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 DRM08:
I don’t get the Kaepernick comparison. Mahomes is a lot more accurate on his throws. Definitely can see some Big Ben, Russell Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers type of talent in Pat’s game. The mental side of it will be the biggest question and time will tell.
arm strength and baseball background Kaepernick's average fastball was 92 MPH
We all know that Mahomes fast ball averaged 95 MPH
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
Both are black.. duh..
Kaep is a white boy he said the only time he had any hint of discrimination was checking in withn his adoptive parents at Hotels. His adoptive parents are white and very well off.
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Nope, I was making baseball comparisons to Kaep and Wilson due to how it shaped their playing styles due to baseball and the raw ability that shaped them. Russell was drafted as midfielder also hence the reason of such a correlation .
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Kaep is a white boy he said the only time he had any hint of discrimination was checking in withn his adoptive parents at Hotels. His adoptive parents are white and very well off.
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
arm strength and baseball background Kaepernick's average fastball was 92 MPH
We all know that Mahomes fast ball averaged 95 MPH
That was the purpose of the comparison
There are a lot of big arm QB’s in football, but I do understand the baseball thing you mentioned. But just as passers in football, I think Josh Allen is more similar to Kaepernick. Huge arm with no touch and no accuracy. Pat has always had very impressive soft touch throws in his arsenal.
Pat’s accuracy while throwing on the run reminds me of Wilson or Rodgers. We gotta see over time if he can master the mental side of the game. If he does, he will be a mega star in this league. [Reply]
Like all joking aside, there is not enough time in the day to consume all the Mahomes articles, love, and stats. I actually mentally can't handle it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
Excellent analysis! This makes a lot of sense when you see Clay's gif of the spin on that ball. Mahomes pitching background is blending over into his football mechanics and we are literally seeing throws that have possibly not been done before. In the history of the NFL- yep, maybe some QB have had passes that react like that- Favre maybe, Marino, Brees- I don't ever remember seeing them, but chances are they did. That is some HOF company to be able to put that much velocity and arch on the ball to avoid it fluttering for an interception like we have seen so many times.
Mahomes is not even 23 years old- what is he going to be like after a few years of experience? Look how much Brady and Rogers have improved year after year as they have had every kind of defense thrown at them. Wow!
I'd never seen a slider like threw in preseason last year. That was unreal. [Reply]
