Because of all the interest in this thread, I've place all of the video content of Patrick Mahomes II's college career, and draft day goodness into a single post that can be found here. Enjoy! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
Mahomes was pumped up and put just a little too much on a couple of passes that would have been more TD's on his total.
When you look at how Garappola missed on his passes (by a mile) and Mahomes ( by less than a foot) you can't come down too hard on Mahomes. We can't expect him to be perfect.
It seems he needs to get the individual speeds down for the receiver- He throws them all Cheetah speed. But he has done great spreading the ball around to 9 different guys for scores, so I think his timing will get better.
Honestly, the fact that Mahomes has missed on all of his over-the-defense bombs is something I find rather amusing.
HE could easily have 1100 yards and 16 TD's just by hitting a few of them.
I don't know about you guys, but of all the threads that I've ever encountered here, there is not one that has brought as much joy to my life as this one.
When life throws something difficult at you, just go to the Patrick Mahomes thread and everything will be okay. It sure makes Mondays a lot more palatable. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Reid's press conference after the game today seemed to take a little shot at Alex Smith (and other game manager QB's). He said it's very hard to go on 75 yard drives in the NFL and that your chance of scoring goes way down when you try to dink and dunk your way down the field every time.
He said you need a lot of chunk plays or explosive plays and that he is trying to incorporate more of that in the offense this year. :-)
I dunno - this is pretty much common sense. There's just more chances for a stop in a 12-play drive.
On that NFL Prime show on NFLN (which is growing on me) - Deion said he'd do everything to take away the long ball and try to force us to dink and dunk more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
I don't know about you guys, but of all the threads that I've ever encountered here, there is not one that has brought as much joy to my life as this one.
When life throws something difficult at you, just go to the Patrick Mahomes thread and everything will be okay. It sure makes Mondays a lot more palatable.
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
I dunno - this is pretty much common sense. There's just more chances for a stop in a 12-play drive.
On that NFL Prime show on NFLN (which is growing on me) - Deion said he'd do everything to take away the long ball and try to force us to dink and dunk more.
Of course it’s common sense, but still surprised to see Andy go that direction with his comments. [Reply]
I remember watching McNabb and Vick in Philly. I remember Vick to Jackson.
The whole idea that the super dink and dunk offense was what Andy wanted and not simply what the QB was capable of was always wrong.
Oh I remember it as well. Vick/DJ were awesome together and that was a very short time period. Mahomes and Tyreek could be torching the league for the next decade. Scary thought for other NFL coaches and GM’s.
But I’m surprised Andy kind of threw Alex under the bus. Didn’t expect that one to happen, though I suppose drafting Mahomes during Alex’s prime could be viewed as throwing him under the bus in the first place. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Oh I remember it as well. Vick/DJ were awesome together and that was a very short time period. Mahomes and Tyreek could be torching the league for the next decade. Scary thought for other NFL coaches and GM’s.
But I’m surprised Andy kind of threw Alex under the bus. Didn’t expect that one to happen, though I suppose drafting Mahomes during Alex’s prime could be viewed as throwing him under the bus in the first place.
I don't think it was intended to throw shade on Alex.
Look, the offense is much improved with Mahomes. When they ask you WHY, there's not really a good way to answer. Either you're not giving Mahomes any credit, or you're throwing Alex under the bus.
There's not really a politically correct middle-ground that I know of other than a complete non-answer.
I think it's really telling that Reid doesn't sandbag for Mahomes. His rhetoric doesn't really do much to 'calm the hype'. That's unusual for ANY head coach and a young QB. [Reply]
