I know the immediate reaction will be "No, it was Mahomes all they way", but a few post draft interviews leave me wondering if Trubisky was the #1 QB on their board. First, in the MMQB 49ers draft article Shanahan was quoted as saying KC was offering a lot to the Titans to move up to #5. The 49ers couldn't fathom who KC was trading up for.
The Titans GM was on Sirius radio doing a post draft interview and he talked about how a couple of teams had reached out to them to trade up to #5, but that all the calls went dead after the Bears chose Trubisky at #2 and came off the board.
So, is there a chance KC wanted to move to #5 for Mitch? [Reply]
It makes the most sense for KC to now claim Mahomes was their guy all along. They obviously still liked him enough to select him at #10, so.. guess it doesn't really matter if he was first choice. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefnj2:
It wasn't Bears. Info came from Titans and 49ers.
In the 49ers report, I assumed the Chiefs wanted Pat at #5 because of the Jets and Chargers. They got lucky neither of them went for a QB.
As far as the Titans GM goes, who knows what to think of that. They reached on Corey Davis and maybe he doesn't want to admit they turned down trade offers that were still on the table. Or maybe he's telling the truth and Reid/Dorsey are lying about Mahomes' performance relative to the other QB's in the interview process.
Trubisky is an interesting prospect. Some say he's a safer pick than Mahomes, but I think his bust potential is just as bad and possibly worse than Mahomes. Trubisky seems like a nice kid who is in over his head based on interviews I've seen, the Gruden show where he tried to bullshit his way through a hard count and Gruden nailed him for it, etc. I think his ceiling is game manager. I could also see him turning into a mega bust. Obviously Mahomes has mega bust potential too given the flaws in his game, but he also has superstar potential on the high end. [Reply]
I liked Trubisky a lot, but I'd rather have Mahomes at 10 than Trubisky at 5.
Then again, Dorsey seemed to be fine with pissing away picks on shit like trading up for Chesson, so maybe the extra draft stock didn't matter in the end. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
No ****ing way. It's pretty obvious Mahomes was their guy. Dorsey said he was working on mutlotple trade spots.
This. Dorsey had stated that he had been working on multiple trade deals into the top 10. He decided that #10 was the right spot, gambled and won. [Reply]
Pretty sure there was some sort of deal worked out with the Bills a couple of days before the draft that if Mahomes was there at 10 the trade was happening. Doubt they still wanted to move after that. [Reply]
I actually really like Trubisky but I doubt there was any real effort underway to trade up, and I don't think he was worth mortgaging the future for. That said, it pains me to see another year wasted with Smith .. [Reply]