And this is still considering, when Lamar wins his first, he'll still be at a 1-3 championship deficit vs Mahomes...
Let me start with this, I'm clearly not a Mahomes fan, but I'm not a hater. He's the best quarterback of his generation, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, and he's proven this over and over again...
I made a thread a few years ago that there would be a challenger as the second best of this era, and I thought it would be Burrow. I think it's becoming increasingly clear that the #2 guy is Lamar, and Lamar is a title away from making it a coin flip with Mahomes...
Compare them in both their primes, Mahomes starting in '18 in his first full year starting, Lamar in '19 in his first full year starting. The huge contrasts are, clearly Mahomes with a 3-0 Super Bowl lead; Mahomes 15-3 in playoffs, 4-2 in the AFC Championship, vs Lamar just 2-4 playoffs, 0-1 in the AFC Championship...
Until Lamar wins a title he'll never equal Mahomes but regular season, he's matching Mahomes step for step:
MVPs, tied at 2
W-L record
Mahomes .788 (82-22); Lamar .747 (65-22)
Per 17 during prime
Mahomes (2018-present): 66.7% comp, 4965-38-12, 102.8 passer rating, 342 rush yards, 2 TD
Lamar (2019-present): 65.6% comp, 3688-30-9, 102.3 passer rating, 1084 rush yards, 6 TD
What the statistical comp doesn't capture, is how evolved Lamar is in the last two years as a passer. He's a legitimate elite thrower now, he's a problem...
You can't be this great and not win a championship, it WILL be held against him. But if he does, it's gonna be a real coin flip between which one you'd rather have!
