richig07
Well-Known Member
Just image if the 49ers used the 1.3 for Pat Mahomes instead of Solomon Thomas in the 2017 draft. Could of/ should of/ would have I guess. Always wondered why they didn't go QB with that pick.![]()
What many don't remember about Mahomes, is that he was actually projected as a 2nd round "project with huge upside" type of a QB throughout most of the process leading up to the draft. Towards the final few weeks, there were whispers of him potentially moving up into the 1st round. However, when KC moved up to take him in the mid-first round and gave up the following year's first to do so. THAT was actually considered a giant leap of faith and a reach by many.
Mahomes was never in the mix as a top 5 pick. "Revisionist" football historians typically either ignore this or don't remember it. At #3 that was simply never going to happen. He wasn't this "slam dunk" QB prospect. What's more... that QB class was touted as being the "weakest" that the league had seen in a while. It's only now with Mahomes smashing success and all three 1st round QB's making the pro bowl (and post-season) in 2018 that it has become such a hot topic of discussion.