Should we have played Henne the entire 2nd half?

[kccrow]

No. Once they knew there weren't any breaks they should have put him right back into the game. Instead, they let Henne finish the drive and Mahomes was out of the locker room before Pacheco broke that run.

I don't think Mahomes was being immature really, I think he is just ultra-competitive and wanted to get back out there to help the team win. He knew he sprained it. There's nothing you can do for a sprain other than tape it up and let him play on it anyhow.

I think social media is filled with alot of idiots that never played the game. Playing with broken fingers and sprained elbows and ankles is about as normal as taking your daily shit.

[Imon Yourside]

I love Henne as much as the next guy but ya...NO

[SupDock]

Yeah, no.

We only need him next week if we win, and I’m sure that’s exactly how Mahomes felt

[Chris Meck]

Henne did a great job on that drive, but they guy was limited when he was young, which he is not.

I have zero confidence in Henne over a large sample size to win a big game against a quality opponent.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

Henne did a great job on that drive, but they guy was limited when he was young, which he is not.

I have zero confidence in Henne over a large sample size to win a big game against a quality opponent.

Yeah, it's sort of like betting on a bad team pulling an upset and seeing them win. Great, you won against the odds. Don't bet on them every week.

[htismaqe]

Let me say this:

I am so thankful for CP. It's really nice to come back here and see real football talk from people who actually know the game.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Let me say this:

I am so thankful for CP. It's really nice to come back here and see real football talk from people who actually know the game.

We also have Quesadilla Joe

[Bearcat]

Chiefs do have the best quarterback from Michigan in this year's playoffs, even if he did play there in the 80s.

[farmerchief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Chiefs do have the best quarterback from Michigan in this year's playoffs, even if he did play there in the 80s.

And, he has never lost to Burrow! :-)

[DJ's left nut]

I mean we won, so no.

You don't 'take points off the board' so to speak. Survive and advance - we advanced and there's no way of knowing if we would've with Henne in there.

But full disclosure: I'd have had Henne take that first drive of the 2nd half to see how things went. When Mahomes had that short carry for a first down up the middle, cleared the sticks and went straight down, it was clear how much of a hindrance that ankle was. And he misfired on 2 or 3 of his passes as soon as he came out.

I'm not positive he was better in that state than Henne would've been, but I AM positive we won the ballgame and as such, onward and upward.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

If your star player can play, even limited, you go down swinging with him.

70% Mahomes (I didn't see the game, was working, so correct me if I missed the percentage,) beats a healthy Henne, physically and team emotionally, all day.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Carr4MVP

If your star player can play, even limited, you go down swinging with him.

70% Mahomes (I didn't see the game, was working, so correct me if I missed the percentage,) beats a healthy Henne, physically and team emotionally, all day.

Honestly think it was more like 50% Mahomes, or maybe lower than that. Some of the throws you could tell he had zero velocity on them because he could not push off the right ankle at all. Those particular throws looked like what you might see from a weak-armed QB at the high school level. It was not fun watching him struggle like that with his body.

[oldman]

First of all, who the **** is Chris Spear? Second, in what league did he play QB for 25 years? His company's intramural flag football league?

Henne is an older version of what he once was, a poor man's Alex Smith. You can spout off about his once a year heroics, but let him play the entire season in today's NFL and you'll be drafting in the top 10.

[chiefzilla1501]

I’m proud of henne and he has a place in chiefs history for two terrific playoff performances. But my god can we stop the narrative that he isn’t a clear backup? If there’s any downside it’s that people (including our own for some reason) have this weird idea that mahomes is a system qb and reid can win with just anyone.

Andy Reid backups were doing this all the way back to chase Daniel. Brilliant 1-2 drives then back to normal once the defense adjusts. You can only do so much with quick dink and dunk. Before henne had a gutsy finish in Cleveland he had a few bad drives and Cleveland climbed back.

Mahomes had a good second half. And we won. So there is no doubt that the approach we took was a winning approach.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I’m proud of henne and he has a place in chiefs history for two terrific playoff performances. But my god can we stop the narrative that he isn’t a clear backup? If there’s any downside it’s that people (including our own for some reason) have this weird idea that mahomes is a system qb and reid can win with just anyone.

I feel like it's only Bills fans who believe that.