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Originally Posted by DRM08

Yep, Arians said he had multiple starting QB's that needed 2 years to pick up stuff that Mahomes understood in a single meeting. The kid is a freaking wizard lol

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ing-to-pay-off

Even Smith -- who was traded to Washington after enjoying the best season of his career -- has been startled by how gifted Mahomes is this early in his career. "He's a supernatural player," Smith said last month. "The stage is never too big for him. He's been that from the first day he walked into the building. You never got the best of him or saw him rattled when he made mistakes. That's important, because if you play long enough, you're going to do some things you regret."

Smith was most impressed by how adeptly Mahomes handles pressure. Reid saw that same combination of calm and confidence in his quarterback when he interviewed Mahomes prior to the 2017 draft. Reid is known for grilling prospective signal-callers, but Mahomes never cracked after talking Xs and Os for hours that day. In fact, when general manager Brett Veach, then the team's co-director of player personnel, peaked his head into Reid's office following that meeting, Reid just smiled and said, "You know, this kid is pretty smart."