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Originally Posted by kcbubb
Hello? Tom Brady needed elite protection to be the best all time. The patriots invested heavily in their oline and got cheap free agents at WR & RB. They always prioritized protecting Brady. Just bc Mahomes needs a good oline doesn’t mean that he is not elite. Or maybe I misunderstood your point? Surely you aren’t saying that Mahomes isn’t elite bc he needs protection?
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How did they invest heavily? It was a bunch of players from 1st rounders to undrafted players that they coached up and played. And then Tom made their jobs easier because he played within the scheme and timing off the offense, had elite pocket presence and ability to read defenses so the ball was out before any pressure got there. His last Superbowl there his line was a converter RT that they used at LT, a rookie 4th rounder in Thuney, an undrafted 4th year center, 4th year 4th round guard, and a 8th year 5th round RT.
Nothing we can't do. We just need to coach players up better and Mahomes needs to start making their jobs easier.