Experiencing the Phenomenon: A Privileged Glimpse into Patrick Mahomes’ Electrifying
We’ve all been enchanted by the tales of love at first sight, particularly when it comes to the captivating moment when Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach first set eyes on the extraordinary quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. In a revealing episode on the Ross Tucker Football Podcast back in 2020, Veach shared that while scouting Mahomes before the 2017 NFL Draft, he declared Mahomes as the most exceptional football player he had ever encountered.
“At the time, in regard to my volume of work and the quarterbacks I had seen, I’d never seen anybody like Pat Mahomes and never saw a better football player.”
Yet, despite all of these accomplishments, I believe the Chiefs were not fully aware of Patrick Mahomes’ true potential when they made the strategic move to select him as the 10th overall pick in the first round. Undoubtedly, they recognized him as their franchise quarterback, and perhaps, they even harbored the belief that they had a future Hall of Famer in their midst. However, the magnitude of Mahomes’ impact on the game was beyond anyone’s foresight.
CREATING A HISTORICAL MOMENT
Here’s an undeniable truth that some may hesitate to accept— Patrick Mahomes stands as the greatest quarterback of all time. In just five seasons as an NFL starter, he has achieved remarkable feats:
- Consistently reached the AFC Championship game every season.
- Participated in three Super Bowls and clinched victory in two of them.
- Engineered 13 fourth-quarter comebacks for his team.
- Secured the distinction of being the sole quarterback in NFL history to maintain an average of at least 300 passing yards per game.
- Stands as the third quarterback in NFL history with a career-winning percentage of .800 or higher, an achievement unmatched in the past 49 years.
The extent of Patrick Mahomes’ greatness is so astonishing that even his father, Pat Mahomes Sr., a veteran of 11 seasons in professional baseball, expressed his awe after his son’s second Super Bowl victory, stating, “I ain’t never seen anything like you. You’re different.”
This moment with @PatrickMahomes and his dad after #SBLVII is incredible. ????
"I ain't never seen anything like you. You different." (via @NFLFilms, @insidetheNFL) pic.twitter.com/3YLyKHmM0v
— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2023