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Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief
I'm not really saying it's about control, though. Sure, he can decide to pass or run, but if the defense is in position to stop whatever passing play is in motion, it doesn't really matter. That's the issue.
On top of that, the line is blocking for a run play and Pat tends to hold the ball a little longer than he should on those reads which is leading to him getting pulverized way too often.
I don't know, it seems to be failing more often than succeeding these days which means it's time for something new.
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That's the thing about the RPO. It's a call AFTER the snap. The defense is never in a position to fully stop the RPO, that's the whole point of having post-snap option reads. The problem is that the reads have to be RIGHT. You can't hand off the ball right into penetration and you shouldn't pull it back and try to throw it when there's 8 guys in coverage.
That's why I keep saying that some of the blame has to be on Mahomes. They give him a ton of leeway with the RPO and he doesn't always execute it correctly. In fact, when we're struggling or behind and he starts pressing, he executes it poorly many times.