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Originally Posted by Mav
I don't think I remotely implied that he was a dumb jock. I'll break it down further. It took Donovan McNabb two full seasons to fully get Reid's system. It took Alex Smith about that long and he had already played in McCarthys system which is similar. The luxury is that the Chiefs don't have to rush Mahomes. It's a good thing.
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Sorry, didn't imply you were.
I think Mahomes is going to be a faster learner than McNabb, though. People forget all the shit that McNabb had to adjust to. It wasn't an easy transition coming from Syracuse to the NFL for him, either. And as much as Reid tried to protect him by bringing in Doug Pederson for a season, McNabb still was forced to start 6 games in his rookie year.
The air raid/spread transition to the pro style is a significant hurdle to many QBs becoming legit pros these days. There's a lot involved, and certainly Mahomes is facing a big challenge. All I'm saying is that so many QBs in that system also don't have his physical tools, natural and easy throwing ability, or his grit, even.
Just because Kliff Kingsbury, Colt Brennan, and Graham Harrell couldn't make NFL careers coming from air raid systems doesn't mean the same is true of Mahomes. He's a different breed of cat than those guys.