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Originally Posted by JPH83
He was worse against Detroit, hell he was worse against Miami and the Donks. This was the WRs and the OTs s***ting the bed. He wasn't great but he was light years ahead of his supporting cast in this game compared to the Lions and others. He's been off no doubt but i don't think this game was on him.
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The OTs were the bigger problem for most of the game, I'll grant you.
But for the majority of the game, Mahomes was no better than his receivers. And it wasn't just the accuracy - it was the indecision and ultimately the tendency to just not go through his progressions. Every play was the same - back of the drop, pump fake twice, come off his reads, watch the rush, play some playground ball.
It was the stuff he did as a rookie when he had Hill and Watkins. He doesn't have them anymore - he HAS to play on time. He has to play within the structure. He isn't.
And again, Brady made it work with weapons like this because he never even tried hero ball. He was ALWAYS on time. Robotic, almost. And that's where Mahomes has to be if the idea is to win with lesser weapons. That was what he was last season.
He's just not that guy this year.