I dont think anyone thought Mahomes was nearly as polished as Fields is, however. I think the pressure will be to move Fields into the starter role asap Didn't a lot of the things that Mahomes supposedly had to work on basically end up being totally moot because he was just so good? So basically; 1. Adjusting from Air Raid to a Pro offense (he hadn't ever ran a huddle!) - Probably didn't need a while season for that 2. Things like mechanics to which he basically responded with a "lol no I'm going to throw from 20 different arm slots, from my back foot, and sometimes even facing the opposite end zone because I can" well, yes, and Smith was playing very well