Kansas City Chiefs fans aren’t far removed from three decades of agony; the team famously went over thirty years between selecting first-round quarterbacks. That nefarious streak jaded an entire generation of fans.
But now, Chiefs fans are just a little over two years removed from Patrick Mahomes taking a jackhammer to the angst. The 2018 NFL MVP has shattered the mold, creating an almost unattainable expectation for what it means to have a franchise quarterback in Kansas City.
So much has been normalized. The Chiefs playing in the AFC Championship — and coming within a few inches of the Super Bowl — is more remarkable when you consider the adversity the team faced last season.