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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
Mahomes' mechanics in his highlights are occasionally pretty bad, which is cause for concern. The staff wouldn't have taken him, though, if they didn't think they could clean them up.
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I've said this before, but, bad mechanics are only bad when the pass is incomplete or the ball is turned over.
Otherwise, it's called "multiple throwing angles". See Phillip Rivers. Aaron Rodgers. Brett Favre.
When i first watched Mahomes i thought, "Man, that's some bad mechanics".
But the more and more of him you watch, you realize it's not so much bad mechanics as it is simply incredible arm talent that allows him to free lance and move in an unorthodox fashion, ala Aaron Rodgers.
When a guy slides to his left and drops a 65 yard dime right between the numbers with his feet horizontal to the LoS, that's pure talent. Brady esque footwork won't matter much with that kind of arm talent.
That's what makes Aaron Rodgers so damn special.
If Mahomes fails it won't be because of mechanics. It'll be because he can't read a defense.