Chiefs Not starting Patrick Mahomes II in 2017 - good idea or bad idea? - Page 5

**Rain Man** · 01-19-2019, 06:36 PM

Some of you may know that Patrick Mahomes II was drafted in 2017. He watched 15 of the 16 regular season games from the sideline, and he watched the Jeff Triplette abomination from the same locale.

My question to you, brilliant Kansas City Chiefs fans, is whether that was a good move or a bad move long term.

There are many facets to consider in this situation. I'll list a few, and you will likely identify more.

Would we have made the playoffs in 2017 with a Mahomes-Led Team (MLT)?
Would we have gone further in the playoffs with an MLT?
Would we get one more career year from Mahomes to enjoy in that situation?
Mahomes learned from Alex
Alex's trade value was impacted by starting in 2017.
Would more film have impacted Mahomes' legendary 2018 season?
Would more playing experience have impacted Mahomes' legendary 2018 season?
We lost a year of Mahomes' non-billion dollar rookie contract.
Would it have impacted Mahomes' chemistry with future consensus all-pro Gehrig Dieter?

You'll be receiving a poll faster than Patrick Mahomes II throws to Kelce over the middle.

-King- · 01-20-2019, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I didn't say Alex was a jackass, but explain to me what Alex taught Mahomes. Alex has nothing to do with Patrick's success. If Mahomes played last year he would have had a better season than Alex and we probably have a Superbowl and we're talking about a repeat.

Alex probably taught Smith a lot when it comes to reading coverages and learning the playbook and probably helped work with Pat on mechanics because Smith does have good mechanics.

Once again like PA said, while they wouldn't shit on Alex if they didn't help Mahomes, they 100% wouldn't praise him. Mahomes dad for sure isn't thanking him if he didn't help his son.

View Poll Results: Patrick Mahomes II starting every game in 2017 would have been...
Better for the Chiefs in both the short term and the long term.	66	46.15%
Better for the Chiefs in the short term, but worse in the long term.	8	5.59%
Worse for the Chiefs in the short term, but better in the long term.	27	18.88%
Worse for the Chiefs in both the short term and the long term.	19	13.29%
I'm incapable of thinking clearly due to my excitement about the game tomorrow.	18	12.59%
Sorry, but I don't read English.	5	3.50%
Voters: 143. You may not vote on this poll

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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3318491 VARSITY	Not starting Patrick Mahomes II in 2017 - good idea or bad idea? Some of you may know that Patrick Mahomes II was drafted in 2017. He watched 15 of the 16 regular season games from the sideline, and he watched the Jeff Triplette abomination from the same locale. My question to you, brilliant Kansas City Chiefs fans, is whether that was a good move or a bad move long term. There are many facets to consider in this situation. I'll list a few, and you will likely identify more. Would we have made the playoffs in 2017 with a Mahomes-Led Team (MLT)? Would we have gone further in the playoffs with an MLT? Would we get one more career year from Mahomes to enjoy in that situation? Mahomes learned from Alex Alex's trade value was impacted by starting in 2017. Would more film have impacted Mahomes' legendary 2018 season? Would more playing experience have impacted Mahomes' legendary 2018 season? We lost a year of Mahomes' non-billion dollar rookie contract. Would it have impacted Mahomes' chemistry with future consensus all-pro Gehrig Dieter? You'll be receiving a poll faster than Patrick Mahomes II throws to Kelce over the middle.
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