08-21-2024, 09:30 AM
(08-21-2024, 09:25 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: It was for Maye. They didn't even really try to disguise that. But you're right that it's sometimes better to be lucky than good. It's too early to say anything about the careers of Maye and McCarthy, but if Andy Reid had gotten his weay, he would've drafted Paxton Lynch and not Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes is a major outlier. He looked like total bust material for the NFL in college as a prospect: but he got the right coach and support. And he's incredibly driven. It makes a difference.