It’s Patrick Mahomes Week, baby.

[Dante84]

The future is now.

[Coogs]

Then there is the immediate future. Smith goes down, your backup has never taken an NFL snap. You owe it to the guys like DJ to have your ducks all in a row... just in case.

[Chiefnj2]

I'd treat it like game 3 of preseason.

Starters start. If they perform well they can get off the field. This team is too streaky not to have momentum heading into the playoffs.

Play Mahomes the second half. He needs all the live experience he can get.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Rausch

No, people act like it's dumb to risk the future of the franchise (and 2PM better be starting game 1 next year) in a meaningless game...

Fixed for the visually impaired...

[Chiefnj2]

This game is no more meaningless than preseason next year. Mahomes needs snaps.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Fixed for the visually impaired...

If our starter was a little more secure in his own skin, our backup would have some experience. I don't think Brady and Ben shit their pants when the backups finished out the games the past couple of weeks.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by Rausch

No, people act like it's dumb to risk the future of the franchise (and 2PM better be starting game 1 next year) in a meaningless game...

So let's sit him all of next preseason, he might get injured.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

This game is no more meaningless than preseason next year. Mahomes needs snaps.

This

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

This game is no more meaningless than preseason next year. Mahomes needs snaps.

Yep. Perfect time. Get him snaps and tape to work on the things he sees. Not the things Smith sees/doesn't see.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Another thing to consider... The high will be 19 degrees with the chance of snow. This will be his first cold weather game at freezing temps. Reid has already alluded that he wants him to trust the pocket and hit his early reads. Perfect game to do that

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

So let's sit him all of next preseason, he might get injured.

That wouldn't be a meaningless game because HE'D BE THE ****ING STARTER.

He would be gaining experience before his first year starting.

THIS DENVER GAME IS POINTLESS. IT'S A HURDLE WE HAVE TO TRY AND GET THROUGH HEALTHY.

That's it. That's our only goal this week...

[BleedingRed]

So um....... Is he going to play?

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Another thing to consider... The high will be 19 degrees with the chance of snow. This will be his first cold weather game at freezing temps. Reid has already alluded that he wants him to trust the pocket and hit his early reads. Perfect game to do that

Smith? Or Mahomes?

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Mahomes

[MahiMike]

Originally Posted by TRR

Holy shit are you kidding me?? The only QB getting “meaningful” reps in practice is the starter...Alex. Scout team is all there is left when you aren’t the starter. Bray isn’t even a thought in practice during the regular season.


The coaches job is to get the starters ready for a W each week. Until Mahomes is the starter, this is all he’ll get. The reason why he should start against Denver. The ‘injury’ concern is stupid. Treat the kid like the ****ing football player he is, and get his ass ready to play. He’s not some sacred calf that should be wrapped in a bubble. I hope he gets hit multiple times, struggles his ass off, and goes into the offseason with a gigantic chip on his shoulder.

Pat don't need no reps man! He will torch them all by himself.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Coogs

If our starter was a little more secure in his own skin, our backup would have some experience. I don't think Brady and Ben shit their pants when the backups finished out the games the past couple of weeks.

Neither team has a QBOTF.