NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah and Rich Eisen discuss his pre-draft evaluation of Patrick Mahomes coming out of Texas Tech.
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What was your evaluation of Patrick Mahomes when he came out oh you know Ian what was it I forget in Philadelphia that draft it was it was one I would like that’s hiding under my bed will not be uh but not come out look he was
Someone who I thought was a boomer bus player had you know the the raw tools but it was so you know just kind of unorthodox I used the the the phrase it was screens and scrambles with an elite arm um and it was going to require a lot
Of development and a lot of patience um so then that’s through the whole process maybe two we maybe a week or two before the draft um we brought Patrick Mahomes he came into NFL Network and we ended up getting him in the podcast studio with Bucky and myself yeah and we sat up
There and Bucky and I just talked about this earlier today but he came in there and I said uh you know one of the things I I love is when you get a chance to visit with these guys is do you have recall a lot of the great quarterbacks
Really have recall and I asked him about a specific play against TCU you know a touchdown in like the third quarter he he gave me the name of the play he gave me the coverage that they got and he gave me why he made the decision that he
Did and he left the room and I looked at Bucky and I said oh I’m I’m a little nervous I could be off on this guy uh and sure enough you know he’s had all that ability went to the right place um the intelligence the work ethic all put
Together and you have the the greatest player we’ve ever seen why does that tell you though I mean because again this is what we’re going to be talking about over the next several weeks uh and couple months certainly when there’s grease boards and say get on the board
Tell me your favorite play and all that stuff what cuz that that’s the essence here is the desire to be great the desire to have just one win not be enough it’s got to be two and now we’re going to be talking about three they’re talking three Pete openly openly like
They they want to come back and say two is great others have done it three nobody’s ever done so what does that tell you Daniel well I first of all he’s um you know Steve Young used to use the line that the great quarterbacks have
This ability to kind of say Over My Dead Body are we going to lose this game in those moments he has that that’s how he’s wired 100% but going back to the recall thing you know what what makes you know Tom Brady’s and and the pton
Mannings and all these guys is they have this memory bank where everything they’ve seen gets logged and then as the longer they play there’s nothing you know there’s not a look you’re going to get that doesn’t you know bring back a memory of what is to come and what the
Defense is going to do and how you attack it and how you defeat it so to have that memory bank even at the college level to remember specific plays in specific games you can then translate that to the next level you’re like oh man when this guy gets five or six years
Into this league um he’s going to have absorbed all of this information and none of it’s going to have have left him and now you’ve got the rare ability uh as well as this memory bank with all the answers to the test and it’s you know it’s it’s pretty incredible yeah and
Then you could say this guy when he’s got his first six seasons as a starter is going to have four Super Bowl appearances three Super Bowl wins three Super Bowl MVP awards two NFL MV PS two-time passing leader six-time pro bowler six AFC championship games in a
Row NFL record 5614 total yards in a season is that good is that let me check hold on a minute can confirm it is good okay yeah catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku Channel 12 to3 Eastern for free
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I think we all can confirm at this point.
Any other coach especially in another time in the NFL. A team might have drafted mahomas but the first thing they would try to do is fix him they would break him down and try to change everything about him. Andy Reid said no just let him set one year and turn him lose. How many great QBs have we missed out on seeing over the years. Because a coach said we gotta fix this guy? I would say a lot.
Everybody gonna play Chiefs hard next year
Thinking the Chiefs willl be favorites to be the first team to 3peat. Ever. Me thinking they will.
Dan asked my Uncle Jep too the prom in 84’ my uncle told him no way
Peyton Manning? PM is one of the biggest chokers of all time!!!
Andy Reid said in his interview after the draft that they drafted Mahomes because he blew them away at the white board. He had perfect recall of plays, recognition of defense and incredible vision.
He is indeed the greatest player we have ever seen.
I was texting with my buddy during OT. When the whiners kicked a field goal I said it’s over. Mahomes is the biggest competitor I’ve ever seen. He’s money.
Everyone should realize by now that the biggest factor deciding what makes a QB great is between the ears. Is that why the runners aren’t great? What else could it be?
Boy was he wrong
Daniel Jeremiah always makes bad mocks & bad scouting reports on players. The only time or moment he gets a mock correct is 8hrs before the start of the draft. He gets insider info from some teams' 1st pick. In other words, ignore everything he says in Jan thru mid April (cuz he is awful at it) & listen to his tweets immediately before the draft.
DJ's "Top 50 Prospects for the 2017 NFL Draft" has DeShone Kizer as the highest rated QB (@ #15!), Mitch Trubisky ahead of Deshaun Watson and doesn't include Pat Mahomes AT ALL?! I know scouting isn't an exact science, but that one is unforgiveable. These "experts"/talking heads need to held more accountable. If Daniel Jeremiah tells you the sky is blue, go outside and double check.
I wouldn't say boom or bust was a bad take. He could've easily flopped in the wrong situation.
So do a lot of people. Apparently, only Veach, Reid, and Sean Payton thought anything of him lol.
I still remember Shannon Sharpe saying he didn’t get it, Stephen A going off because he was drafted ahead of Watson…
All these experts are just dudes making guesses. Pathetic.
where do I find this pre draft interview with DJ and Bucky?
Such a good point and a unique take from Jeremiah. I don't see anyone else talking about a "memory bank" being a key indicator of current or future success, but it makes a damn lot of sense. Right or wrong on Mahomes, Jeremiah's perspective is valuable in my opinion.
Daniel Jeremiah is the Kiper of the NFL Network 😂😂
The best thing to ever happen was let PM sit behind Alex Smith for a year and just learn. Build his NFL IQ and just absorb everything before being out out to the lions. It defined his career moving forward. Biggest chess move Andy ever made.
I just feel bad for Patrick that he never gets to attend the Pro Bowl or NFL honors. Poor guy always has to play football instead. Lol.
Great situation which has been stable, amazing talent, smart, hard worker, and he lives a simple life. I mean he seems like all he does is football and rest. He is annoying because he has zero weaknesses and he evaluates his WRs and people want to play with him.
This explains why all of this guys predictions and evaluations seem so off, he has zero idea of how to actually evaluate NFL talent. Why is he on all these shows, there are guys sitting on their couches at home that are better talent evaluators.
Way to back track 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Can't live it down now?
I remember when the Mocks were flying around and he was predicted to go Redskins…
He would be a bust if he had made it to us as we have had awful QB coaching
Are we trying to act like this isn’t completely typical for the “experts” to get it wrong? These guys are constantly getting it wrong.
I remember watching Gruden's QB Camp with Mahomes and thought he had it. There was one particular moment that sticks out and it is when he made this stupidly insane throw and Gruden asked him why he made that throw. Mahomes response? Because he could. Then his official debut against Denver as a rookie showed a ton of promise. I also remember saying after the Chiefs signed Sammy that we were going to find out quickly if he was THE guy. He was.
Will DJ remember something he didn't mention in his pre-draft analysis when Caleb Williams turns out to be a 😅 bust???
I compare and contrast Mahomes to Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is an amazing athlete, but he doesn't have the work ethic that Patrick Mahomes does, not even close. He also the smartest, and hardest working qb in the NFL. Maybe, MAYBE Peyton and Brady were in the same league for work ethic, but I'm not sure.
Mahomes' football IQ actually unleashed Andy Reid to make crazier and crazier players, more and more complex schemes
He didnt have this dense of a playbook for Mike Vick, or even Alex Smith.
Why are we acting like the Chiefs talking 3 peat “openly” is so omg 😱 they’re so bold. It’s every teams goal to win a Super Bowl… every season right? It just so happens if they win next year it will be a 3 peat…. Of course they are talking 3 peat. They can’t talk about winning a SB (like every other contender) without talking 3 peat. What are they suppose to say? “Oh no we’re not planning to win a SB next season, we are taking the year off”? Lol
If it wasn't for a few factors the Chiefs could have won the last 6 SBs! Sheesh… Just Imagine lol
2023 11-6-0 1st — AFC West 3-0 Won Super Bowl Andy Reid
2022 14-3-0 1st — AFC West 3-0 – Won Super Bowl Andy Reid
2021 12-5-0 1st — AFC West 2-1 – Lost Con Champ Andy Reid
2020 14-2-0 1st — AFC West 2-1 – Lost Super Bowl Andy Reid
2019 12-4-0 1st — AFC West 3-0 – Won Super Bowl Andy Reid
2018 12-4-0 1st — AFC West 1-1 – Lost Con Champ Andy Reid
Is this the dude who said “ he has no footwork, but he can throw the football over them mountains “? This is the sumbich?
Chiefs played 21 games this year. Cowboys players said they were tired playing in their 18th game😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My prediction is that 30 years from now were going to be debating if Patrick is the GOAT, only the debate is not going to be about being the GOAT qb because he'll have retired with that undeniably locked up. No we'll be debating if he's the greatest COACH of all time or if Andy Reid still holds the title.
This is why you can't take what these idiots say seriously
This is exactly why I don't take any of these draft analysts seriously. None of them know how to evaluate talent. So should we trust him when he says Caleb Williams is the best QB in the 2024 draft??