- 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
Originally Posted by seamonster:
Mahomes had to play the safety off with his eyes and then float the ball into that void in their zone. Seemed like it was 100% on Worthy being a lost rookie. Worthy does have good hands and you can't teach speed and getting playing time with a HOF like Hopkins should show him the light.
Nah. Safety was already off and square to the QB. He was beat well before Mahomes threw it. And Mahomes most assuredly didn't have to loft that ball, especially had he unloaded it a bit earlier.
That was a MASSIVE window to throw into and Mahomes just held it a bit too long. It happens. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
I think this is a bit harsh and extremely premature. He can easily develop into a DeSean Jackson type of player still.
Yeah it could be. If I'm honest I didn't see it in college the way others did, but I won't pretend I watched his every game or that I'm anything but terrible at evaluating players, especially WRs. But that probably explains my lower expectations.
It is very early, and way too early to claim to know what he'll be. Gun to my head I'd say I don't think he'll be that guy, but I'll be very happy to eat crow. In the meantime the speed is still an incredibly useful weapon [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Here’s the replay. Just a bad mental error. He was falling back catching the ball too. Gotta know the sideline is there and stay in bounds. Should have been an easy TD
This is a rookie thing though. It’s mental and not ability. This is easy to fix
Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla:
Damn that pass was LATE. Not sure what Pat was waiting for.
Looks like Worthy was the second read.
Seems like he’s looking at Hardman lined up tight 1-on-1 with a safety over the top. Not a bad look. Hardman will burn most safeties on a fly in that alignment. Probably what Mahomes was thinking too, but it takes Hardman forever and it finally becomes clear that he isn’t creating separation so he moves on to Worthy. [Reply]
Looks like the Bucs were doing a lot of post-snap movements.
Pre-snap it looks like #32 will be on Worthy and #23 will be on Hardman. At the snap, #32 bails to the deep third, #23 runs over to the flat and #3 runs with Hardman upfield.
If Worthy was the first read there that one probably goes for a TD, but no way of knowing they’d change coverage like that. [Reply]