- Early career production - Dynamic threat downfield & after the catch - Elite speed & start-stop ability - Fluid mover w/ good route running chops - Ball tracking is A+
Not entirely sure why the vibe isn't higher when talking about him in the WR class. pic.twitter.com/dv3JjdyZgh
I'll write something fresh about Worthy tomorrow morning now that he's a Chief to lay out how he's more than speed, but for now here's an excerpt from article linked in the below tweet... https://t.co/EcW7QtUrFFpic.twitter.com/811ahCEfMS
Oh my God. Every angle just makes this worse. He had a whole entire 3rd of the field to work with. Why lead him out or anywhere close to being out? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
We’re overcomplicating this question in order to support a narrative.
Let’s disregard what the throw woulda, coulda, shoulda been. In a vacuum, should an NFL Wide Receiver be expected to catch the deep ball thrown to Worthy yesterday? If the answer is yes, which it is, then it’s on Worthy. It’s that simple.
Not throwing a simple pass that would led to an easy TD is on Mahomes.
Not doing a simple toe drag at the proper time to make what should have been a routine catch is on Worthy. It is so weird how he dragged his foot before he caught the ball. [Reply]
Idk. That is a tough throw. There’s a ton of pressure bearing down on him, he’s backpedaling to avoid it, no pocket formed whatsoever to step into.. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
We’re overcomplicating this question in order to support a narrative.
Let’s disregard what the throw woulda, coulda, shoulda been. In a vacuum, should an NFL Wide Receiver be expected to catch the deep ball thrown to Worthy yesterday? If the answer is yes, which it is, then it’s on Worthy. It’s that simple.
This has nothing to do with supporting a narrative. Both could have been better- worthy could have made the play- I’m not denying that. That doesn’t change the fact that Patrick Mahomes is held to a higher standard. He’s by far the highest paid player on the team and is generally regarded as the best QB in football. There was no reason that throw was that close to the sideline. It was a bad throw and Mahomes admitted it after the game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Idk. That is a tough throw. There’s a ton of pressure bearing down on him, he’s backpedaling to avoid it, no pocket formed whatsoever to step into..
:-) No shit. Wanya Morris, once a fucking gain, gets beaten so badly and so quickly that Mahomes has to yeet it down field in the general direction of Worthy without proper mechanics. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Idk. That is a tough throw. There’s a ton of pressure bearing down on him, he’s backpedaling to avoid it, no pocket formed whatsoever to step into..
Brotha- in the NFL that is a clean fucking pocket. Both guys are to blame but for the love of god somebody step up and make the play. Throw him in bounds or drag your foot. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch: :-) No shit. Wanya Morris, once a fucking gain, gets beaten so badly and so quickly that Mahomes has to yeet it down field in the general direction of Worthy without proper mechanics.
Hell, I thought Wanya held his own on this play. It would have taken about 4 seconds for his man to break free and get a hand on Mahomes. Not to mention the fact that he was essentially coming through the opposite B gap by the time he got past him. I don’t think you can realistically expect your LT to hold a block all the way to where the RG should be.
Which actually leads me to the fact that I hate this blocking scheme. It’s too messy. We’ve got Trey pulling to the left while Creed and Jawaan basically switch places. What’s the purpose of all of that? It’s just confusing and leaves too many opportunities for an assignment to be missed.
I’m not surprised Mahomes felt the need to bail and drop 10 yards back here. He was seeing blue jerseys flash in front of him basically the instant the ball was snapped. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Shoes:
Brotha- in the NFL that is a clean fucking pocket. Both guys are to blame but for the love of god somebody step up and make the play. Throw him in bounds or drag your foot.
At literally no point is there a clean pocket formed.
Mahomes snaps the ball at :06. Wanyas responsibility on the play is bearing down on Mahomes by :09. That's pushing it on a normal play. It's an absolute non starter when you need time to throw it that far down the field. [Reply]
