Chiefs vs. Browns: 3 biggest reasons why Kansas City should dominate
By Matt Conner
Patrick Mahomes
At this point, we’re out of superlatives.
Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the game. We’re not biased when we say that. By this time, it’s an objective fact. With a nod to the likes of Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson or Josh Allen or others, the fact remains that Mahomes is the single player in the National Football League who elevates his team higher than any other.
Coming into his fourth season as a starter, Mahomes is now a man who is settled in his role. He’s entering his prime. The learning curve has lessened, and the steps forward are more nuanced now. He’s seen everything thrown at him defensively from an array of defensive coordinators and schools of thought, and he’s likely able to recognize it all at the line of scrimmage.
For a man who has won the regular season MVP and finished as runner-up in each of the last two seasons, Mahomes should only be getting better for each of the next several seasons with greater experience, a larger body of work, a better feel for Andy Reid’s offense, and more time thanks to a rebuilt offensive line (we’ll get there). That should be enough to scare everyone in the NFL.
No one has seen the likes of Mahomes before in NFL history, because he’s setting new marks with each passing season. The best player in the NFL has not yet peaked. It’s not fair but there’s nothing anyone else can do. While it’s possible for any team to win on any given Sunday (we don’t really believe this), Mahomes gives the Chiefs a much greater upper hand on a weekly basis.