2. Doug Pederson gets to rewrite his narrative with one of the game’s best.
Being a former quarterback, no one needs to remind Doug Pederson of how important the position is, and taking the job in Kansas City, assuming Eric Bieniemy leaves means he gets to put his fingerprints on the future Pro Football Hall of Fame career of Patrick Mahomes.
No NFL fan or fan of any level of football has to be reminded of Mahomes’ greatness. In 46 regular-season games, all of which he’s started, K.C.’s QB1 boasts a 38-8 record as he’s tossed 114 touchdowns and he’s thrown for 14,152 yards. That doesn’t even include his brilliance in the NFL’s postseason.
Pederson and Mahomes have never worked together. The Chiefs took their star signal-caller tenth-overall in 2017’s selection meeting, but the opportunity to work with the best quarterback of his time might be one of those opportunities that no coach worth his salt can say no to.
There are only two questions. Would Doug be willing to take that slight step backward, and would the Chiefs be interested if Bieniemy moved on to accept someone’s job as head coach of their organization?