But the person who makes that trade is more likely to be gone because of unmet expectations. Delayed gratification amounts to career suicide in a short term business like the nfl. If mcdermott has two losing seasons, he will be gone. Bank on it.
You are missing my point. Does the random chiefs fan enjoy the regular season more than the random bills fan? I would argue that over the last decade and a half, the life of a chiefs fan has been happier regardless of super bowl appearances. And what do the patriots have to do with this? Explain your last question.
I watch a lot more than you suspect. Probably far more. But carry on.
He's not elite and never will be. He will not do enough to help the team beat the pats in a playoff game. But he's precise enough and smart enough to lead his team to victory 11 weeks out of 16 in any given nfl season. After 17 non playoff years, i'll take that.
Actually, i'm practically always a koolaid drinker on draft night. Not this time, although i think the fact that davis and ross went off the board was the driver of the trade.
Yep. Shocking that they only got a very late 3rd plus a discounted first (from a good team too) for 17 spots. Sf got more Chi than we got factoring in draft slots, discounts, and expected records next season. Oh well.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/857667002042916864
One NFL GM said Christian McCaffrey "had the best combine workout I've seen. Ever." It's one reason McCaffrey likely to go in top 10.