Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner sends strong message to media members regarding the Chiefs' loss to Eagles in Super Bowl LIX
As expected, there are a ton of hot takes regarding the Kansas City Chiefs after their 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Among them are that the Chiefs' dynasty run is officially over, or that Kansas City never had a dynasty in the first place. However, the hottest of them all […]
As expected, there are a ton of hot takes regarding the Kansas City Chiefs after their 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
Among them are that the Chiefs' dynasty run is officially over, or that Kansas City never had a dynasty in the first place. However, the hottest of them all is that Patrick Mahomes now has no shot to be regarded as the best quarterback of all-time.
Each of those takes are not only equally ludicrous, but flat-out wrong. Hall of Fame quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner echoed that sentiment on X toward some of his peers in the media world.
It's one thing for fans to have takes like these, but media members should be held to a higher standard. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, however there's a big difference between expressing what you truly believe and saying something outrageous just to make waves.
Of course, there are plenty of levelheaded media members, such as Warner. While Warner didn't call anybody out by name, Hall of Fame tight end and media personality Shannon Sharpe made the worst case for dismissing Mahomes' chance to be considered as the greatest QB ever while on ESPN's "First Take." Sharpe quickly got put in his place by former NFL safety turned analyst Ryan Clark
Tom Brady is widely considered the greatest QB of all-time, but ever since Mahomes won his third championship and third Super Bowl MVP in 2023, the debate of whether or not he can overtake Brady for that title has picked up steam. It's definitely not out of line to believe that Mahomes won't get there, but there's no reason to firmly say that he absolutely can't.
Like Brady, Mahomes has a 3-2 record throughout his first five Super Bowl appearances. He has reached the big game in five of his seven seasons as a starter and still hasn't reached the age of 30. Brady didn't reach his fifth Super Bowl until he was 34-years-old, and at one point went 10 years between getting there.
Mahomes may very well not even be at the halfway point of his career. There is still much of his story still to be written, and it is foolish to think that a guy who has reached the AFC Championship Game at minimum over the last seven years can't reach Brady's ring total of seven. Mahomes is also well ahead of Brady at this point in his career in virtually every statistical category.
