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]
Mahomes’ pocket presence is one of the most exciting things about him. It’s what will separate him from being elite than just good. That sixth sense to “feel” the rush and step up. That’s the manipulation of the pocket you see with the great QBs. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
That was Robinson that dropped the TD pass.
Yep, it was like he was not anticipating the throw at all- hit him in the hands and he bungled it. Should have been 6 points. Watkins won't be dropping those type of passes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Screen passes could be deadly, and no I’m not kidding.
Pretty crazy that we as Chiefs fans have been bored to death of screen passes- especially from Alex, where he left the receivers no place to go but to take a loss. From Marty Ball to last year- our screen pass game has sucked- (accept when Priest was getting the ball).
Now, with Mahomes and our weapons- even the run of the mill screen pass is exciting. Death by a thousand cuts...passes. You have 3 guys now who could take it to the house on a 5-yard pass. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Yeah, if he can be accurate in the short stuff, the increased velocity is going to be awesome in terms of getting guys in space quicker.
Exactly, Alex sucked at ball placement throwing screen passes. The receivers always seemed to have to turn, jump or practically dive for the ball- which gave the defenders ample time to shut those plays down.
Watching Mahome's college highlights- he is getting a ton of yards after the catch because he is leading his receivers nearly perfectly.
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
Pretty crazy that we as Chiefs fans have been bored to death of screen passes- especially from Alex, where he left the receivers no place to go but to take a loss. From Marty Ball to last year- our screen pass game has sucked- (accept when Priest was getting the ball).
Now, with Mahomes and our weapons- even the run of the mill screen pass is exciting. Death by a thousand cuts...passes. You have 3 guys now who could take it to the house on a 5-yard pass.:-)
4, really.
Hill and Watkins are the obvious ones. Kelce has done it before (80 yards on a screen), and trying to tackle Hunt one on one in space is a scary thing. [Reply]
That’s the thing. You still need a guy like Wilson as a backup and an athlete like Harris as a backup. Guys like that, with mahomes, will help to keep injuries from derailing the offense. [Reply]