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Originally Posted by Buckweath
I do not expect Mahomes to play at all this year. People seem to forget that Reid is a rather conservative coach as we can see, amongst other things, in how progressively he integrates rookie players.
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Yeah, and I'm saying if his hand is forced he's not going to shy away from using him. You think we'd trot Tyler Bray out there for 5 games that late in the season? No freaking way they entered this season thinking 'that's our back up QB". No chance. You can't sell me on it.
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Originally Posted by Buckweath
Whereas another coach would say let's do it and set Mahomes free, Reid will take the patient approach and not risk it, even if the Chiefs are off to a bad start or are not having a good season.
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Literally no coach in the NFL would just open up with Mahomes after going 12-4 with last year's QB on the roster. None. Not a single one. I did not say "Or". I said "and". That's very important in understanding my message.
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Originally Posted by Buckweath
We have to see how Bray performs in training camp but even if he is not performing that well in training camp and beyond, I am thinking he will go on the field before Mahomes all season long, this year.
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Prepare to be underwhelmed by a guy who did so badly on the white board during interviews multiple teams removed him entirely from their draft boards in spite of him having a howitzer on his shoulder.
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Originally Posted by Buckweath
In my mind, if you have Mahomes start before he is ready, you might harm him. If you wait before starting him, even when he looks like he is ready, you are not harming him.
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This is only true if you have a bad team, and if you think KC is a bad team, you're pretty much saying Alex is the reason we're winning. Do you really believe that?
Christ, this is just timid thinking. First people are scared to draft a goddamn QB, and now you're going to be petrified of him playing because we might ruin him?
If, after 10 weeks, Mahomes can't step onto the field in an emergency with this team and NOT destroy his confidence (as you fear) then he didn't have the mental toughness to hack it anyway. The situation matters. We're not Cleveland.