I think Mahomes himself would tell you he’s not playing to his standard. I think that will change when the postseason starts and he gets locked in.

Everyone needs to read this part of the Star article again. The Chiefs are really really close to being elite on offense.

In a way the Hollywood injury is a good thing bc it has forced us and Worthy himself to build that chemistry with Patrick taking on a bigger role.

I think they fix this by January and Hollywood/Pacheco returning makes this Chiefs offense absolutely lethal.

The mom needs to sit on it

I agree in principle.

However, I don't want Mahomes taking the absolute destruction Wilson took last night. Holy ****. Maybe it's because he's so little, but **** I thought he was dead on a couple of those. AFCN and all that, but ****.

I don't want any too much of that.

Seth Keysor sees what we see...
 

We went a full game in a row worth without a TD and just three points between the AFC championship and Super Bowl. We didn’t break that drought until a punt hit a punt return blocker. Both of those games looked very similar to the entire season (outside of the already mentioned turnovers) with the offense getting bogged down and just hoping the defense kept them in it which they did of course.

We will have one, if not two games this post season that will in all likelihood be just like the Bills game where the defense isn’t getting off the field as quickly and frequently. Last year’s performance from the offense will not win this year.

Also, last season is really the only playoff run he has had to actually elevate beyond his regular season performance since it’s the first one he played so poorly (by his standards) for a whole season in.

He played 3 excellent games in a row followed by one very good one in the SB against the toughest competition any QB had ever faced in a playoff run. Are Chiefs fans really trying to trash this guy’s performance in the playoffs now?

You may want to go look up his 2021 regular season and where that ranks as far as QBR goes in his career. This has become a standard thing for him this decade.

These games aren’t worth Patrick taking hits like Russ did last night and Patrick, on some level, must know that.

He does. He told Simms in his pre-week 1 sit down interview that he tries not to run anymore unless its playoffs or do or die spots.

But then he still hate tackles after a pick in that Chargers game which coulda easily hurt himself, instead hurt his WR1. So.

It doesn't matter how many sources we provide people they're still going to shift blame to Wanya Morris. You can show them every single play that there was pressure and explain where that pressure is coming from, but they either don't watch or are too proud to admit they were wrong.

Seth Keysor sees what we see...
 

No, I’m simply pointing out that yes, he elevated his game, but even with that we needed the defense to do the heavy lifting keeping us in both of those games, allowing him to wok his magic.

As for 2021, he had some bad games here and there throughout the season but he also had a lot of really good games. We averaged 35.4 ppg the last five games of that season. He also had a good QBR in those games. That production continued in the first two games but none of those last 5 regular season games remotely approached how bad he was in the AFC championship. Basically in 2021 the post season reflected the regular season exactly. Some really great games with a clunker.

All that said, I think the issue is that Patrick doesn’t trust his LT, refuses to step up in the pocket, and three feels pressure to throw the deep ball.

Personally I think we run a little too much on 2nd down.

Great analysis.


During the game I remember thinking at some point, “BUF seems to be doing to Pat what we’ve been doing to Lamar.” Not sure I actually posted the thought, but I remember thinking it.

The rest, the bad mechanics, sped up clock, poor pocket navigation, etc. I don’t know. Maybe the sprained ankle has been more of an issue mentally than anyone knows? But that just doesn’t seem to explain the unwillingness to pull the trigger on some pretty basic throws, like that one for Worthy running straight up the sideline.

Still will always believe that Pat will somehow fix his shit at some point, but it feels like a lot of shit this time. Hope I’m wrong.

For sure. Time for him to let his nuts hang.

When was Mahomes’ last 5 TD game? Been a while.

Week 1 of 2022 against Arizona is the last one I remember for sure.

Reid/Mahomes are the best coach/QB duo in the NFL. Maybe of all time. So I’m not too worried. That said, perhaps PMII has the yips & just needs a fresh voice in his corner. He’s had the same people coaching him for some time. Maybe some quick input from a temporary quarterback consultant might add a new perspective. Whether it’s decision-making, fundamentals or just a slight change in mindset: there’s no shame in trying to improve the process. (Which totally contradicts the fact that I feel like posting this is akin to cheating on your spouse.) :)

Mahomes has been saying this the last two years in postgame interviews, he is even tweeting that he is missing open wide receivers. Heck, my GF is saying that he holds the ball way too long and should get rid of it, and she doesn't know much of football except for Tay Tay and Travis.

I still think the LT is a much larger issue, even with a mediocre Mahomes we can still win the Superbowl, but yeah a sub par LT and some team is going to "Buccaneer" us again in the playoffs.