Run It Back

I remember being in the bathroom at Buffalo Wild Wings, thinking "what if Mahomes really wasn't as good as I think he is?"

October 1, 2018

The Chiefs were 3-0 but now had to go on the road to Mile High on Monday Night Football. The optimistic Chiefs fans believed we had the next Peyton or Brady. Opposing fans were telling us don't count your MVPs yet. That he'll get figured out once there's tape on him. He doesn't have the footwork. 

And at halftime, the Chiefs were losing. Mahomes seemed pedestrian in the first half. The Broncos were 2-1 and would take first place in the AFC West with a win. 

So I'm in the bathroom at halftime, being forced to possibly face a reality that Mahomes might be the next Trent Green or Alex Smith and not the next championship winning QB. 

And then the world found out our QB has Mahomes Magic. Converts a 3rd down with his left hand. Converts a 2nd and 30. Drives down the field, wins the game, takes first place in the division and never lets it go. 

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Narratives are so fragile. 

On the one hand, you can make the case that a NFL DE should know not to line up offside (Dee Ford) and the Chiefs should have played the Rams in Super Bowl LIII. Now maybe the Rams win that, maybe KC does. But a few inches different and we could be talking about Mahomes going 2/2 for in the Super Bowl. 

On the other hand, you go into 2019 and Mahomes gets injured in that QB sneak in Denver. So easily could have missed the rest of the season. Maybe things get shuffled around and Lamar Jackson wins MVP and Super Bowl MVP and everyone thinks he's the best player in the NFL now. Or maybe the 49ers win the Super Bowl over Titans and people think they are building the next dynasty. 

As it stands, it's incredible that my dumb team now is the face of the NFL. I got to see a banner ceremony. The whole country has been waiting for football since February. The last NFL game was the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl and the next one was the Chiefs starting their Run It Back tour by kicking ass.