Yesterday it was announced that the Kansas City Chiefs traded away veteran quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins in exchange for a third round draft pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller.
Now that Smith is Washington's new quarterback rookie Patrick Mahomes will be the Chiefs' new starter next season. Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce is good friends with Smith, so it's going to be hard for him to see him leave (quotes via NFL.com):
"It's awkward. It's awkward. I honestly don't know how to really accept it. My entire career, you can't say Travis Kelce without Alex Smith.
"He's been my quarterback, he's been the guy. I owe a lot of my success to him," Kelce said Wednesday on The Rich Eisen Show.
"So it's going to be awkward going into a huddle, like I said, with anybody but Alex, but I know Pat is ready for the opportunity," Kelce said.
"He's taken a lot of mental reps and a lot of notes from Alex on how this thing should be run. Alex ran it to an absolute T this past season and, obviously, everyone's excited to see what [Mahomes] can do."
When asked if he thinks the Chiefs can win games with Patrick Mahomes at the helm, Kelce said 'without a doubt':
"Yeah, without a doubt. I feel like Patty Cakes can come in and roll the dice on anybody," Kelce told NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano and Brian Billick on Wednesday's Super Bowl Live.
"He can throw the ball any way, he can throw it off his back foot and he can jump and throw, he can throw the ball anywhere, anyway you need for it to be thrown. His confidence is definitely one of the best attributes to his game."
What are your thoughts on Kelce saying that he has do doubt the Chiefs can win with Patrick Mahomes? Do you think that Mahomes has a good career as an NFL quarterback ahead of him? And what are your thoughts on his play compared to someone like Smith's? Let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments section below!
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