Patrick Mahomes really should have been drafted by the Chicago Bears
By now we all know the story of the 2017 NFL draft for the Chicago Bears with a loaded quarterback class featuring Patrick Mahomes.
General Manager Ryan Pace traded up from No. 3 overall to No. 2 with San Francisco to take a quarterback. However, he took the wrong quarterback as he selected Mitchell Trubisky over Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes. Trubisky lasted a few seasons in Chicago before signing with Buffalo and then Pittsburgh. Prior to legal trouble Watson was having a good career in Houston.
Then there’s Mahomes.
He’s already considered one of the best all time to play the quarterback position and is going to his third Super Bowl already for Kansas City. It’s a big time miss by the Bears and one that has many fans wondering “what if”.
On Monday, after the Chiefs beat Cincinnati to win the AFC, Mahomes father appeared on 670 The Score’s Parkins & Spiegel show. During the appearance, he revealed that the Bears actually told Mahomes they would take him at No. 3 overall:
D’oh!
We know the story of Pace falling in love with Trubisky after a dinner in Chapel Hill and seeing the car he drives. We also know that Pace scouted Mahomes as well.
However, whether this has been out there before or not, it’s still a giant mess up for Pace.
Oh, what could have been…
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