​Credit: Chris Unger/Rich Barnes via Getty ImagesRex Ryan spoke about his time with the Buffalo Bills, and how he was plotting a possible move for Patrick Mahomes in the 2016 NFL Draft.Ryan was the head coach of the Bills for two seasons. In his first season with the Bills, they finished with a bang average 8-8 record.However, he had high hopes of saving the Bills heading into the 2017 season with one big name in mind – Patrick Mahomes.Rex Ryan was hoping to land Patrick Mahomes before he was fired by Buffalo BillsSpeaking on the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, former Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan spoke about his time with the team and how he wanted to turn things around.In particular, Ryan had his eyes on Patrick Mahomes, who was proving to be a standout quarterback with Texas Tech, and wanted to bring him to Buffalo.Ryan said: “And so one day, I’m watching Texas Tech play Oklahoma. And I’m like ‘Oh my, oh my God. That’s the best freaking player I’ve ever seen in my life.’ It’s the quarterback at Texas Tech.
“It’s Patrick Mahomes.“Here’s the crazy thing. It was unreal. So I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’“And we even had the conversation that we were going to take him in the first round. Okay, I get fired. And I mean, there’s no way they would have talked us off of this because literally Terry (Pegula) and I absolutely wanted this guy.“They have the 10th pick. Guess what happens?”“They traded it?”“Kansas City trades to the 10th spot and takes Terry’s guy. And so Patrick Mahomes, even though Deshaun Watson was out there and all that, and he had played with my son, great player. But no, and he’s out there, and sure enough, they took him.“So, if I would have been there, we ain’t trading that pick. We’re taking Patrick Mahomes. Now, ironically, it works out great for him because they ended up getting a really good player, Tre’Davious White. And the very next year, they trade up and get Josh Allen. So it worked well for him in hindsight, but I promise you, if I would have been there, Patrick Mahomes would have been a Bill.”One has to wonder what Mahomes would have been able to do with the Bills, and whether he would have anywhere close to the career success he has experienced with the Chiefs.Read more:Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ heartwarming discussion about his son Bronze’s music choicesCould Patrick Mahomes have avoided a major injury after Chiefs QB’s MRI results?‘Expected the worst’ – Chiefs fans are relieved after Patrick Mahomes’ injury update emerges