Patrick Mahomes isn't "broken" you ****ing dorks

[carcosa]

"broken" "abomination" "Rick Ankiel"

These are all words that people used to describe Patrick ****ing Mahomes tonight. I mean, are you listening to yourselves? Rick ****ING Ankiel?????

Look, I'm not going to pretend like he's been himself all year. He's not seeing the field as well as usual, he's struggling to trust his OL and occasionally scrambling out of clean pockets, he's missing some throws, some of those turnovers have actually been his fault and not just the receivers being unable to hold onto the ****in ball.

But all the wannabe psychologists and family therapists on this site are driving me up a ****ing wall. You don't know what the **** is going on in his head and you don't know what affect his family life has on his play.

What you DO know, based on a 3 season sample size, is that he's the greatest QB through ~50 games in NFL history. You know that he's won multiple comeback playoff games, two AFC titles, and a Super Bowl. You even know (or at least you ****ing should, unless you've been too busy moaning to actually read anything), that by most metrics he's actually been pretty good overall this season. His "turnover worthy" plays are actually DOWN from past years. He's #4 in the league in touchdowns. His TD% is identical to last season and higher that 2019. Before Tennessee, which is easily the biggest outlier of his career including the other "bad" games this season, he was leading one of the most efficient offenses of all time in terms of points per drive — yes, better than 2018. I know it doesn't feel that way because so many guys on this team (including, yes, Patrick himself on a few occasions) can't hold onto the ****ing ball. But that's the ****ing truth.

If he were moping during press conferences or lashing out on social media, I might give a little bit more credence to the narrative that he's moments away from a nervous breakdown. Not very much, but a little bit. But he's not. He's being honest (almost to a fault) about his role in the team's struggles and projecting confidence that he can turn it around. What more can he possibly do to convince some of you losers to hold onto a bit of that confidence yourselves? Does he need to go back in time and miraculously heal Schwartz and Fisher and win that Super Bowl? Should he just commit seppuku at midfield? What do you want??

Patrick Mahomes is not broken. He's slumping. Every QB slumps occasionally. Not every QB calls having the 4th best QBR (64.1) and 6th best EPA (46.3, just above the dreaded Aaron Rodgers) a ****ing slump. Personally, even after 8 underwhelming-to-miserable games and a 4-4 record, I'm gonna give the kid a little more leeway before calling for him to be committed to the god damn psych ward. I think he's earned at least that much.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by carcosa

Okay but he wasn't playing so.....?

You're such a little **** lmao

You keep telling yourself that Patrick is ok. Whatever helps you sleep at night. That was a awful game by Patrick.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Incoming flood of "not broken!!!" because he made two passes down the stretch to beat Jordan Love.



And that comes off more salty as intended, but JFC guys.... it's okay to say Mahomes is massively struggling compared to the past few years and a couple passes don't change that.

I'm one of the most optimistic people here ever since he was drafted, but he's ****ing struggling AND made a couple of great Mahomes-like throws on that last drive.

Did you seriously just equate “broken” and “struggling?”

[Sannyasi]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

**** yalll


NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MAHOMES MOTHER ****ERS ASSHOLES

The first step to recovery is admitting that something is wrong.

If you think this was a classic Mahomes game you aren't giving Mahomes nearly enough credit. Something isn't right.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

**** yalll


NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MAHOMES MOTHER ****ERS ASSHOLES

Hell yeah! 166 yards, 54% completion, 4.5ypa, 13 points scored. Elite!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

You keep telling yourself that Patrick is ok. Whatever helps you sleep at night. That was a awful game by Patrick.

I'm simply not concerned with the opinion of someone who bitched throughout an entire Super Bowl winning season, sorry

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Good defenses are not a problem for a non broken Mahomes.

With Wilie Coyote at RT.


Our offense was humming until Niang went down that made a big difference.


Do you agree or disagree?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by carcosa

I'm simply not concerned with the opinion of someone who bitched throughout an entire Super Bowl winning season, sorry

Well I seem to be living rent free in your head.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by -King-

Hell yeah! 166 yards, 54% completion, 4.5ypa, 13 points scored. Elite!

Took a Mahomesian play to ice the game against a team that started its backup QB and put its first points on the board with 4:54 to go in the game.

SUCK IT HATERS!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by ShowtimeSBMVP

Well I seem to be living rent free in your head.

This line is the last refuge of the boring loser

[Bl00dyBizkitz]

Originally Posted by carcosa

PATRICK'S COMING BACK FOLKS

THAT GAME WINNING PLAY IS THE SPARK

WHINY ****S NEED NOT REPLY

God I hope for all our sakes you're right.

I want Mahomes to look like himself just as much as everyone else.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

With Wilie Coyote at RT.


Our offense was humming until Niang went down that made a big difference.


Do you agree or disagree?

What we need is mahomes to get into rhythm and thats damn frustrating that we can't do that for him.

When mahomes is off, run the damn ball. Gore did well on limited touches yet was barely used. It took a half season to realize mckinnon for all the snaps he gets can be a screen option. Mecole makes a million mistakes (today was a huge momentum killer for mahomes) but Gordon drops the ball once and it's perma detention for him. Sorensen keeps making huge mistakes while thornhill walks on eggshells every week.

We just need a few error tree drives to get us back into rhythm. And as of right now I blame coaching and playcalling the most for now even trying to do that.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by carcosa

Hmm I guess I'm going to take the fact that he made two passes down the stretch to win the game as a positive sign, but that's just me!!!!

Sure, it's just the "I was right all along" narrative that usually happens around here after we've argued like children for weeks on end.... Mahomes throws for 150 yards the week after struggling mightily against one of the worst defenses in the league, but makes a couple Mahomes-like throws at the end of the game.... and suddenly everyone else is the idiot.

That's all.... not trying to be part of the whiny chicken little bunch to shit on the parade of happiness after a win, and I really ****ing hope it sparks something for the offense.

It's been a long ass season already and no one expected to be 5-4, but then again... the Bills are 5-3, the Browns are 5-4, Chiefs are 1/2 a game out of first.

Still time to get things right.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Yeah, looks "broken." Good job once again, you entitled ****heads.

You're ignoring the other 59 minutes of this game that he looked like a bag of smashed assholes.

He is playing badly right now and there's clearly something wrong.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz

God I hope for all our sakes you're right.

I want Mahomes to look like himself just as much as everyone else.

The offense just can't sustain a good rhythm. Whenever it looks like they've got one going, there's a turnover or a penalty or in this game, an injury that leads to ****in Andrew Wylie playing at right tackle. Patrick is struggling to get the offense back into a rhythm whenever one of those things happens. I honestly think that sealing the game with those throws will help boost his confidence going into next week. It'll still take everyone from Mahomes to Reid/EB to the rest of the offense to pull it together, but optimism just feels better than pessimism, y'know?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Did you seriously just equate “broken” and “struggling?”

Mileage varies... I've seen people say "broken" and they could have very well said "struggling" in the context they used. Just today a few people said "broken right now", which to me is equivalent.

Then there's of course the extreme "something is happening right now, and will keep happening forever!!!" bullshit that's been a thing here for 20 years, and the benching talk, etc.