All season, I’ve been trying to put my finger on it — what it is that makes Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes so incredibly special. We all see his talent on the field — and now that it seems likely he’ll be named the NFL MVP for 2018, we see that his talent is being recognized across the country, too.
But still... there’s been something else — something I couldn’t quite put into words. And then, listening to Mahomes speak to the press on Tuesday and reflecting on what he said, it finally hit me:
Rich Gannon.