Reach gives the Chiefs credit for making a bold draft move, even if he’s not quite as enamored with Patrick Mahomes as others.
Today, I’ll give you my honest opinion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ decision to draft Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Full disclosure: It might surprise you. No, it’s not quite as controversial as you might think. It’s far too early to backpedal. I could still come away from this and say “I told you so.” Although, for the record, I’m hopeful he can legitimately be Kansas City’s quarterback of the future.
I’m not going to do a 180 and pretend I was on board with the selection of Texas Tech gunslinger Patrick Mahomes from the outset. My ten-game film study of the former Red Raider was clear. His bad mechanics and questionable decision-making were bright red flags I thought the Kansas City Chiefs should avoid. Team general manager John Dorsey clearly disagreed with that assessment. In fact, he traded up 17 spots, into the Top 10, to take him.
My opinion of Mahomes hasn’t changed, but I’m floored by such a bold move. This is as clear a statement as perhaps the organization has ever made. It’s a career-defining moment for Dorsey for better or worse. It has the potential to net the team Super Bowl silver one day. It could also be what ultimately gets Dorsey run out of town on a rail.