Patrick Mahomes has a lot on his shoulders.
Any new quarterback is going to carry a significant burden as he learns not only how to put into practice every concept he’s memorized and handle every defensive scheme he’s studied, he also has upon his shoulders the expectations from fans, the leadership needed in the locker room and the demands from the coaching staff.
As a first year starter for the Kansas City Chiefs, Mahomes has some extra pressure knowing that the Chiefs traded away a very successful starting quarterback in Alex Smith who won an average of 10 games per season as the starter and stabilized a franchise in a winning direction after years of losing records.