Mahomes' Confidence?
It's been baffling to see him have confidence issues this season. For the last three seasons he has been rock steady in his on field presence. Nothing seemed to phase him or shake him. This season has been the opposite. During the early season struggles you could watch him lose his confidence when those dropped/tipped passes turned into interceptions. He became indecisive and unsure after that. I don't know if all of those interceptions and the two deep safety looks caused his confidence to drop or if they were just a trigger for something else that was going on with him. Either way it was obvious that he was struggling with his confidence. He even acknowledged in one post game interview that he saw players open and wasn't sure why he didn't throw the ball to them. It seemed like he mostly overcame those issues throughout the season but there were times you could see the indecisiveness sneak back in there. Especially the second half yesterday. It's obvious it's still an issue at times. It's strange that it just started happening this year. I don't know if it's something in his personal life or something football related but at times he just looks uncertain about everything. I'm sure he'll figure it out, but it's a little concerning that it's never been an issue for him.
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