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Well what's funny though is everyone says it's never just the qb, but then some people say it's never just the qb, and sometimes the response is, you're underestimating the qb, and then everyone gets back to saying it's never just the qb. Though then what gets talked about is the qb.
Mahomes would not look as good as soon without Reid, Reid's offense, that OL (which is a good one), and those weapons. Saying that is not supposed to be taken as detracting from the qb. And here's the response we DON'T need to me saying that--yeah but Mahomes is so talented. Well a lot of us (you and me included) were already saying that last year, and we can take it as a given.
But as long as we're weighing and measuring qbs, I would say that in comparison, Wilson has done a lot with less. Mahomes is in a great situation along with the given of his talent. If KC had a defense they would rule the universe.
Clutch? I dunno, I count clutch as being behind in the 4th quarter with a chance to win. Mahomes in 2 seasons has 3 wins like that. Wilson in his first 2 seasons had 8 wins like that. Though to be completely fair, that's not a real comparison because it doesn't tell you the percentage of wins in that situation, which is much more indicative. KC just plain had the lead more in most games compared to Seattle 2012-2013.
All that you say goes without saying.
But the point that I find most interesting, and is being ignored, is what is the value of Mahomes in Reid’s offense with these weapons and with the current rules.
When you put them all together is it enough to beat a great defensive team with an average QB.
In the past, I think there are several examples of great offenses losing to great defenses. The textbook case was Buffalo losing to the Giants in 1990.
But the rules have changed and favor the offense much more now. I believe Mahomes in this offense and with current rules is good enough to break down the Niners defense. If so, I’m not sure what it means exactly. How much of it is due to Mahomes being a rare transcendent talent. And how much is due to a paradigm shift as a result of rule changes.
I expect this to be a topic of much discussion over the next 2 weeks at least.
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“The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.” - Alexander Hamilton
