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 Beef Supreme:
If I could grow hair I would get the same haircut in solidarity with Mahommes. I don't suppose he would be down for the shaved head and goatee look?
I'm pretty sure my barber wanted to give me the "mahomes" haircut after i asked him for something new and fresh. It's in right now. James Harden rocks a version of it too, as do many other young athletes.
But it ain't for me. Well...i can pull off any hair style, i'm just a handsome dude...but nah... [Reply]
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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes:
Q: How important can Chris Conley be as a third option?
MAHOMES: “You saw it last year with Albert Wilson and how important he was to this offense. With Chris Conley, he was a guy having a great season until he went down last year. It is someone who can solidify and complete that whole entire offense. If he is healthy, and he will be healthy because he is way ahead of schedule, just having him there and having someone who is reliable who is a freak athlete too. Just a guy that can take the top off a defense as well, it will help complete the offense.”
Q: What has your relationship with Chris been like with him coming back?
MAHOMES: “It’s been awesome. It’s been huge to him to be able to be back and be able to go in these OTAs and this minicamp. It’s something that we are trying to build this chemistry. He is a really smart guy. He always seems to be on the same page as me and so we can keep building and building to make sure we can have that chemistry throughout the season.”
Q: With this time off, will you be more engaged in the U.S. Open or World Cup?
MAHOMES: “I would say the U.S. Open just because the USA isn’t in the World Cup, but I will be engaged in that, too. It is a special time of year just to see the passion and the love of every country.”
Q: What about the College World Series?
MAHOMES: “I will be very engaged in that with Texas Tech there. Hopefully making a run at the championship. They have a good enough team to do it.”
Q: Who is on your Fortnite squad?
MAHOMES: “Fortnite squad, I haven’t been playing a ton lately. But Gehrig Dieter and his brother plays with us, and then Tyreek Hill. We play a little bit but we’ve been playing a little bit of (NBA) 2K lately.”
Q: What kind of a sense do you get that this offense will be different than the one you were in last year?
MAHOMES: “There is still a lot of the same stuff. We had a ton of success last year with the offense that we ran. There’s definitely a little bit more flavor to what I like. Of course, every quarterback is different. But at the same time, a lot of that stuff has had success for many years so we are going to try to be perfect at all the basics of it and have a specialty play every once and a while in the game.”
^ Such a different mentality. The last few years the receivers have known if you are not the first option, chances are you were just a decoy. Defenses knew it too. We have gone from a first option read and then run to the sideline offense- to all option are available until the play is forced to be dead. Huge difference.
This team is going to wear defenses out. As Conley states- they can't take any plays off. So if the first two options are covered- Mahomes is going to extend plays and even if you are 60 yards downfield- you better be ready for the ball to hit you in the numbers. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fish:
Conley commenting on Mahomes...
If we're wrong about this kid, we'll be in damn good company. There will be no crow to eat. He has all the hallmarks of a star. The dude checks almost every single box for a star QB.
I just can't see him failing if he stays healthy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
^ Such a different mentality. The last few years the receivers have known if you are not the first option, chances are you were just a decoy. Defenses knew it too.
To be fair i'd bet a lot of offenses are like that. That's part of why receivers take plays off. Because they know they're not involved. A lot of QB's are also 1-2 read QB's once the ball is snapped because of either pressure, lack of vision/awareness, processing, lack of talent or all of the above.
Except for the great ones of course. That's why they're great. [Reply]
