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Originally Posted by lcarus
It just seems like he and Pat are never on the same page. I think it was our first possession tonight. He had a sure TD if he just keeps running. Instead he slows down for no apparent reason and the ball sails over his head. I could sense some frustration from Mahomes right away. Like you said, with his speed there's definitely a place for him in this offense. We just need another wide receiver who can get open and move the chains.
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He has no idea how to adjust his routes or how to hot route when the defense is giving a certain look. There was that play early in the game where Mahomes read the blitz and threw a rocket to him along the sideline and Mecole had no idea it was coming. He just kept running the route that was drawn up.
It's one thing to have miscommunication problems here and there or to read coverages differently sometimes but it happens to Mecole wayyy too ****ing much for me to think he'll ever be a competent WR in this offense. He's a gadget player who hopefully can have a big play or two every couple of weeks. You have to manufacture his touches because he doesn't get open naturally which makes me appreciate the technical aspects of being a good WR. You'd think with his speed he'd be able to blow by everyone, but nope.
We got really lucky with how the Hill shit worked out because we'd be ****ed if we were counting on Hardman to replace him.