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Originally Posted by RunKC
Not like this. It was clearly something Andy went over with Alex when he was discussing that interview.
It was a play that made Andy (finally!) realize that he was capped and lead to Patrick Mahomes.
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You are welcomed to draw that conclusion, but it's a pure, wishful guess on your part.
My stance is that Smith made it clear to Andy that he was not going to be playing for much longer.. so this knowledge made it all the more clear that getting a QBotF needed to be a higher priority than perhaps first anticipated.
To me, it looks like Hill was the deep decoy, and Smith never really looked at him... started to move away from a pass altogether just as we see Hill breaking wide open.
I can't imagine a scenario where Smith sees Hill wide open, and just elects to not hit him.. on a throw that most of us could reasonably make. No, it's far more likely that Hill was just a decoy, and never really looked at in that split second of decision.
It's water under the bridge now, and Mahomes will be the future soon enough. That will be what is best for Smith, and hopefully, for KC too.