NFL Rumors: Mahomes, Watson atop KC's QB wish list

[pugsnotdrugs19]

From SportingNews.com:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news...j17r8odsobcbca

— The Chiefs, who have been linked to most quarterbacks during the 2017 NFL Draft process so far, are in no rush to find a quarterback savior. With Alex Smith slated to be the starter in 2017 but ideally not in 2018, the Chiefs are looking for a passer with the highest upside without needing him to play as a rookie — a dream scenario for a quarterback prospect.

— I believe Patrick Mahomes is the Chiefs' QB1 from what I’ve heard, but Deshaun Watson makes sense as well. They’ll need to trade up for both. If they stay at 27, the one quarterback whom they could shockingly have interest in is Davis Webb of California. They’ve also shown interest in Nathan Peterman and Brad Kaaya, but likely don’t value either as top-two rounders.

Now, the writer of this got all of his info in the article from speaking to FO people and scouts at the combine. You can question the validity, but the Chiefs did meet with all of the players mentioned at the combine.

If this report is accurate, the Chiefs could indeed be on the path to Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson holding up their jersey in 7 weeks in Philadelphia.

[RunKC]

Dak had horrible footwork, accuracy issues and came from a spread offense. He's not much different than the prospects this year.
Talent is there for a QB to succeed and multiple QB's in this draft could do well in the system.

We just won 12 games in spite of a QB not throwing TD's. A rookie could be essentially the same exact copy of Alex but far cheaper....just like Semen did in Denver.

[rico]

I feel like Dak is alright, but am not 100% sold and wouldn't be surprised if he tapered off at some point. He had some help...to put it lightly... like, more help than any QB could ask for... On top of that awesome OL, his receiving targets only had 8 drops all season... out of 479 targets. That's the lowest out of any team in the league...

[raybec 4]

Right now the Chiefs are the 6th youngest roster in the league so they have a short window. With Jamaal gone, DJ and Tamba being less than stellar (DJ only because of injury) and Houston hopefully on the mend they need to shore up a number of positions but QB has to be a priority. Again, the last time a QB drafted by the Chiefs won a game in any capacity was 1987. That is just turrible.

[Urc Burry]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

Right now the Chiefs are the 6th youngest roster in the league so they have a short window. With Jamaal gone, DJ and Tamba being less than stellar (DJ only because of injury) and Houston hopefully on the mend they need to shore up a number of positions but QB has to be a priority. Again, the last time a QB drafted by the Chiefs won a game in any capacity was 1987. That is just turrible.

I do agree we need to address the qb position early. But how does having the 6th youngest roster mean we have a short window? We're not going to miss much DJ and Tamba gone. They are far past their prime. We've barely played had a healthy Houston. For how many vets we have on the roster, having the 6th youngest is ridiculous. Our window is as long as Dorsey is our gm

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Dak had horrible footwork, accuracy issues and came from a spread offense. He's not much different than the prospects this year.

Not really true. Dak might have fit this description prior to his senior season, but he showed impressive strides in 2015. He was much more polished, accurate, and coverage aware as a senior prospect.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Urc Burry

I do agree we need to address the qb position early. But how does having the 6th youngest roster mean we have a short window? We're not going to miss much DJ and Tamba gone. They are far past their prime. We've barely played had a healthy Houston. For how many vets we have on the roster, having the 6th youngest is ridiculous. Our window is as long as Dorsey is our gm

Every window in the NFL is short unless you have a legit franchise QB. You have a much better shot at capitalizing on superior talent in other areas if you're team leader is a legitimate star.

Several teams have won championships with middling QB's but they had superior supporting casts. Our supporting cast is excellent, but with a middle of the road QB, the window is short.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by rico

I feel like Dak is alright, but am not 100% sold and wouldn't be surprised if he tapered off at some point. He had some help...to put it lightly... like, more help than any QB could ask for... On top of that awesome OL, his receiving targets only had 8 drops all season... out of 479 targets. That's the lowest out of any team in the league...

He definitely went into an ideal situation.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

From Matt Miller:

Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes has visited with the Chiefs, according to Miller. Kansas City is set to pick 27th overall, when Mahomes still might be available. The second-round-graded Mahomes has drawn plenty of interest from around the league.

[Bowser]

Honestly, any of these QB's not named Trubisky are going to need a minimum of one season on the bench before they're ready, most likely (and that might even go for Trubisky, too). Mahomes apparently has all the intangibles coaches look for in a QB, so take him if he's there, let him learn how to QB under Alex and Andy, and see what you have a year from now. That goes for Watson and Kizer, as well.

[PHOG]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Honestly, any of these QB's not named Trubisky are going to need a minimum of one season on the bench before they're ready, most likely (and that might even go for Trubisky, too). Mahomes apparently has all the intangibles coaches look for in a QB, so take him if he's there, let him learn how to QB under Alex and Andy, and see what you have a year from now. That goes for Watson and Kizer, as well.

No, do not let him learn from Alex, please.

[Jerok]

Let's let the QB learn from Alex so he can learn the proper way to check and dink.

[Nickhead]

Originally Posted by PHOG

No, do not let him learn from Alex, please.

Originally Posted by Jerok

Let's let the QB learn from Alex so he can learn the proper way to check and dink.

i didn't want to be the first to point this out

[rico]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Honestly, any of these QB's not named Trubisky are going to need a minimum of one season on the bench before they're ready, most likely (and that might even go for Trubisky, too). Mahomes apparently has all the intangibles coaches look for in a QB, so take him if he's there, let him learn how to QB under Alex and Andy, and see what you have a year from now. That goes for Watson and Kizer, as well.

Trubisky doesn't even have much college experience...he's probably a candidate to sit, IMO.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Honestly, any of these QB's not named Trubisky are going to need a minimum of one season on the bench before they're ready, most likely (and that might even go for Trubisky, too). Mahomes apparently has all the intangibles coaches look for in a QB, so take him if he's there, let him learn how to QB under Alex and Andy, and see what you have a year from now. That goes for Watson and Kizer, as well.

Trubisky only started 12 games in college.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by PHOG

No, do not let him learn from Alex, please.

That's dumb. No reason to not let a young QB learn from Alex.

If you want to worry about something then worry about a young QB only knowing our current offense. When Nick Foles entered the game, Reid didn't open the offense up. He ran the same dink/dunk offense that everyone around here claims only to happens because Alex Smith is our quarterback.

If Alex Smith is the only problem with our offense then why didn't that change when Nick Foles started?

Alex Smith is a smart guy who is also a team guy, he will a great QB for a young guy to learn from.