[The Franchise]

You know who's not afraid to sling it? Patrick Mahomes. A concern of mine entering the year was that even though Mahomes has a gifted arm, it wasn't a given that a large number of his attempts would go deep. And even if they did go deep, there's no guarantee that he'd be as effective as Alex Smith last year, who was arguably the best deep-ball passer in the league (that's still weird to write).

In other words, I was a believer in Mahomes' talent, but worried about how everything would come together for fantasy football.

Well, forget all that. Forget being level-headed. Mahomes threw it deep on one-third of his throws, completing well over half of them. There may be some regression coming there, but if you bought Mahomes, good on you. He should be good to go on Sunday against the Steelers.

Speaking of Alex Smith, he returned to his conservative ways on Sunday, tossing exactly zero deep balls. Game script probably played a role there, but if that continues, it should be a plus for slot receiver Jamison Crowder and tight end Jordan Reed.

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