*****The Patrick Mahomes Thread*****

[Dante84]

IT ****ING HAPPENED



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[KC_Connection]

Way too much trashing of Mahomes currently in this thread for my liking. Disrespectful and disgraceful to the greatest of all time.

He will be ready when it matters and that time isn't regular season games in mid-September.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Way too much trashing of Mahomes currently in this thread for my liking. Disrespectful and disgraceful to the greatest of all time.

He will be ready when it matters and that time isn't regular season games in mid-September.

Thanks for the input, KCWillie.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Thanks for the input, KCWillie.

Originally Posted by BWillie

What if Mahomes is not actually elite? What if he had the best coach ever....then Top 5 WR ever and best TE ever?

He has honestly been awful...sans the playoffs for a while now. Wtf is going on

He doesn’t get a pass either for this one.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

It's probably a combination of things. Now if it's week 10 and still looks like this, I'll be a little concerned.

At heart he's a baseball midfielder , because rarely they have time to set their feet perfectly while diving to catch or throwing the baseball . Mahomes has always said that his footwork will be conscious problem because of his muscle memory being trained to be MLB player.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

Nagy ball.

Why do I keep seeing this kind of comment? Am I now is some alternative reality? Since when does Reid not call the plays? Looks to me he’s calling plays.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He doesn’t get a pass either for this one.

WHAT IF

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

I think It's extremely likely that Mahomes is aware that his mechanics are a little out of whack, and he'll get it right.

I actually think it might just be fundamentals and he's now figured out that is what it is. The game is easy for him. He may think he's playing at a 100% level in game but in the back of his mind he's dicking around, playing with his food if you will. It's like when I play poker and there are no other pros at the table. I just start dicking around. Opening more speculative hands, overbluffing, over valuebetting etc and generally just doing stuff I don't normally do just to see if I can do it.

[Hammock Parties]

If his "fundamentals" are bad right now and he's still completing 70 percent of his passes I can't wait to see a good game.

[Chieftain]

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I agree that he will get it right. He is too competitive, and too obsessed with legacy to not fix it.

But, I was watching league highlights, and what I really noticed about Mahomes compared to the QBs who are currently playing great, is Mahomes seems to be trying to place the ball in spots, almost like Tua, aiming instead of throwing.

It really looks like he just doesn't have confidence in the line, and he is reluctant to really step into his throws while in the pocket. Not always, of course, but a lot of the time.

Mahomes working on, and fixing his footwork and going back to fundamentals doesn't really change the situation on the offensive line. I am not sure how healthy Thuney is, but his play seems to be impacted by the LT struggling.

I don't doubt that we will win a lot of games, and make the playoffs, but that's not the goal this year. Hopefully Morris will really step up and claim the LT spot with his play.

He was at his most elite throwing the football during the playoff run with a hurt ankle. Then, he was forced to stay within the pocket and his throws were lethal.
Mahomes unnecessarily drifts far back from the pocket, even when the protection is there. It puzzles me how Andy still allows him to do that. He needs to develop patience. This has been his main weakness throughout his career. Move away from the pocket only when you absolutely have to.