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Yeah, he's developed some bad habits or leaned into some bad habits over the last couple seasons, imo. And I doubt I discovered anything by thinking that. Pretty sure a ton of analysts, pro and amateur, picked up on it way before I did. And I'm seeing him lock in on a receiver right at the snap and just not look for another option, or flick through a read or two too fast then try to find Travis at the last second, and by then he's way late. Et cetera. I'm not getting too worked up about it simply because we've seen this before, for several years now, and he always, eventually, gets himself sorted out. However, I do worry that if we don't fix the protection and the weapons issues, this will become more the norm as the years go by. |
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I haven't seen him do it for quite some time, it's a rarity nowadays if it happens. |
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Before Morris went down, that was the issue. And sometimes over the last couple of weeks. He was standing in the pocket but it looked like he was doing that thing he did early last season where he was locking onto his first read and waiting for him to open up instead of throwing him open or moving to his 2nd read. Then as the game progressed, he started getting more confident and firing. Didn't happen that way last week, though... |
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Since we know Reid has seen the same thing on film. Why are they not insisting Mahomes take the TD shot the defense is giving us? |
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He's probably taking those shots in practice - we know he was in camp. He KNOWS it, too. He says as much virtually every post-game presser. He's just not doing it in game situations. Insist all you want but the bottom line is that he's been playing tight when the game starts. He loosens up a little as the game goes along, especially if he has some early success. But it seems to me that he's just being really cautious in the first half of these games and then if/when the game stays tight and/or he hasn't had success the time or two he's pushed the ball, he stays tight. A little more '**** it' wouldn't hurt. Especially early in games when there's still plenty of time to right the ship. |
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I think last season regressed him with all the drops and picks. I think he's gunshy this season because of it. Simply, he had his receivers drop 44+ passes last year and I forget how many turned into INTs. And that number is a little low, because PFR/ESPN still has Skyy only dropping 2 passes, which is 100% wrong, as we all know. So, I think Pat's Risk vs. Reward meter is effed up. He's thinking, "the pass has to be dead-nuts perfect for my receivers (other than Travis) or he's going to drop it/cause an INT." So if he doesn't think he can put it right on the $$$, he hesitates. Or he tries to guide the ball, instead of just throwing it. Either way, he's not pulling the trigger on time, or not pulling it at all. Just my opinion. |
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Watch the first couple years of Mahomes. Dude would just sit in the pocket, dodge the pass rush, and then fire it in there to a WR. He might have been top 3 in navigating the pocket in the history of the NFL. He doesn't ever do that now. He just bails and runs and throws some crazy shit every single time. They need to make him stay in the pocket.
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I mentioned it when the did a Mahomes-a-thon on NFL Network a few years back. The difference between 2018 to 2019 and then to 2020 was STARK. Watching those games in 2020 is like watching a completely different guy. The 2018 version was playing with his hair on fire. The 2020 version was the best we got from him, IMO. I will forever maintain that the 2020 Chiefs were the best team of this entire era. Those OL injuries are just heartbreaking because that team was a buzzsaw and Mahomes was the best he's ever looked. |
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I wasn't a big Worthy fan pre-draft but I expected us to get more than we are getting.
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Seems like he knows we're playing with house money, and its all about survive and advance.
Even though he has a high INT:TD ratio this year, half the picks aren't really on the QB. Feels like it's been super safe & conservative thus far, and it's worked. His missed passes are misses to safe spots instead of danger spots. Boundary balls, deep overthrows, or sky-high balls. Rarely is he throwing into contested space or putting the ball in danger. It's put us in some shitty spots, but undefeated is undefeated. Lastly, I agree that when we see the worst of Mahomes, it's either he's dicking around & being reckless (Not an issue this year), or he's so paranoid about bad OL (Tackle) play that he reverts into an average player (happening a lot this year). |
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And he's not trusting his players to make plays. I mean, I get it; he threw a lot of passes to guys that were wide open last season, and they managed to eff it up anyway, several times resulting in picks. But to win at the highest level, to win in the playoffs and the SB, a QB needs to get the ball into the hands of his playmakers, which means trusting them to make plays even in tight window/contested ball situations. And for the last two seasons in particular, Pat hasn't been willing to trust his players (other than Travis) to make plays. I said more than a season ago that Pat running as much as he was running was a bad sign. Well, we're watching the results now. |
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