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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Then nobody is ever open.
You're looking for the same windows Matt Cassel was always looking for. "High School Open".
You're looking for the same windows that Zach Wilson was looking for last night.
There were 3 throws to make there. Man, if that throw to Watson isn't 'open' in your eyes, then I don't know what to tell you. Mahomes makes a dozen throws into tighter windows than that every single week. You throw it at the sideline as his breaking down. He turns, locates the ball, takes a step forward and has a 15 yard gain where maybe he turns off a tackler and can get the 1st down.
The check down is also an easy throw for probably 10 yards of YAC.
Maybe this is why we keep hearing 'nobody is open!!!!' all the time. Y'all think a guy is EVER running in 5 yards of empty space. They aren't. Not if the coverage doesn't break down.
This is like people expecting Perry Mason moments in court where the witness breaks down and makes a sobbing admission on the stand. There's no magic route or cut that just breaks a guy into 7 yards of empty space. What makes a good route runner is precision. Hitting his mark EXACTLY on time and getting 2 yards of separation just as he's hitting it. Then because he's there exactly when he should be, the ball is being delivered when/before that space is created.
No, you're just wrong here. There were absolutely throws to make there. And that play is a hell of a litmus test, IMO. Because if you look at that play and think "Man, the receivers are the problem here" then you really do need to recalibrate a little.
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Honestly plays like that are probably why they didn’t seem to have any interest in getting WR in trade. They are likely thinking the quickest fix is just getting Mahomes to play like he typically does.