Because of all the interest in this thread, I've place all of the video content of Patrick Mahomes II's college career, and draft day goodness into a single post that can be found here. Enjoy! [Reply]
Patrick Mahomes of the @Chiefs is the only NFL QB in the last 30 years to go 8-for-8 or better with 27+ rushing yards on any single drive in any game, regular season or postseason.
Niners chose mega bust Solomon Thomas #3 overall when they needed a quarterback in the 2017 Draft and could have chosen Mahomes. It has now cost them 2 rings. That’s a very tough pill to swallow on their end. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Niners chose mega bust Solomon Thomas #3 overall when they needed a quarterback in the 2017 Draft and could have chosen Mahomes. It has now cost them 2 rings. That’s a very tough pill to swallow on their end.
And when they traded up to #3 to draft what they thought was their version of Mahomes in Trey Lance… that was a disaster as well. [Reply]
I love those stats, but I learned something a long while back in baseball - historical greatness is largely determined by the back half of these guys careers.
Tom Glavine was, I thought, the best example. At 30 years old he was, I thought, a very good pitcher. But hell, guys like Corey Kluber were better through 30 than Glavine. Glavine is great because of what he did from 31 and forward...
Brady's the same way. Hell, Jordan is. These guys were as great in the 2nd half of their career, when 'on the downhill slide' as they were as they entered and were in their primes.
Now maybe Mahomes is the exception to the rule; a Sandy Koufax or Pedro Martinez. A guy so preternaturally good that he's an all-timer based on a short body of work. Hell, we KNOW he is. But if he wants to clear Tom Brady in the eyes of many, it'll likely be what happens AFTER he's 35 that decides it. That's how crazy the numbers Brady put up were. Not because of what he did, but how long he did it and how long he sustained at that level. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I love those stats, but I learned something a long while back in baseball - historical greatness is largely determined by the back half of these guys careers.
Tom Glavine was, I thought, the best example. At 30 years old he was, I thought, a very good pitcher. But hell, guys like Corey Kluber were better through 30 than Glavine. Glavine is great because of what he did from 31 and forward...
Brady's the same way. Hell, Jordan is. These guys were as great in the 2nd half of their career, when 'on the downhill slide' as they were as they entered and were in their primes.
Now maybe Mahomes is the exception to the rule; a Sandy Koufax or Pedro Martinez. A guy so preternaturally good that he's an all-timer based on a short body of work. Hell, we KNOW he is. But if he wants to clear Tom Brady in the eyes of many, it'll likely be what happens AFTER he's 35 that decides it. That's how crazy the numbers Brady put up were. Not because of what he did, but how long he did it and how long he sustained at that level.
That's Tiger Woods vs Jack Nicklaus comparison as well [Reply]
