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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan
Everything about this is spot on.
All i had to do was watch 5 minutes of Mahomes' college tape and it was obvious he had superstar potential.
I think all the GMs just completely outsmarted themselves on him. "He can't be this good. There has to be some explanation that won't translate to the pro level." He is that good and it was right there on the tape the whole time.
Executives simply refused to believe their own eyes.
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I am glad that eventually a good number of smart football people did see it. For Tech people, it blew our minds that he was projected to be a 3rd round pick. I remember one Tech guy flat out said, "He'll be a Top 10 pick" even though everyone in the media kept saying 3rd round type of player.
Kyle Shanahan's excuse for passing on him is that he thought he would get Kirk Cousins in free agency. That's pretty damn funny. Meanwhile you had Andy Reid and Sean Payton actively trying to dump better QB's than Cousins to get Mahomes.
It would have been very interesting to see what might happen with Mahomes in New Orleans. How long would Brees be able to hold him off? Brees had a MVP level season in 2018, but Mahomes was flat out better. Would Sean Payton have given him the chance to play?