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Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother
Same offense...not the same execution. Simple as that. I know it's easier to blame the play calling and feel better about it, but it's not. It's the receivers, it's the line, and it's even Pat himself that's caused the drop off.
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No, it is play calling. Not entirely, obviously, but the play calling is terrible.
The slants, shallow crossers, or even a good old fashioned swing pass, are all but absent in the current offense.
Hell, even the amount of pre-snap motion we use is way down.
I will agree that Alex Smith ran it better than Mahomes is, but Smith had better tackles, and running was actually a big part of his game at times.
But, Mahomes' poor play is all because of the subpar play of the tackles and receivers, and drops overall. He is constantly concerned with getting his ankles rolled up on, because the tackles suck, that he is almost in scramble mode by default, or at least in don't-stand-still-in-the-pocket-ever mode.
And when he sees open guys, and come on, he sees them, he doesn't throw it because he doesn't trust what they are doing.
This has never been, and will never be a If Patrick Was Playing Better The Receivers Would Be Better situation. Never.
Its has always been a Mahomes Looks Worse Than Previous Years Because The Receivers and Tackles Are Bad situation.
In this "down" year, he is currently 4th in the NFL with 3,938 yards, and he is 6th in the NFL in TD passes. The fact that this team has enough yards for him to be 4th is a testament to how far he has dragged this sorry ass offense.