This is a jet tap, which the Jets have used. It's just an extension of the running game. The Chiefs don't have a great RB situation, so they have to supplement their offense.
This is a pre-snap sight adjust and read of the overhang defender against the Lions two high shells. It requires a read pre AND post snap to verify the depth and width of the LB. This is punishing poor alignment by the defense and allowing your QB and WR to work off script. That's it. This probably isn't even an offensive install. This is an understanding by two veteran NFL players ... JuJu says to himself "Holy shit, I'm uncovered" Mahomes goes "Holy shit, he's uncovered" and they've earned the freedom to play off script by their coach.
This is just a misdirection to a shield screen with influence blocks from the OL. I've watched the jets run this a few times this year. I've watched a dozen teams run this and a version of this year.
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this he'd crack the 50 yard mark.
This is a pre/post snap read of the strongside Hook LB on Y stick. Also requires eyes and decision making pre and post snap. Once again punishes sloppy alignments and giving far too much cushion to a 6'5 250lb TE with 3 yards of space. Still a read.
Sometimes football CAN be that easy for certain things. But do you know what it takes to get to this point? To have the mastery of the playbook, the trust of your coaches, along with the chemistry of your pass catchers pre & post snap to get to what you're seeing? This isn't playing ball with your old man in the backyard and just calling routes, my guy.
More importantly, this isn't the bulk of the Chiefs offense, not even close. It's a small handful of cheap throws to create manufactured offense against bad defensive alignments.
One of the many reasons why the Jets can't get away with it as often as KC is because you can line up in simple structures and Fields will struggle to execute. He doesn't punish the basic, so defense don't find themselves having to deal with more complex motions and tempos because he can barely handle what is the NFL equivalent of elementary QB'ing.
For every throw you've posted here, I can post 2-3 more of high level QB play from Mahomes to counter your point within the same game alone.
And your point still boils down to this.
- You believe, that with these throws linked, Justin Fields can produce 80% of Mahomes.
- 80% would amount to 3,907 yards per season to hit that Mahomes 80% average
- Justin's highest season is 2562 yards passing
- Justin would need an additional 1,345 yards in a season just to reach that 80% production of P.M.
- An increase in yards of 52.5% passing yards per year.
- If Justin were to increase his BEST season total yardage of 2562 yards by 52.5%,
he would still fall short of Patricks Worst
season at 3928 yards
That last part is incredibly important to keep in perspective. If you increased Justin Fields BEST passing year by 52.5% (rounded) he still would not surpass the total yards passing of Mahomes in Patricks worst year. Seems pretty nuts, huh?
You're welcome to post all the clips you like, but there hasn't, is not currently, and likely won't ever exist, ANY NFL offense that can take someone like Fields and turn him in to 80% of what Patrick Mahomes supplies given similar or same surrounding talent with any sort of consistency. The last part is also key. The dude is just that good and has played in an offensive system that went from Legion of Boom to Legion of Nope in a few seasons. Yet he still gets it done and finds ways to win despite the offensive (de) evolution.
There is no argument you can make, with any shred of proof, to justify your lack of belief or denouncing of Mahomes. And yes, Andy Reid is one hell of a coach. Feel free to link any and all plays away to your hearts content. The amount of them over a season still would not equate to the amount that a QB like Fields would need to be "80%" (your number) of Patrick.
But I'm just a dumb asshole that is annoyed when Mahomes gets credit for being Dan Marino when an 80 yard bomb actually travels 5 yards in the air and the blocking and WR do the actual work.
OK maybe I lied. I didn't ignore it. Dickhead.
Two things can be true and aren't mutually exclusive when it comes down to it.
- The slobbing over Patrick Mahomes is excessive and annoying and I agree entirely. He isn't god's gift to football.
- He is supremely talented, a top 5 QB by any measure, mostly top 3, and your assessment calling him anything else but that is wrong.
