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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks
First, have to ask the question. Based on pre-draft opinions of Mahomes.. do you think there are quite a few draftniks, talking heads, etc. that thought of Mahomes as a multiple year project?
.. and if so, were they all delusional Smith lovers? or did they just genuinely think that as a pro QB, Mahomes needed A LOT of refinement?
Again, I think Mahomes starts in 2018... but people that act like this 2 yr development theory is wildly crazed Smith-love? Those people are probably basing their thinking through the lens of their Smith hate.
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How many of those pre-draft opinions are viewing Mahomes through the narrow lens of, "How close is he to Andrew Luck?" Or how many of them take one look at, "Threw a lot of risky stuff? Texas Tech? Oof... he's as raw as they come!" And how many of those opinions were calling Mahomes a multi-year project, but Deshaun Watson, a QB who is WAY more raw than Mahomes, gets a much lighter pass in terms of the "raw" label?
There's a ton of stupid shit out there written about Mahomes. Some of it's informed, some of it isn't. Yes, Andy Reid and Jon Gruden both said, "He's raw, he's not ready." Nobody is questioning that.
But Tiger hasn't been going, "We'll see." And he hasn't been saying, "I predict Mahomes will need more than a year based on...." He's been flat out saying "Two years. 2019. Possibly longer. Extend Alex. We'll need him." For him there is NO possibility that Mahomes could be good enough to start in 2018. That's just short-sighted. And if it's not biased, I don't know what is.
You don't see the inverse from the other side. You see, "As soon as he's ready, Mahomes needs to start, however long that takes."