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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
Passing on Pat because of Lynch has NOTHING to do with luck. The Chiefs certainly didn't pass on him when they already had Alex Smith. The donx certainly had the draft capital to pull it off (better than KC), they just didn't want to because of their evaluations of Lynch (lol) and Mahomes.
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The Chiefs wanted the antithesis of Alex Smith and were looking for his replacement the year they drafted Mahomes.
Denver was stuck hoping that Lynch would come along after his rookie year. It never happened. Unless you earn the #1 pick like the Cardinals did with Kyler, teams don't give on 1st round QB's after one year.
We were in a similar position with Drew Lock in 2020. He actually had a few flashes his rookie year, though.