The only idiot harboring this fantasy is TigerUppercut.

Anyone who has watched the NFL in the past 10 years knows Mahomes isn't riding pine for two years unless he is an absolute disaster.

It simply doesn't happen outside of having a HOF QB on your roster.

2015 highlights:
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The first play, 50+ yards on a rope to his WR.... LMAO

At 3:20, perfect 22-yard bullet on the comeback from the far hash to the sideline... WOW.

Holy **** what a cannon...

4:01...holy shit the velocity on that ball going against the grain

5:36...just sick accuracy

Claynus the heinous anus on PM2 before the draft:

You're a worthless piece of shit claynus. Always were and always will be.

I was watching that and kept thinking, 'There is no way he can top THAT throw...'

And then he kept outdoing himself. So many plays in there that are jaw-droppers. So many plays that the majority of NFL QBs could never make or would even attempt.

He keeps his eyes up and won't run the ball until he absolutely has to, and I love that. Because with that arm, anyone is open.

Just watched his 2015 highlights. I guess I am having a hard time seeing a guy that needs a lot of time to be ready. I realize this is a highlight tape, but just damn!

I think he plays this season.

FYP

One thing that will be good for him if he does sit all of the 2017 season. The last game he played at Tech 100% healthy was Arkansas in 2015. That was very early in the year. Very next game, he messed up his knee pretty bad against TCU. Limped around the rest of the year and personally I feel like he lost a step ever since then. Not sure he'll ever get it back to where it was.

In 2016, he messed up his throwing shoulder against Kansas and played a huge chunk of the season with a bad throwing shoulder. Most of us expected him to miss at least 2-3 games. He also had a broken wrist during the 2016 season.

He kept playing through these injuries and I'm hoping he will finally get a chance to protect his body for a year, focus on the playbook, focus on fixing his footwork/mechanics, etc. Then come out in 2018 recharged physically and far more prepared to deal with NFL challenges.

I'm trying to get behind the pick. I still would rather have waited til next year but I'm putting on a good face and trying to think positive. He's got a lot of good qualities.

There's another Brett Favre similarity...

Well this is a tidbit more information to have. I want him healthy and start out right. I'm not changing my mind that he could and big probably will start before end of this season but I may think a little more cautious after all. I appreciate your insights DRM08.

I assume a lot of these injuries were from not getting down when running the ball? Or were they in the pocket?

He definitely has to learn how to take care of himself out there all the time, Gruden was big on that during his show.

Honest to goodness, a lot of us questioned how the Combine would go for him...especially with the throwing shoulder issue. It was not that long after the end of the season and he was one battered dude by the end of the year. I was pleasantly surprised by his performance at the Combine knowing the injuries he has dealt with the last couple years.

I'm not sure you fix what really ain't all that broke. Unorthodox? Maybe. But that dude has skills you can't coach.