Mahomers.

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JD: Thank you for the nice write up on Mahomes II, this is indeed a special time for Chiefs fans. I wish the best for him and the Chiefs.

I think I've probably seen this GIF a thousand times. Every single time I see it I get pissed off at Alex Smith.

Somebody should strap TigerUppercut and the other Alex Smith ballwashers into a chair and make them watch this play until they scream for mercy.

http://www.top10hq.com/wp-content/up...-Technique.jpg

How many times do you guys have to be reminded that Hill wasn't open on that play? Look at the safety there, he's 15 yards from Hill and standing still. When he starts to run toward the LOS he's just baiting Smith into making that throw. You guys just don't see the strategy here. If Smith makes that throw it's a walk in TD. How in the hell is that good for the team? By running out of bounds he set us up for a potential hidden touchdown with his gigabytes and game changing accuracy on the bubble screen to Maclin that he also didn't throw because the corner was within 8 yards with no other defender within 20.

Don't be delivering sour milk to the thirsty fans who have waited 34 years to drink at this oasis. Some people can be effective by doing things the unorthodox way. Look at Jim Furyk in golf, you wouldn't teach his swing to anybody but it works for him. Not everybody has to have textbook form and footwork to be effective. If he scans the field while eluding tacklers and throws darts to our receivers i don't care if his footwork doesn't compete with a ballerina!

An idea for a tee shirt. A clock with an Arrowhead logo set at 1:45. The caption says: Is it 2PM yet?

I approve.

What everyone is going to enjoy is going to be the rapid progress and learning that Mahomes will demonstrate. Ask any Tech fan and we'll tell you that each of the three years we had Mahomes, it was like having a vastly new and improved version of the one the year before.

We've had some good quarterbacks over the years at Tech, from Kingsbury to Sonny Crumbie (OC at TCU) to Graham Harrell to Baker Mayfield to Davis Webb (drafted by the NY Giants and who will be a very good understudy to Eli Manning). But the difference between all of them and Patrick Mohomes II was that his ability and performance rocketed upwards each successive year. Kingsbury credited that to an even and equal combination of athletic ability, intelligence and attitude.

This.

Again, difference is, Mahomes is surrounded by more talent and experience with the Chiefs--including coaching--than he ever has been in his entire life. His fire to win will get him bumped a few times, but he'll discover that taking a knock from an NFL linebacker is a lot more painful than from most NCAA linebackers. And as I've emphasized in previous posts, the boy was an Academic All-American, so there are a few brains up there and he's a quick learner. :D

In the meantime, enjoy this youtube clip of one of the greatest shoot-outs in Big 12 history between #3 TCU and #20 Texas Tech--and watch PMII on the last play of the game when there was no time left on the clock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8vatZKjVMg

--JD

Ha ha ha! That's AWESOME. Take that idea over to Barkley (advertising agency) and tell Jeff King (CEO) that "Tex approves of that idea and he'll be good for two of the shirts." :D

Y'all are sure making me miss Kansas City in the fall. (Not so much in the winter, though.)

--JD

I agree. You would think the way the media and haters are talking about PM2's footwork, that he is a clumsy off-balanced clown back there- lofting up lame duck balls for easy interceptions. :rolleyes:

I guess I am not seeing this horrible "footwork" - it seems the INT's that he has thrown mostly come from not giving up on the play and trying to squeeze passes into very tight windows. That is a product of a decision that he felt comfortable with as he was playing to win.

Am I missing a ton of tape where he is off-balanced and looks like a tanglefoot back there passing? What rookie QB's come out and Don't need to improve on their technique?

It seems this "footwork" narrative has become a blanket statement to use as an attack on this kid by the same people stating he is Not a winner since he played on a team lacking real talent besides himself.

You should be grateful for those criticisms. If they didn't exist, he would be the #1 overall pick. Pat should also be grateful for those criticisms. They will help him improve and he ended up with a great organization instead of arguably the worst organization in the NFL (Cleveland). He is very lucky to have the opportunity to learn from Andy Reid, Alex Smith, and the rest of Andy's coaching staff.

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I agree- very happy we got him. Steal of the draft imo. I was mostly pointing out that the "footwork" criticism has grown Louder since the draft.

"PM2 has a big arm but shitty footwork- total project."

"Chiefs gave up too much for an Air Raid QB with terrible footwork."

Oh, and Donk fans are already calling him a total bust since he has such horrendous footwork.

It has been pushed so far that it is becoming a false narrative-continually repeated as a way to slam this kid that has all the natural talent in the world. Just like people comparing him to Jay Cutler.

He has NO footwork. NONE.

But if someone can teach that fat dinosaur Kirstie Alley to mamba I'm sure 2PM can learn to take a 3 step drop and square his shoulders...

I do think they are overblowing some of the criticisms. He is very naturally accurate, regardless of his footwork and arm mechanics. Reid, Payton, Arians, O'Brien, and other coaches around the league recognize this. He has room for improvement, but so do the other QB's in this draft. However, none of the other QB's in the draft have the upside of Pat Mahomes.