Yup. I've seen people penciling them in as the next Patriots and it's a bit hold up here. We'll never see that because Brady deferred the big pay day for so long. We've watched super teams come and go as soon as the QBs got paid. The one thing I will say is right now Mahomes definitely deserves every penny and a lot of the QBs who got paid did not. He makes miracles happen. But once the roster starts turning over we will see if he can sustain it. I think he might be the one.
Andy Reids a good coach, but he's not in Belechik's class. The Chiefs current team looks a bit more talented than Patriots during the early/mid 2010 team at least on offense though not as well coached. This Chiefs team may be the most talented offense in NFL history....Dallas in the 90s was a traditional run/pass balance, focusing more on runs. The 49ers of the 80s did not have as good athletes I dont think. Chiefs defensive coaching plans especially these 2 championship seasons have them pinning back their ears much more than Patriots of years past who won many years with discipline and methodically dissecting defenses. With the Chiefs its less a dissection, but mostly the Mahomes show single handedly orchestrating huge plays with unbelievable throwing accuracy (more on Mahomes in a sec) Don't think so? the Cleveland game was simple proof. With Mahomes out for 1.5 quarters, the team was beneath the Browns talent level barely holding them off in the 2nd half. The Chiefs coaches have the luxury of knowing they have the best offense (and QB) to pick up the pieces/mistakes the defense makes. Right now the Chiefs are just too much offensively for any other team.
I think next after Mahomes, without Kelce, the Chiefs take a sizable hit on offense. (Sans Mahomes) Kelce has been the biggest nightmare (even as quick as Hill is) for defenses and Mahomes fallback receiver when in trouble -- Waller is a better athlete and this season pretty close but not as good a route runner. Kelce is the best receiver at TE right now. With a lesser Tight End Chiefs passing game takes a noticeable hit.
You can see how baseball has amplified Mahomes football game He's is confident and effective at tossing the ball at most any angle and without set feet, and often looks like a short stop when throwing. He may be the best in the league at reading pass-rushes and probably has close to the lowest "happy-feet" in the NFL -- this is in no small part because of his baseball training. (Maybe Nick Foles, is less fazed by pass-rushes and you see how injured he's been) However, one of the downsides of Mahomes throwing is the use-danger to his elbow....to get the kind of desired velocity he needs to snap his elbow forward....granted, he doesn't often snap his elbow, and he's only throwing it 40 or 50 times a game vs 100 for a starting pitcher - but it could be an issue as he gets older.