Originally Posted by TRR:
I will lower my expectations greatly in Mahomes first season. History just isn’t on his side. I expect ups and downs, rocky play at times, frustrating interceptions (10+), and a few glimpses/games of sheer brilliance by the end of the season. The best thing for Mahomes is to get a healthy Ware back and lean on the combo of Hunt and Ware early. Sprinkle in a few of Mahomes favorite Texas Tech play calls ala Texans/Watson, and KC could finish with a winning record in Mahomes first season.
This is a great outlook, very much in-line with my own. The most exciting element of 2018 Chiefs football, for ME, is observing the development of Mahomes as the season progresses.
Ideally( and a real confidence booster for Mahomes, as well as the rest of the team )we'd be headed to a Wild Card with the entire unit having caught some late season fire, but I'm not going to panic if we don't. Just finishing above .500 with Mahomes and the offense showing signs of cohesion and growth is an INCREDIBLY successful season IMO. [Reply]
Hear from @Chiefs GM Brett Veach, who is the architect of the defensive rebuild that helped KC got from AFC bridesmaid last year to AFC champions today: "Job's not done," Veach says pic.twitter.com/2NhH6tWHg7
I've got to think a lot of people were a little nervous when Dorsey left. I know I was.
Now we know Brett Veach was really the brains of the front office all along. Just being the guy who convinced Dorsey and Reid to get Mahomes would have been a good enough argument for that, but the way he rebuilt this defense last offseason was nothing short of brilliant.
It seems pretty stupid that Veach wasn't named as the NFL Executive of the Year. I guess he'll just have to console himself with the Super Bowl trophy. [Reply]
Furthermore, I now believe that the Chiefs organization is going to be the model organization in the NFL. Everything is so professional. Everything is first class. From the front office, to the coaching staff, to the players. And that's a credit to a classy owner.
