluate and learn from.

This is a good team. We saw that right up through Pittsburgh. Only one thing has changed. That's the play of the QB.

Taking over for Alex and leading us to the playoffs with a playoff win would be amazing for a rookie QB.

We're not going to play a home divisional playoff game this year. We aren't getting a bye.

We will be the 3 or 4 seed. Home wildcard round and then a road divisional game.

Kap wasn’t a rookie, but that has happened to Smith before!

I agree. I would rather lose out and play Mahomes than manage to win the West and lose to a wildcard team again. You give Mahomes a two game lead to win the division and see what he can do. If nothing else we should find out if we need to invest more in offensive line or wide receivers next offseason.

Plus, there is no way they will be at home in the divisional round this year....

Nah, we've past that mile-marker DAYS ago. There are more people than ever ready to put Pat in and see what he can do. The local media may be scared of Reid, but the national folks who were none too happy to stop talking about Mahomes are firing up their engines again, and putting pedal to the metal for a good ol' fashioned QB controversy.

All good, man. Every knowledgeable poster I know here has already committed to the reality of losing a few a games with Pat during the transitional phase. And while 6-10 would be somewhat disappointing, it would be a hell of a lot better than 1 and done with Shitty Smitty.
There are fans who have DIED waiting to see this day. I'm all about the journey on this one.

Truth. And it's not like his job is at stake; this is purely ego-driven at this point. I don't buy all of that shit about "team chemistry" and "disruption" when the team in question is sucking out loud.

I would be beside myself with megasonic, orgasmic bliss were that to occur. And if it did, you might as well start getting him fitted for his gold jacket.

Do you think Deshaun Watson is a much better QB than Mahomes? Seriously?

Did you know going into the season Mahomes was ranked by NFL.com as the 2nd best backup QB in the league as a rookie who had never taken a snap?

He's doing the right thing.

He drafted, and now he's grooming, a QBOTF.

That's one way of looking at it, for sure.

So what?

Mahomes needs reps sooner than later. If it takes over 16 games for the dude to get his feet underneath of him, then doesn't it make more sense to those games under his belt sooner than later?

The Chiefs aren't accomplishing shit this season. They "apparently" don't have the top 5 OL and defense that you must have to win with Smith, so what are they *really* missing out on in benching him in favor of Mahomes?

You're a ****ing idiot.

Welcome, dumbass.

We're not guaranteed to go 6-10 with Mahomes.

Did the Texans look like a 6-10 team with Watson?

Ok, geni(0)us name me 5 pro bowl QB's from a spread offense (in less than 8 hours.)

Ok, now name me 2 that repeated that feat.

You can't do that in less than 8 hours because it never happened.

And your argument is that not only will this spread QB play well enough to win but it won't set him back by playing him in his rookie year, and KC (OF ALL TEAMS KC) will be the one team to achieve this?

You know what Watson and Smith both have in common?

They both looked good for 4 games...