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No longer in the spotlight, Eric Fisher has persevered to help the Chiefs’ explosive offense

Fisher, with little fanfare, is in the midst of producing the best season of his career. He has played well enough to be a candidate for his first Pro Bowl honor. In eight games, Fisher has been responsible for only one of the 10 sacks opposing defenses have recorded against Mahomes.

He has blocked the best pass rushers in the NFL and has given Mahomes enough time to break record after record each week. In the past month, Fisher has aided Hunt’s production with timely, athletic blocks on the perimeter. And he has committed just five penalties this season, the last one coming three weeks ago in the Chiefs’ lone loss to the Patriots.

“I’ve faced some adversity that a lot of people wouldn’t face in the league, just the expectation and some things that just happened over the years,” Fisher said. “If you put me in the position now that I was in then, I think it would be a much different scenario. There’s truth behind that. There’s a lot to learn in this league, whether it’s on the field or off the field.”

One of Fisher’s biggest benefits is that he has only had to learn one offensive playbook under Reid. He also moved to the left tackle position on a full-time basis in 2016 after the Chiefs signed Schwartz. By playing opposite of Schwartz, Fisher said he has learned from his teammate how to better perform his techniques when blocking.

In the Chiefs’ past two victories, Fisher has accomplished any task Reid has asked of him.

Fisher has become more comfortable in his role the longer he has played in a Chiefs uniform. He has watched Reid add skill player after skill player in the past six seasons. With each new teammate, Fisher has bonded with them through jokes. And Fisher has been satisfied with such an approach. It gives him the space to improve his performance in a quiet manner.

“I don’t have quit in me,” he said. “I’m going to do my job until I can’t do it anymore. That’s something I personally take pride in. I don’t care what you throw at me. I’m going to get back up and I’ll be right back there.”

And this from the comments was eye-opening:

2013 turned out to be such a horrible draft. All but a handful of 1st rounders are out of football or a back-up. A re-draft would probably have:
1. D Hopkins ( picked in the 20s)
2. Lane Johnson (4th overall)
3. L Bell (2nd round)
4. Kelce (3rd round)
5. Fisher

Arguably 2 in the top 5 - not bad.