Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
The one down by the goal line early in the game. He just gave up. It was almost like at the last second he thought the pass was to someone else and/or thought he was going to run into another receiver. Baffling, tbh. I couldn't figure out what the hell he was thinking. I've somewhat been in Hardman's corner for three years but that's really alarming.
Unless the pass is perfect, Hardman ain't gonna haul it in downfield. Just a fact of life at this point.
Originally Posted by TwistedChief:
Alarming? Seriously? We’ve seen the two of them fail chemistry-wise multiple
times over the last few years. Consistently.
Mahomes coming within 6-12 inches of a big play with Hardman twice in a game is absolutely a step up versus what we’ve been accustomed to.
Yeah it is what it is at this point. Just gotta accept that he'll make dumb decisions and you just have to take those with the fact that he make plays here and there. Just not reliably. [Reply]
Watching the first long pass be just off Hardman's hands as he let up was incredibly frustrating. I yelled "Lay out!" the second the ball hit the ground. I don't think the guy is ever going to get it. [Reply]
There's a reason he was 2nd worst in air yards per catch last season. The more options you give him route wise and ball tracking wise, the worse he is. You just have to throw a short quick pass to him and hope he makes something of it [Reply]
Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks:
My only negative takeaway from being at the game today:
Hardman needs to figure out how to keep running full speed when he tracks the ball. Twice today Mahomes threw him passes that should've gone for big plays but Hardman slowed to about half speed when he looked up to track the ball and that blew the connection both times. Mahomes should've had 60-70 more passing yards today.
ya from watching on TV it looked like the first pass that went to him could have been caught but he slowed down/didn't lay out for it.
We've had worse 2nd round picks but there's no way we keep Hardman after this season. Somebody is gonna give him a 3 year $50 mill deal more than likely though. [Reply]