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Originally Posted by Detoxing
My only concern with Mahomes at this point is injury. He has the tendency to leave the pocket to make big plays ala Aaron Rodgers.
And like Aaron Rodgers he leaves himself open to get sidewalk slammed.
He seemed uncomfortable in the pocket in the preseason and at times would roll out when it wasn't needed.
With that said, start him.
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That was my concern as well. Except more Big Ben and McNabb for now. The hope is he matures into Rodgers or Favre (but that still means taking a lot of hits). I don't think he looked uncomfortable in the pocket, though he does tend to roll out more than he needs to, but he does have confidence in throwing on the run and he should. I don't have an issue with him rolling out. More of when he waits until the last minute to unload the ball knowing he'll get whacked and a few runs where he tried to get extra yards instead of just running out of bounds.
That being said, the Seattle game was a sign that he was learning fast. Made a lot of really smart throwaways that in previous games he would have stuck in there to take the hit.