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Originally Posted by tk13
I think the value chart is pretty meaningless when you're talking about trading for a QB. It's funny, I said it when people were bashing the Chicago trade... but the value of the QB position is just higher than it's ever been due the nature of today's game. I'm not sure Mahomes would've been a top 10 pick a decade ago. But the whole value chart goes out the window because the position is so important and the game is so rigged for the offense.
Mahomes is a great talent. He seems smart, works hard, and Reid would not have drafted him if he couldn't handle the offense. I'm 100% sure that's what pushed him over Watson in Reid's mind. He has a monster arm, but Reid's offense is complex and the playcalls are long and complicated. This guy can learn it, and he can make calls at the line of scrimmage.
He needs some work though. His footwork is absolutely horrible sometimes. He gets sloppy because he knows he can throw himself out of problems. I'm guessing Reid is going to ride the daylights out of the kid to break those habits. There will be some major WTF plays. It took Favre about three years to kind of get over that hump. We may need the same kind of patience, but there's a ton of potential there.
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I had to check out his Wonderlic for whatever that's worth. He got a 24, which isn't stellar but it's okay.
The Broncos' first-round pick got a 9.
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dal...atrick-mahomes