Originally Posted by tredadda:
You're comparing Hill to Watson?
Consider it in real time.
For the first 2-3 years of his career, Hill had some pretty ominous possibilities in his background and they were worse than "hey, wanna give me a happy ending? Because this D won't suck itself..."
Yeah, they're pretty comparable scenarios. Now ultimately Hill ended up vindicated, but Chiefs fans were largely indifferent as to the possibility when Hill was making a name for himself here.
This team has been so starved for quality QB play that in a world where we never had Mahomes, the fans would've held their noses and found a way to root for Watson. And frankly, most Cleveland fans are doing precisely the same thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Consider it in real time.
For the first 2-3 years of his career, Hill had some pretty ominous possibilities in his background and they were worse than "hey, wanna give me a happy ending? Because this D won't suck itself..."
Yeah, they're pretty comparable scenarios. Now ultimately Hill ended up vindicated, but Chiefs fans were largely indifferent as to the possibility when Hill was making a name for himself here.
This team has been so starved for quality QB play that in a world where we never had Mahomes, the fans would've held their noses and found a way to root for Watson. And frankly, most Cleveland fans are doing precisely the same thing.
Except he was straight ass last year. That’s all the better. :-) [Reply]
Mahomes isn't built like a WNBA point guard with a weak arm. There is zero similarity between the two.
Physically, you’re absolutely right. But his ability with the big play, scrambling, finding the open man while scrambling and his athleticism to make off platform throws reminds me of a low end mahomes. He will definitely have disadvantages from the pocket but his big play potential while scrambling is there. Here’s a reminder.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Consider it in real time.
For the first 2-3 years of his career, Hill had some pretty ominous possibilities in his background and they were worse than "hey, wanna give me a happy ending? Because this D won't suck itself..."
Yeah, they're pretty comparable scenarios. Now ultimately Hill ended up vindicated, but Chiefs fans were largely indifferent as to the possibility when Hill was making a name for himself here.
This team has been so starved for quality QB play that in a world where we never had Mahomes, the fans would've held their noses and found a way to root for Watson. And frankly, most Cleveland fans are doing precisely the same thing.
Every fan base acts the same in these situations.
You have the small minority who actually bail. Most just plug their noses and stomach it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
I don't think anybody here is actively rooting against him.
I'd imagine most are indifferent with a general lean toward being excited to laugh if it does work out.
I'll be actively rooting for him to succeed any time it doesn't hurt the Chiefs' interests just to shake things up. If Young ends up being a star, I'm wondering how small NFL QBs can go. [Reply]
