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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
1. Being elite for as long as we expect Mahomes to be here is pretty indistinguishable from being generational. A 'generation' is, at the VERY outside is 1.5-2.0 QB careers in length. More reasonably a full QB career could be considered an NFL generation. And being elite for that duration makes you a candidate for being generational.
2. I have absolutely 'figured it out.' Of course being a great QB makes things easier. But I've also witnessed the regression in JUST THE FEW MONTHS from 'he's the next great thing, and the only thing we need to cement a dynasty immediately' to 'hey, he'll have hiccups, and may need team help, and really it's all a crapshoot. but here's hoping in a few years or so. . . . Veach, Veach, Veach!!'
My beef isn't, and has never been, the performance of Mahomes. It's the bullshit ever evolving rhetoric of the QB-centric fanbase.
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Well I don’t know who you’re referring to, but my vision has never changed. I’ve said that the main goal since we drafted him should be to take advantage of his rookie contract and put together the best team around him possible. I think Veach is doing a solid job with that so far.
As far as the future goes, if he’s as great as I believe he will be, the quality of the roster outside of him will not be as significant as it was in the past with other QBs here. Yeah, we’ll need a good team to win a championship, but I don’t think we will absolutely HAVE to have an elite defense. I believe that was the case with Alex Smith, and is the case for most QBs in the NFL.