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Originally Posted by KingDiqLix
Mahomes was drafted to a team with:
1) A hall-of-fame offensive coach
2) A team with a hall-of-fame pass catching tight end
3) A team with a hall-of-fame wide receiver talent
4) A team that had made 5 of the last 6 playoffs
5) A team that had PLAYOFF wins with Alex freaking Smith
He was drafted to a DREAM scenario.
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In the year 2017, the year Mahomes was drafted, the Chiefs would go one-and-done in the playoffs to the Marcus Mariota-lead Titans in the WC Round. This is the team Mahomes was drafted to.
1) A well-respected coach who couldn't win the big one and was a renowned playoff choke artist.
2) One of the best Tight Ends in the game, but definitely not Hall-of-Fame bound yet.
3) Also one of the best WR's in the league, but definitely not Hall-of-Fame bound yet.
4) Correct, but our playoff record in that time was 1-4. We were the doormat of the NFL for the actual playoff contenders. We were pretenders.
5) ONE (1) playoff win against Brain Hoyer.
Mahomes was drafted to what was considered a good, but not great team. Once he became the starting QB, everything changed.
1) Andy went from a playoff choke artist to the best Head Coach in the league destined for the HOF
2) Kelce's playoff heroics with Mahomes quickly had fans considering him next to Gronk as one of the GOAT Tight Ends.
3) Same with Tyreek. Mahomes exploited his speed and ability to stretch defenses like no other. Tyreek went from one of the best WR's in the game to one of the most dangerous offensive threats of all time.
4) We went from regularly being one-and-done losers in the playoffs to only ever going to Super Bowls and Championship Games w/ Mahomes.
5) The Chiefs playoff record from 2013-2017 was 1-4. The Chiefs playoff once Mahomes became starting QB is 15-3.
Those numbers don't make themselves up. Mahomes was the one that changed everything.