I watched lots of film on every top QB prospect, and I think Mahomes is the best QB prospect in the draft, and probably should be the 2nd overall pick in the draft after Myles Garrett. So, uh, obviously, I disagree with OP.
Trubisky is a safer pick, and I also think Watson can develop into a good NFL quarterback, but I think there's a good chance that if you take Trubiski or Watson over Mahomes, you're kicking yourself 5 years down the road when you realize you basically picked Alex Smith over Brett Favre.
It isn't even Mahomes' arm that I like so much.... His ability to turn nothing into a first down has as much to do with the fact that he's so slippery and has such great vision, awareness, and toughness. He's one of those quarterbacks who just drives defenses nuts. And the Cutler comparisons are totally ridiculous. Cutler's major weaknesses are accuracy, awareness, and decision-making, three things that are Mahomes' strengths. Mahomes is also very accurate on the run and excels under duress, which are, again, very anti-Cutler traits.
Plays like these are the ones that really sold me on Mahomes:
Awareness of down, distance, and where line of scrimmage is, and patience to wait for perfect time to deliver the ball:
Two pass rushers come totally unblocked, he makes both of them miss, has patience to wait for receiver to come open, and willing to absorb big hit:
Blitz collapses pocket almost immediately, escapes making good defenders look silly in the process, keeps eyes downfield, completes accurate pass while moving sideways/backwards:
