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Originally Posted by HC_Chief
So was McKinnon, with a better matchup. The LB made a phenomenal play, else that's a big gainer.
Skyy broke wide open as Mahomes switched targets. When he saw the MLB look like a blitz, then have to turn & trail Jet, it became a no-brainer. They also had the two receivers on the left side of the formation clear the area for McKinnon. If not for that impressive recovery by the LB, Jet was gone. Probably a designed play to go to the RB.
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That 'window' for a back-shoulder pass is going to get impossibly small. The DB isn't out of phase with him and that's a really easy play to cut under. Moreover, Moore is small. His catch radius on a back-shoulder play is tiny.
I don't blame Mahomes for not throwing that ball, it's as likely to get picked/deflected as it is to get caught. Coming off that read is the right play.
If that's the kind of 'open' the "He was open 8 times!" crowd is seeing, that ain't a great argument.
The open I saw was typically on quick hitters and clear outs. 3-5 yard gains. But on a couple of them they'd have been first downs so I wish he'd have pulled the trigger there.