Fantastic read about Mahomes vs Mayfield.
https://youtu.be/BiYd_prQlXo
https://theathletic.com/615744/2018/...s-city-chiefs/
Davis Webb, Texas Tech QB, 2013-2015 (now New York Giants quarterback):
We had our game the night before (a 52-49 Cal win against over Oregon), so I got to watch this one with my teammates. I’m a big Pat fan. I’d heard from a few birdies in that facility that Pat was not fully healthy, but on game day he was pretty special. My jaw dropped watching that. (Then-Cal offensive coordinator) Jake (Spavital) and I would watch film of all of Tech’s games on Sundays. It was always fun to see what Coach Kliff had in for each week. I knew Pat was really special from that last game of his freshman year against Baylor. I’d been hurt. He threw for 598 yards that day (in a 48-46 loss), and he’d gotten better from there. You knew he had a big arm and he saw the game different.
Justin Dunning, Texas A&M linebacker (high school teammate of Patrick Mahomes):
We played Alabama that day, but I’d tore my ACL in fall camp and was back home with my family in Whitehouse. The poise Patrick showed that night in moments of adversity. A lot of Whitehouse guys on Twitter were saying it was just like his (final high school game in the Texas 4A Division II playoffs) against Mesquite Poteet. Dude threw for 600 yards (605 actually). It was almost the exact same score — 65-60. They had (five-star Texas recruit) Malik Jefferson. The most impressive thing is he was pretty much playing the same way in high school. A lot of people in his hometown didn’t think it was gonna translate to college. Same way people didn’t think it would translate to the NFL.
Brett Veach, Kansas City Chiefs general manager:
I was watching. I don’t remember where I was, whether I was home or on the road. The one thing that was consistent when you watched Pat was — everyone talks about the arm strength, and that was unquestionable that he had rare arm strength and creativity and instincts. But the one thing you took away from the game is that he had the innate ability to make people around him better. That is a special quality.
Patrick Mahomes:
The play I remember the most is one where I scrambled out to the left. It was second-and-long (it was actually a third-and-16 from the OU 41 with 4:20 remaining in the third quarter and the Red Raiders trailing 44-31), and I threw it into the end zone. It probably should have gotten picked, and my receiver (Jonathan Giles) made a great play and caught a touchdown. I remember coming to the sideline, and Coach Kingsbury, who was actually mad at me, saying, “You can’t just throw it up like that.” I always remember that because you’ve got to know when to take those chances and when not to. I’ll always remember that play.
Teddy Lehman:
I thought Mahomes was unreal. I’m standing there on the sideline, watching him scramble and fight off sacks, but I was always watching him throw guys open which doesn’t happen in college. He’s not a Texas Tech system QB. Most of those guys are in the pocket, throwing bubble screens and tunnel screens. He’s pushing the ball down the field, using his athleticism in the run game; he’s improvising. He’d roll out to his right, and the guy would stop his route, and Mahomes was throwing it to open areas. That’s high-level stuff. Baker has a great arm and can rip it when he’s on platform. Pat Mahomes can send it on a laser when he’s got guys hanging off of him.
Tom McConnaughey, Chargers scout:
The only regret I have is that I didn’t yell louder in our war room to get Mahomes on our team. Some of our scouts who hadn’t seen him when they got to watch him, their jaws dropped when they saw his arm strength and the tools. The one thing I did say in my report at the end is, “Hey, we’ve gotta have this guy. And if we can’t get him, we don’t want him in our division.” And sure enough, that’s what happened.
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Where Patrick Mahomes stands now on the All-time Chiefs Passing Records:
#31 2526 Yards; (In a Season)
Just passed Len Dawson (2504 -1971) - Perspective: Montana's threw for (2144 yards in 1993)
17th All-Time Career Leader - 2810 Passing Yards
Just passed Terrific Tyler Thigpen, Tony Adams, and Brokie Croyle.
13th All-Time Career Passing TD Leader 26 - now Tied with Todd Blackledge (40 Games)
Just passed Dynamic Damon Huard (16 Games) Rich Gannon ( 27 Games) Steve Fuller (22 TD's in 52 exciting games)
7 Straight 300 Yard Passing Games - 2nd Place 8 Straight: Len Dawson - Chiefs Record; 9 Straight: Drew Brees - NFL Record
3rd in TD % Dawson (9.2 in 1966) Dawson (9.4 in 1963) Alex Smith (5.1 in 2017)
#22 in QBR 115.3 - Total (#1 in True QB's) Dontari Hungry Pig Poe 118.7 QBR in 2016
Patrick in Now at #9 for 26 TD Passes in a Season on the Chiefs Record List.
He is tied with Alex Smith (2017) Trent Green (2002) Len Dawson (1966)
Up Next: Trent Greent (27 TD's in 2004) Matt Cashole (27 in 2010)
Grbac (28 Td's in 2000) Dawson ( 29 Td's in 1962) Dawson (30 Td's in 1964)
Mahomes is the Fastest QB to 25 Career Td's in NFL History ( 25 Td's in 9 Games) Fastest to 26 TD's as well.
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