Do you ever get tired of trying to argue your football takes to ill-informed fans?
Do you find yourself raising your voice only to stop talking completely?
Do you cherish the knowledge that ChiefsPlanet has bestowed upon you?
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So I'm driving for Uber last night here in Jax and the guys ask me who my team is. I tell them the Chiefs of course and go on to explain how we ranked #1 in offensive weapons, etc.
Dude says, "Yeah but that Mahomes guy is a big question mark."
I tell him, "Jags screwed up by getting Leonard Fournette instead of Mahomes."
"What!? No Way! Fournette and Bortles are awesome! I can't think of a QB I'd like better than Bortles.", he says.
He actually said that. I stopped talking then, hoping for a $2 tip still.
Oh well. Guess we'll have to let Pat do the talking for us this year. Can't wait. [Reply]
Originally Posted by MahiMike:
Do you ever get tired of trying to argue your football takes to ill-informed fans?
Do you find yourself raising your voice only to stop talking completely?
Do you cherish the knowledge that ChiefsPlanet has bestowed upon you?
....
So I'm driving for Uber last night here in Jax and the guys ask me who my team is. I tell them the Chiefs of course and go on to explain how we ranked #1 in offensive weapons, etc.
Dude says, "Yeah but that Mahomes guy is a big question mark."
I tell him, "Jags screwed up by getting Leonard Fournette instead of Mahomes."
"What!? No Way! Fournette and Bortles are awesome! I can't think of a QB I'd like better than Bortles.", he says.
He actually said that. I stopped talking then, hoping for a $2 tip still.
Oh well. Guess we'll have to let Pat do the talking for us this year. Can't wait.
Wait, I thought you were a huge Alex Smith fan? [Reply]
I have to listen to and be accepting and nice in responding to many of my patients stupid football takes while at work. I enjoy discussing football with a handful of knowledgeable ones. If they bring up a football topic and haven't outed themselves as having a low football IQ yet I send out a feeler statement to confirm. When a low football IQ is confirmed, I just politely try to change the conversation. [Reply]
Bortles still has a chance to be an okay starting QB, but his ceiling is going to be Alex Smith, where if he gets good enough at knowing EXACTLY what he can get away with without the potential for making a bad mistake, he'll be fine. That's just going to come through experience and comfort, so I think perhaps his new extension might be all the confidence he needs to really take control of his own career.
However, he's going to have to work hard at throwing tighter mid-range throws. Even when he makes good choices, there are still way too many times when a random throw sails on him. It's a problem he's had going back to college (still remember 4 or 5 jaw-droppingly bad throws during UCF's Fiesta Bowl). I don't know how successful he can be at that in this stage of his career.
He's definitely at a crossroads. Incremental improvement might get him to Alex Smith. Stagnancy in where he currently is as a pro will turn him into another Rex Grossman.
In any case, Jags fans sure are an interesting bunch
Skill players are not worth first round picks so I would agree. RBs are a dime a dozen and so are WRs. QB, DL, OL and DB are first rounders only. [Reply]
Let's be honest. I like Mahomes the best of the 3, but if the 3 QB's drafted last year continue to impress (I know, Watson and Mahomes are way ahead of Trub) a lot of teams are going to look dumb for passing.
I still think none look dumber than Buffalo though. :-) [Reply]
