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01-20-2019 02:01 AM |
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Originally Posted by RobertWeathers
(Post 14053031)
If Mahomes wanted to he could have played D1 hoops.
If Mahomes wanted to he could have played in the MLB
Athletically gifted does not do him justice.
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Mahomes was drafted in the 37th round by the Detroit Tigers but his draft stock was depressed since baseball teams knew he was more interested in football. If he committed 100% to baseball, some have suggested Mahomes could have gone as high as the 3rd or 4th round which seems possible given that he has a very strong arm and is the son of a MLB pitcher. Those rounds historically have led to players having about a 1/3 chance of ever playing MLB and some of the players it is just a brief cup of coffee. Still very impressive for any NFL QB. Baseball since it is such a skill based game is kind of hard to project who is going to make it.
Based upon the videos I have watched, I agree with some pundits that he would have been able to play D1 basketball if he concentrated full-time on that sport. Probably lower tier 1 ball and not playing at those basketball factories but impressive nevertheless considering basketball doesn't usually take advantage of his rocket arm. As chief fans must know their is a cool video of him as a youngster winning a basketball game by heaving the ball like a baseball.
From my vantage point, Tyreek Hill deserves to be called the best athlete on the Chiefs. Frankly, I'd be surprised if their are many players in the NFL that are better athletes than Hill. Hill is one of the few NFL players with true world class speed so he is the Chief player that scares me the most in this particular game considering he is capable to turning a short catch into a touchdown and also capable of returning a punt for a touchdown. I looked it up and in his brief NFL career, he has already returned 4 punts for touchdowns. And I suspect he is one of those players that has teams changing how they punt.
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