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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Okay, but teams are now BANKING on that tendency from him. And doing a fantastic job of using it against him.
Goddamn Chargers found the "Blueprint" much more than Fangio ever did. This pressure/flow shit they found is a proooooooblem and of course other teams are now copying it against us.
And the only answer to it is for Mahomes to stand in there and fire. And of course, Smith's gonna have to suck a hell of a lot less to allow for that.
Right now opposing defense are creating chaos designed to give the appearance of a play breaking down when in reality it's mostly just bait designed to get him off his spot and play sped up. And he's taking that bait just about every time.
He's gotta stop. And if they start playing him honest again, he can get back to that. But right now they're using his instincts against him.
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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.