Mahomes should feel right at home after tonight.

[JDKinman]

The Chiefs looked like his old college team last year--

• No offensive line

• Play/momentum-killing penalties

• A tight end (Escobar) who couldn't catch a cold in an incubator

• No run game

• A defense that couldn't wrap up and tackle one-legged nuns playing for The Over-the-Sacred Hill Sisters of the Invalid.

The difference tonight versus his final season at Tech was that this evening, he showed discipline in doing what the coaches told him to do and not trying to freelance every play.

That TD pass he threw? Tech fans and alumni have seen that pass dozens of times. It's almost a Mahomes trademark--but it doesn't make the highlight reels because he makes it look too easy.

Stave just needs to go. He ain't it and never is going to be.

Conclusion: Mahomes got his first NFL game under his belt, stayed cool, made no major mistakes.

Mission accomplished.

JD

[Best22]

He'll look better with the first team


The backup offensive line is trash

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Best22

He'll look better with the first team


The backup offensive line is trash

#62 needs to be cut

[OldSchool]

Eh, I wouldn't blame Escobar too much for that failed endzone pass. Mahomes was just plain inaccurate on that throw and Escobar was open for a pretty long time on the play too. made it way more difficult than it needed to be.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Eh, I wouldn't blame Escobar too much for that failed endzone pass. Mahomes was just plain inaccurate on that throw and Escobar was open for a pretty long time on the play too. made it way more difficult than it needed to be.

Escobar went to the same alligator arm school that Albert Wilson went to

[JDKinman]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Eh, I wouldn't blame Escobar too much for that failed endzone pass. Mahomes was just plain inaccurate on that throw and Escobar was open for a pretty long time on the play too. made it way more difficult than it needed to be.

We had Escobar in Dallas last year. There's a reason he's gone.

Mahomes had Jace Amaro as a go-to tight-end at Tech. What I wouldn't give for him to have a Tony Gonzales in KC. . .

JD

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by JDKinman

We had Escobar in Dallas last year. There's a reason he's gone.

Mahomes had Jace Amaro as a go-to tight-end at Tech. What I wouldn't give for him to have a Tony Gonzales in KC. . .

JD

Kelce is no Tony G but he is no slouch.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by JDKinman

Mahomes had Jace Amaro as a go-to tight-end at Tech. What I wouldn't give for him to have a Tony Gonzales in KC. . .



JD

Travis Kelce

[mdchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Eh, I wouldn't blame Escobar too much for that failed endzone pass. Mahomes was just plain inaccurate on that throw and Escobar was open for a pretty long time on the play too. made it way more difficult than it needed to be.

As usual, this is one of those situations that blame can be applied equally.

I feel Mahomes could've thrown it lower without much risk.

I feel Escobar could've extended his hands past his elbows to grab it. I mean what is the point of a TE if you can't rely on him to go higher for the ball?

[WhiteWhale]

I saw Mahomes make plays called back on penalties. Showed the arm. Showed the improvision. I'm okay. He's playing with scrubs.

And apparently all of these guys who won't make the roster suck. Big ****ing surprise.

#2. Let him play with some guys who will actually be on the goddamn team.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

I saw Mahomes make plays called back on penalties. Showed the arm. Showed the improvision. I'm okay. He's playing with scrubs.

And apparently all of these guys who won't make the roster suck. Big ****ing surprise.

#2. Let him play with some guys who will actually be on the goddamn team.

How would you judge him compared to what the other rookie QBs did with pretty much the same handicaps in terms of talent level?

Trub? Kizer? Watson? And hell, even the guy playing on the other team, Beathard?

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

How would you judge him compared to what the other rookie QBs did with pretty much the same handicaps in terms of talent level?

Trub? Kizer? Watson? And hell, even the guy playing on the other team, Beathard?

I liked Kizer, glad to see he played well.

Can't say I watched all those guys snap for snap though. Did you?

Beathard did a good job on that long one spotting the falling player, but overall our 3rd team DB's were shit. Huge openings. The scrub DB's just seemed mismatched against their scrub WR's, and the playcalling was more aggressive. That TD Mahomes threw was tightly played.

[MahiMike]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

I liked Kizer, glad to see he played well.

Can't say I watched all those guys snap for snap though. Did you?

Beathard did a good job on that long one spotting the falling player, but overall our 3rd team DB's were shit. Huge openings. The scrub DB's just seemed mismatched against their scrub WR's, and the playcalling was more aggressive. That TD Mahomes threw was tightly played.

Beathard was the QB I really liked watching the combine. Good pick for them.

[JDKinman]

Originally Posted by OldSchool

How would you judge him compared to what the other rookie QBs did with pretty much the same handicaps in terms of talent level?

Trub? Kizer? Watson? And hell, even the guy playing on the other team, Beathard?

No comparison with Beathard tonight. When your running game can pulverize the defense, it opens up the passing game. Chiefs never had a chance to try that out as we had no running game, no blocking and no discipline (penalties).

As I stated in the original post--tonight was just another game for Mahomes except that he was wearing an arrowhead on his helmet rather than a double-T.

I don't think the other rookie quarterbacks had the penalty problems that KC had and they sure as hell had a better running game.

JD