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Originally Posted by TRR
And the reason for this hate is because KC chose Mahomes instead??
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It's not a "there can only be one!" situation. Of course the league has plenty of room for both Mahomes and Watson to be great QBs. And obviously we all hope Mahomes comes out on top when the comparisons are made.
If you don't give a rip about national media perceptions and trends, then sure, I guess you can just hope Mahomes beats Watson every time they play each other and wish Watson the best in all other circumstances. I don't want that because I don't want there to be the slim possibility in some peoples' minds that Watson is a better QB.
These guys came from the same draft class. Two picks apart. If they're both great, you can bet your ass they're going to be compared for the rest of their careers. It won't matter if Mahomes beats Watson every chance he gets. Tom Brady was clearly the better QB in the Brady/Manning rivalry up until Manning left for Denver. He was 8-4 against Manning in the regular season and 2-1 in the playoffs. Didn't stop people from continuing to second-guess Brady and make a case for Manning.
I don't actually expect my desires to come to fruition. Mahomes might not be the league's best QB. Watson might not be injury prone, and he might be REALLY good. Anything can happen. All I'm talking about is what I would PREFER to see go down between these two QBs.
And what I would prefer to see is for Mahomes to be so good that Watson becomes an afterthought.