I can’t lie.
Prior to the beginning of the 2018 season, I worried if Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes could live up to all the ridiculous hype he was getting. And I am not talking the usual “the one” talk that fans in Kansas City have always had whenever there is a new starting quarterback.
I’m talking moments like general manager Brett Veach calling him one of the best players he’d ever seen and Tamba Hali comparing him to both Brett Favre and Peyton Manning, then ESPN’s Louis Riddick confirming as such by saying “the hype is real.