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Originally Posted by mschiefs1984
Mahomes is on pace to throw 51 Tds this season
That almost matches what Alex did in 3 seasons with the Chiefs 2014,15,16 he threw 53 in those 3 combined. In fairness he did only play 15 games in 2 of those years but yeah it wouldn't have been much more
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The comparison is so fun because it's incredibly uneven.
-Over his career Alex averages about 1.25 TD's per game. He's VERY consistent. He rarely throws multiple TD games and his TD's thrown and games played are usually within 5. Mahomes is averaging over 3 per game.
-Let's not forget that 20+ passing TD seasons are an anomaly for Alex Smith. He's only done it 3 times in his 13 year career. Mahomes had 22 TD's in his first six games this year. It took him 8 games to match Alex's career high TD mark.
-It gets better! Right now Mahomes has 2,901 passing yards this season. In 9 games. Alex Smith has only thrown for more yards than that in six seasons.
-Mahomes current sack %, even with all the OL injuries, is at 3.8%. The best Alex Smith has ever posted is a 5.4% sack rate.
-Alex Smith's career TD rate is 3.9%. No, seriously. His best season was 6.0% TD rate. Mahomes is at 9.1% right now. Which is a TD in about every 11 passes.
- Alex Smith has 12 total 300 yard games in his career so far. Mahomes has 8... in a row. So far.
- Alex Smith has had 3 games
in his career in which he threw for 4 or more touchdowns. Mahomes has 5 4+ TD games this year.
I mean I can keep going. Mahomes current 86 QBR is almost 20 points higher than Alex's best season. Mahomes 13.8 yards per completion is boss. Alex's best season? Last year... with 11.9 YPC.
It's just a never ending parade of totally lopsided comparisons.