There’s an adage that genius walks alone. Perhaps, the genius that powered the Patriots’ unparalleled NFL imperium is not as isolated as we thought. It sure looks like the Kansas City Chiefs are borrowing liberally from the Patriots’ masterful master plan these days, especially the part that reads: “Have quarterback, will travel to the Super Bowl.”
The Chiefs are copying the Patriots blueprint, and while the sustained success the Patriots enjoyed will be difficult to replicate, what underpinned it already has — a brilliant, generational quarterback. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is making it look not so hard to reproduce New England’s secret Super Bowl contender sauce.