Here's the thing nobody seems to consider. If Mahomes goes to Chicago, Cleveland, or especially the Jets, he doesn't have near the success that he's had. Andy Reid was the perfect coach for him & the Chiefs are the perfect organization. He came into a situation with Kelce, and Tyreek Hill, and a pass happy head coach who is one of the best ever at drawing up creative plays.

I think mahomes is where he's supposed to be, Smith played a major role in his development.

Next video: "What Happened To The 261 Players Drafted Before Brock Purdy"

I feel like Andy Reid was/is the only coach that could handle Mahomes’ abilities and unique play style. Mahomes has changed the game for QBs and I think other organizations didn’t touch him because they didn’t know how to work with such a rare and raw talent. Andy Reid is perfect for Mahomes and Mahomes is perfect for Andy Reid because Andy can literally draw up ANYTHING and Mahomes can do it. Most QBs can’t do what Mahomes does.

In hindsight everyone was wrong who didn’t pick him, including the Bills who traded away the 10th pick to the Chiefs.

Of all picks, the Bears' was definitely the most stupid, not only because they drafted Trubisky, but because they gave up a shitload of draft picks to trade up a measly single spot despite it being obvious that the 49ers would never have picked him. And your assessment of Jamal Adams is 100 percent correct.

If the Bears had picked Mahomes, Mahomes would probably have been a bust. It's a 50-50 shot at best if any player drafted by the Bears or Browns is ruined by those franchises' large degree of incompetence.

2017 was a really good draft class.

Mahomes is an unprecedented talent that inherited an unprecedented situation. Mahomes may have been a bust had he gone to a terrible team and been forced to play early. So much about being a good QB consistently is team and culture fit, and downright good fortune. He was the right QB at the right time for the Chiefs. To say he would be the same player regardless of where he went is to reduce the NFL to Madden - a collection of robots programmed with specific finite inputs. Anyone that's over the age of 12 understands these are humans and their abilities are fluid as are the dynamics of any given team. That being said, it was also an incredibly big risk and some would say even a reach for KC to trade up and take Mahomes at 10. Many teams had labeled him as a risky gunslinger that would constantly turn the ball over. Only a coach and administration as well-established as the Chiefs could've made that move with confidence.

Keep up these type of videos just binged this one and the 2000 draft class one!! Great work 🫡

Fun Fact, the chiefs actually picked up John Ross in the off season last year for camp to compete for a roster spot. he lasted about 2 days in the missouri heat and an andy reid training camp then retired.

Great video, great quality! I really hope the number of subscribers will grow

I’m glad you addressed mahomes not being a perfect prospect at the time because it is so annoying to see people talk about teams passing on him like it was insane at the time. Mahomes is clearly an immensly talented qb, but being drafted by Reid and being able to learn from a qb like Alex smith was obviously helpful to his development. Sometimes a player is just drafted to the perfect situation and lives up to the hype. That’s how you get mahomes type guys.

As a Bears fan everytime I have to relive the draft trade decision to live up for Mitch gives me an upset stomach

It's funny because right when you were saying it seems like Fournette was drafted 10 years ago, I was JUST thinking "damn how long has Fournette been around?" 😂 love the videos!

It took CMc a couple years to be able to run effectively. He was mostly a fast pass catching back as a rookie. Still was fun to watch

The 49ers didn't have Jimmy G, when this draft took place.

The BEARS Drafting a QB with a Polish Sounding Last Name was a Gift to the Polish Population of the State of Illinois.

What you said about fournette feeling like he’s been around forever was so accurate had to give this a like haha I was thinking that right when you said that

I had forgotten Jay Cutler even existed.

The 49ers would have been unstoppable with mahomes

The fact that Fornette hasn't been in the league that long feels wrong. Like it really does seem dude was in the league around the same time as the Legion of Boom. Idk why but yeah it's weird he's as young as he is somehow lol

I think the next one should be what happened to the 198 players before Tom Brady. I know it was a while ago but I would like to know!

Mahomes might not be the rising legend he is today if the dumpster fire the Bears were at that time drafted him. He may have had one or two terrible seasons with them and put on that "failure/backup material" list. The Chiefs had a great coach and roster from hell lined up for him. Tyreek instantly makes any QB look much better because hey, just overthrow it deep and you are likely to get stacked numbers or even a TD. Look at the start of Miami's season when Tago went from his previous so-so status to hey, this guy could be legit! That's on Tyreek.

What is wild is the stories behind Chicago passing on Mahomes is pretty crazy. The GM then based one factor on the vehicle Trubisky drove and raved how humble it was. Leading into the draft Steve Maricucci had a deal on NFL network. It’s on KZfaq where he looked at top QBs. Trubisky obviously was tops. But a guy high on draft boards ranked then over Mahomes was Kizer. New Orleans was gonna select Mahomes. Sean Payton had him as his top pick then. But once Reid selected Mahomes they went defense.

Haha recognised that voice ...great content sweat

Only mentioning the 1-4 record as a starter was the kindest thing ever said about Nathan Peterman's NFL career.

Mahomes on the bears would've failed. Ppl seem to forget mahomes was a project and sat an entire yr developing and learning. If he was thrown into the bears system he'd of been a bust

Patrick's career is fantastic, stop trying to understand or decipher it, enjoy it, he is different, a crack, an outstanding athlete, the fact that he was the pick 10 makes him even more incredible because of his fighting ability. Television journalists often make malicious comments on purpose because they have interests

In the future, I think we'll be talking about "All Pro" rather than Pro Bowls as accolades when discussing if a player's career was a success. Cuz Derek Carr made the Pro Bowl last year. Mitch Trubisky made the Pro Bowl once. Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield made it this year. Mac Jones made the Pro Bowl 3 years ago. It's mostly from all the top stars opting out, and it gets down to decent players only, not pro bowlers.

That Christian McCaffery pick was a good one

The hilarious part is that the Bears traded up ahead of San Francisco when they didn't need to

Chad Kelly is now playing in the CFL and has won 1 Grey Cup already with the Toronto Argos

I live in Chicago and I can’t believe that the Bears took Mitch Trubisky

Given what we know about their careers now and how they turned out. I'd probably pick Mahomes as the guy to build my team around. It's harder to find an elite-level QB than it is a RB and they make a bigger difference in the game. CMC is a generational RB talent but I think QB is just overall a more important position and they also generally have longer careers. Both are great options though

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As the #1 CHIEFS fan in Arizona I say BULLY!

As a bengals fan I can’t believe we didn’t take mahomes

He's the man and a great person as well. Class act.

Mitchell Trubisky just got released by the Steelers. Anyone would be pleased to have a Christian McCaffrey who arguably may be the best football player in the NFL, but to build a franchise around a running back; a position that on average lasts 5-7 years vs a QB who could play for twice that long or more seems to be a no-brainer.

Can't knock the Browns for going with Garrett. He might be the Mahomes of defense. Besides, the Browns would've ruined Mahomes.

To be fair, Mahomes came out of the Big 12, whose QB’s have historically not done very well in the NFL.

You should do the same thing for Brock Purdy

No one was right choice before Patrick mahomes

So its been talked about a ton here locally, but the Saints wanted to trade up to get Maholmes but according to Patrick himself he informed the Chiefs of this and thus the Chiefs traded up before the Saints to grab him

Loved Mike W but yes his injuries do be getting out of control

The 49ers did not have jimmy g at the draft they traded for him at the deadline

No amount of bleach will ever erase the fact that Ryan Pace traded up to draft Trubisky. I'm still trying to find the college tape that made Mitch so highly regarded. Probably hard to find as he only started 13 games in college.

Mahomes is a Phenom!

Thank you for reminding Jet fans that we should have picked PATRICK MAHOMES!!😮😊😅😂😢

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Patrick Mahomes without a doubt!!!

You should do this with Brock Purdy!

Actually, John Ross retired a few weeks into training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs, 2023.

2017 was an amazing draft class that is going to have 5 or 6 Hall of Famers. Crazy that Myles Garrett is one of the best number one overall picks of all time and yet in a redraft he's probably going 2nd or 3rd.

Bills traded their pick to the Chiefs and we got Mahomes for it, what a steal and we've been beating their ass ever since. 🏆🏆🏆

as a bears fan from the UK i will always rule the day we picked MT over PM

People saying Reid was the only coach for Mahomes to turn out this way...yo, Reid doesn't make Mahomes Mahomes. He does teach, and utilize him, but Mahomes takes Reid from the Marty Schottenheimer club into the Bill Walsh league of coaches. It does take a good or even great coach. So that part applies regardless. But coaches without a QB don't win SB's unless you are the Baltimore Ravens with that Ray Lewis Defense, and awesome Oline, a strong tailback, Shannon Sharpe at TE, solid receivers, and one of the all-time best FG kickers where Trent Dilfer could not only game manage...which is the foundation of winning QB play...but he could error on the side of playing safe...which is not winning QB play. That's the only example I can think of. The Steelers had similar teams, but they also had Bradshaw or Big Ben playing, so they were better there. 85 Bears as well...very similar. That D, Sweetness, etc. At least similar, but rare and still, McMahan was pretty decent. You pretty much gotta have D up to par, the Oline up to par, a QB, and a coach to win. Ranking them, I'd put QB first, then coach. Then recruit, trade, and build around the QB as needed. Mahomes is more important to this success than Andy is. Both are critical.

The team around a quarterback matters.

my 2 favortie teams passed on Mahomes. niners and jets. You know it haunts meh. lol

Not even a question. You go with the best QB over the best RB every time and twice on Sunday.

This is why I NEVER get too excited about the draft It's a graveyard of 1st/2nd round picks. It all depends on the surrounding players, the culture and the coach.

As a Saints fan we were drafting Mahomes at 12….then the chiefs haddd to move up

Chicago Bears would’ve ruined Patrick Mahomes

The fact is that most likely Mahomes would not have been the quarterback he is now if not for the Chiefs growing him into the best QB in the league. With their QB coach, Andy Reid, all the stud receivers he was gifted with, and a Qb in Alex Smith to grow up behind all made him into the person is now. So I can't say that everyone made a terrible choice not taking him because he wouldn't be the person he is without the chiefs.

You couldn’t convince me Nathan Pieterman was not a young backup for Jim Kelly’s last few seasons, then was a backup on 24 of the 32 franchises... Fornette does seem like a 10 year vet, but Pieterman seems like a 30 year vet. Notable qbs I could’ve swore Pieterman backed up. - Jim Kelly - Rich Gannon/Jamarcus Russel - Donovan McNabb (Eagles) - Matthew Stafford (Lions) - Aaron Rodgers - Kurt Warner (Cards) - Brett Favre (Vikings) - Jay Cutler (Bears) - Kirk Cousins (Vikings) - Justin Fields

Jets extracted a lot out of Adam's trade, and might get Corey Davis back from retirement. Passing grade.

Mahomes always had the talent to be as good as he is now, however, he was drafted into a perfect situation. Andy Reid, one of the greatest offensive minds of all time, as his head coach, Kelce and Tyreek, and a great veteran QB in Alex Smith to teach him in Mahomes’ first season. This definitely allowed Mahomes to reach his highest peak possible. So it’s clear he always had this talent to be one of the best of all time but I don’t know if he ever could’ve achieved it with the bears or the browns because of their terrible coaching and management.

you remember when they knocked out warren moon . and it was in si how to hold his wrists and drive him into the ground ...

9:30 "I would go as far to say he was one of the best in the league..." The guy had one of the worst offensive lines of all time statistically, barely any running game to help him out, average receivers in his third year, and had to deal with Bill O'Brien as both a GM and a head coach, yet after his three years with the Texans, he had the highest career completion percentage of all time. "I would go as far to say he was one of the best in the league..." is a disrespectful statement to all that he achieved and had to overcome. Me personally, I would go as far to say Mahomes couldn't have done that. Watson was the best in the league. Sucks that the off the field stuff happened, because if he never returns to his old self, then we have missed what would've been something unlike anything we've ever seen before.

Can someone please show me where the "I" in Jaguar is?

I'd love to hear the story about how Sean Payton was trying to draft him and Andy Reid jumped ahead, did Andy know Saints wanted Pat?

Drafting Mahomes probably doesn't affect the Jags season, they probably should have made the Super Bowl, maybe even win it, the reason they didn't wasn't Bortles, so he probably doesn't play. That said, Bortles and the Jags drop off pretty immediately and Bortles doesn't play much after (i think only one season), what Mahomes may do is prevent the Jags from signing Nick Foles, which may have also not led to Foles injury (and perhaps a different career for him)

To be fair Mahomes wouldnt have had the same success uf he was drafted anywhere else. He went to a team who had a pro bowl qb and a history of mentoring the younger qbs and an offense mind legend of a coach. Ppl also forget he went to the Chiefs that was a 12-4 team going into that draft and had a top pick on a technicality rather than a over bad team/record

No. Would no have mattered if the Bears had picked Mahomes. The problem isn’t the athletic talent but the coaching in Chicago. They would’ve chewed and spit him out!

The Saints wanted to trade up for Patrick Mahomes but couldn't

the cardinals were locked in to pick mahommes to replace carson palmer, but the chiefs traded up to get mahommes

CMC and Mahomes situation is like Jordan and Hakeem. Both picks being really good and reasonable picks but Mahomes just edges out.

I lived in Chicago when the Bears picked Mitch and I was like how do you not get DeShaun Watson or even Mahomes because he wasn't on everyone's radar. Myles would have been great also. How did Mitch get so overrated.

making the pro bowl and $1 will buy you a coffee at mcdonalds.

The video I want to see is what happened to the 9 GMs that passed on Patrick Mahomes, where are they now and what was the impact for them on that whiff?

You are 100% right about adams I didn’t like the draft when we did it really don’t like it now. But you’ve gotta kinda feel bad for the guy with all the injuries his shoulders, his fingers, that terrible knee injury. I wish the dude well but he’s just not worth keeping around and honestly I don’t think his body can handle much more.

In a few years, we're all going to look back at what happened to other players from 2024. At pick 10 2024 draft JJ McCarthy. Mahomes was 22 when he was drafted, and McCarthy is 21. Chiefs decided to trade up for Mahomes move on from Alex Smith to Patrick Mahomes as vikings decided to trade up for McCarthy move on from cousins to McCarthy. I can for sure tell McCarthy is going to succeed with all the players around him.

hard to be bitter if you draft myles garrett or CMC

I think your next vid should be, "What happened to the 261 players drafted before Brock Purdy". Think of the KZfaq monetization possibilities! 🤔

as a saints fan im always thinking what if the chiefs never moved up to #10 and new orleans selected him at 11 like they planned to.

Can't go by what Patrick is now. You got to go with development that's what's happen to the Bears you have have the right surroundings with the right coaching

The NFL Draft is an inexact science to say the least. It's very difficult to say how great quarterbacks would perform if they were picked by a lowly team who is picking a QB with the first pick. Mahomes was able to sit and learn his first season in the NFL with the Chiefs. If he was thrown into the fire right away, his bust chance goes up significantly. A year to learn under a QB/offensive guru like Andy Reid, a talented quarterback has a much, much better chance to succeed than if he was picked #1, or early in the draft, by a shit team!!!!

Amazing, Josh McCown was on the Browns AND the Jets during the Mahomes draft?

Can we get a video of who was drafted before Deebo

Mahones ends up with a great coach, great team, and that is all you need. He was the Brock Purdy before Brock Purdy. If Brock Purdy was drafted by Andy Reid and so forth, who know. But it was Mahomes....and it is what it is. You can't change the past.

The browns missed out on Brady, Mahomes, Watson(they got him now), Allen, and Jackson

49ers: Solomon Thomas over Patrick Mahomes. That was with a second 1st round pick as well. Ouch.

Nobody stays healthy anymore and no-one will until they stop playing on CARPETS!

Garrett was beast in college and is even better in the NFL. Absolutely no shame on Browns part. He's literally as good as it gets at his position. In hindsight, and depending on what team we're talking about, Garrett, CMC and Mahomes would all be a first pick in a re do.. Even now. If players of this caliber come into a draft and you're the Ravens, would it make sense to draft a QB Teams need to enter the draft and take the best player available for a position they need to fill . As the video said, a lot of these teams already had a QB or they were giving the ones they had more time. Mitch was a mistake, but the other teams drafted a position they had a bigger urgency on Hindsight is always 20/20

Nagy would have ruined Mahomes like he ruined Trubisky.

Tbf Fornette was a GOOD/GREAT pick. Let’s not over look that shirt.

I was so mad that the Cardinals got hosed and Andy Reid stole Mahomes from them in this draft. But I’m a Cardinals fan so it’s all just on brand.

Can’t you do this for every draft in football and basketball? I mean let’s be realistic can’t we go down a list of players drafted before Brock Purdy?

Honest question. Do you all think mitch would have panned put if he went somewhere else?