[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Old Mahomes is still there. Just needs to find consistency.

We can talk all day about whether Mahomes should've thrown to Kelce on the 2nd drive rather than taking a shot to Hardman, but reality is this drop the next snap played a much larger role in killing that drive. pic.twitter.com/6ExKx9SpPq

— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) November 9, 2021

And to be honest, I still say the throw to Hardman was, if not the RIGHT move, a wholly defensible one.

Hardman had inside leverage on the guy that was supposed to get deep with him and the safety help had his back turned to the green where Mahomes was throwing the ball, so when he turned his hips, Hardman was going to break past him. The problem is that Hardman slowed the route and Mahomes didn't quite execute the throw (maybe because Hardman slowed the route, maybe not).

But if Hardman stays on the afterburners and Mahomes puts that about 3 yards further in front, Hardman coasts under it for the score.

I NEVER want to see that aggression beaten out of Mahomes. He needs to take that shot on occasion lest we become just another vanilla offense and just another team that's hoping to get the the post-season and get lucky.

The Death Star can't just go into mothballs and the quickest way to put it there is to neuter the kid by blasting him for throws like that shot to Hardman. That was a 100% justifiable decision. From the stands I thought he was going to hit it once I saw him look downfield. It just didn't quite work out for a couple of reasons.

Shit happens - keep firing.