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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball
Pretty much. Not sure how that's on Big Andy...
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Even the first drive it looked like he settled for forcing a couple of underneath routes when it appeared he had some routes breaking open behind them but wouldn't take the extra beat to go after them.
Mahomes looked pretty rough yesterday. The hand was obviously a factor as he was throwing balls without the customary zip. But the decision-making was different. He's feeling a lot of pressure that isn't there.
The good news is that it's not that sort of "Derek Carr Panic" where he feels phantom pressure and quits on a play. Even when he gets jittery, he's trying to move around and find a play to make. So I don't think he's 'broken' - he's just gotten into the habit of feeling like he HAS to make something happen and can't just run the offense.
Because this idea that Reid has neutered Mahomes is asinine. There are still downfield routes that are breaking open and guys for Mahomes to attack with downfield if he'll do it. He just isn't showing as much interest in it. That's not really on Andy - it's just that Mahomes isn't feelin' it right now. Here's hoping more reps (ideally more where he isn't taking blitzing LBers into his spleen) will get him a little more confident and have him back where he started the season.