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Mahomes was clearly better in this game and it was obviously partly a result of Holywood's impact, and partly OL play. But I think he was also both a) generally getting the ball out a little quicker and b) not bailing as early or as often with phantom pressure. Some of it was trusting the OL and some was having guys like Holtwood get open early, imo. Still work to get back to his best, and no doubt the long ball isn't there yet either, but a massive improvement.
Holywood looked excellent and about as impactful as we could have hoped. The quick separation, the ability to threaten in multiple ways, the pressure it puts on teams alongside Worthy, it's great. Also, talking of trust, the back shoulder throw to Hopkins was perfect usage and it was great to see Mahomes execute that.
Definitely feels like there's some tweaking to be done on RB usage, because Hunt was excellent, Perine brilliant in the passing game, but Pacheco not so much.
D held in very well. I'm beginning to blame the secondary less and less for 3rd down completions, because the 4 man pass rush is still useless. If it gets pressure, it is interminably slow. Yes, Williams gave up some completions, as I think did Cook, but man they need to cover forever.
Great game overall.
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