QB School: Mahomes missed two chances to go to the SB

[Chiefspants]

Joe Montana was once benched in the 3rd quarter of a playoff game. Remember that? Of course not, no one does, and it sure as **** doesn’t impact his legacy.

This legacy talk of Mahomes is ridiculous. One more title and the parting shot from this postseason will be the Buffalo game and the motivation Mahomes needed to come back.

Sure, he could go the Rodgers and Wilson route. But I believe in Patrick.

We’ll be back.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Joe Montana was once benched in the 3rd quarter of a playoff game. Remember that? Of course not, no one does, and it sure as **** doesn’t impact his legacy.

Was that the Vikings beatdown?

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Was that the Vikings beatdown?

Sure was. Joe was already a 2x Super Bowl champ and playing a vastly inferior opponent, to boot.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Sure was. Joe was already a 2x Super Bowl champ and playing a vastly inferior opponent, to boot.

It’s a different era. 24 hour news cycle. Montana also had a much better defense backing him and he played in the era when you could build super-teams without a salary cap.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by DRM08

It’s a different era. 24 hour news cycle. Montana also had a much better defense backing him and he played in the era when you could build super-teams without a salary cap.

Sure, but Brady also had his share of losses in that way in this newscycle, and even Manning’s career as a postseason choke artist has been largely forgotten in his own mythology. Even a QB like Kurt Warner is often remembered for his 51-45 duel over Rodgers despite that postseason ending with him getting destroyed by the New Orleans Bounties. Even deflategate and bountygate have largely been forgotten.

The one benefit of constant news is that it quickly buries everything in his path. Another title for Patrick and I largely expect the same to happen here.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Sure was. Joe was already a 2x Super Bowl champ and playing a vastly inferior opponent, to boot.

It happens to the greatest.

That's the reality we just haven't experienced as Chiefs fans, until now.

And now we experienced that reality back to back: getting blistered in the big one, and getting gut punched at home in the AFCCG after being up big.

Tough lessons, learned fast. It will pay off in the next decade.

[MahomesMagic]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

It happens to the greatest.

That's the reality we just haven't experienced as Chiefs fans, until now.

And now we experienced that reality back to back: getting blistered in the big one, and getting gut punched at home in the AFCCG after being up big.

Tough lessons, learned fast. It will pay off in the next decade.

Mahomes has incredible accomplishments including going to 4 AFC Championships in just first 4 starting seasons.
Winning 2 AFC Championships and going to 2 Super Bowls. Winning 1 as Super Bowl MVP.

Winning regular NFL MVP.

He also has the experience of losing a Super Bowl. And losing 2 AFC Championships in OT.

All at the age of 26.

I do think we should have won at least 1 more. But he has incredible experiences now and we need to have 2 great off-seasons in a row to keep us here.

As crappy as he played at times in the 2nd half, if he hits the TD late in regulation or in OT Tyreek is able to make the catch despite the great DB efforts the story is totally different.

Just a play or 2 can rewrite a game's story.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

Mahomes has incredible accomplishments including going to 4 AFC Championships in just first 4 starting seasons.
Winning 2 AFC Championships and going to 2 Super Bowls. Winning 1 as Super Bowl MVP.

Winning regular NFL MVP.

He also has the experience of losing a Super Bowl. And losing 2 AFC Championships in OT.

All at the age of 26.

I do think we should have won at least 1 more. But he has incredible experiences now and we need to have 2 great off-seasons in a row to keep us here.

As crappy as he played at times in the 2nd half, if he hits the TD late in regulation or in OT Tyreek is able to make the catch despite the great DB efforts the story is totally different.

Just a play or 2 can rewrite a game's story.

Quoting to show my agreement with this post.

The floor for Patrick Mahomes is still an AFC Championship loss by one score.

We will have plenty of chances to get back.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by Chiefspants

Joe Montana was once benched in the 3rd quarter of a playoff game. Remember that? Of course not, no one does, and it sure as **** doesn’t impact his legacy.

This legacy talk of Mahomes is ridiculous. One more title and the parting shot from this postseason will be the Buffalo game and the motivation Mahomes needed to come back.

Sure, he could go the Rodgers and Wilson route. But I believe in Patrick.

We’ll be back.

This only really impacts Mahomes’s legacy if it ends up being one of several blown opportunities in the postseason.

If this is a blip, it will be all but forgotten in a few years.

If we blow several more postseason leads (and there’s no reason to believe we will), then it will stick with him as an example of him not being able to rise to the occasion.