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Originally Posted by Deebo19
A lot of people are saying in order to limit Mahomes you need to keep him in the pocket and force him to go through his reades.
Sort of like what New England did in the second half of their game.
What's the assessment from Chiefs fans?
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I'd classify that as fake news. He's incredibly effective and decisive from the pocket. It's the biggest progression in his game from 2018 to 2019 (And I believe he set PFF's record for passer rating from the pocket last year).
He moves through his reads quickly, is making reads pre-snap, and is decisive.
The Patriots, because they have the best and deepest group of coverage players in the secondary in the NFL, are best designed to limit the Chiefs offense. They have a lockdown man cover corner who can follow Hill all across the field, and 2 additional excellent cover corners with great speed, plus excellent safeties. They're as effective in man coverage in cover 0 as in more conservative zone coverages.
Mahomes also bruised his throwing hand in first half of the Patriots game and was noticeably different throwing it after halftime. Big drop in velocity.