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Originally Posted by Halfcan
I guess we saw different plays. I was right above it. Mecole had a nice gap between the defenders, he had them beat. Mahomes saw it and tried to lead him (maybe too much) but it also looked like Mecole (as he often does, quit on the route) and it made it look like a terrible thrown ball.
Mahomes also had Hill for a kill shot earlier in the game, but shorted it and failed to connect.
Either one of those plays connect- Packers chance of winner goes to single digits.
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You just illustrated my point. Mahomes was having some trouble with his accuracy all game. In fact, he's been having trouble with his accuracy for weeks now. And it's been magnified the farther downfield he's been throwing.
Here's the question: when your accuracy has been spotty for awhile, is it a higher percentage proposition to throw a 12 yard pass to a stationary Kelce that has a catch radius about the size of a two-car garage, or throw a ball 40+ yards downfield into what amounts to a trashcan moving 15 mph from left to right?
And understand that I don't think Mahomes is washed, or that his problem is just about footwork, or whatever most of the idiots are saying. And I get that his receivers, all of them including Hill and Kelce, haven't helped him much this season with all the drops and tipped passes that resulted in INTs. I even get that at some point he has to literally throw himself out of this funk.
But he also has to win football games. And that throw, among others, was ill-advised under most, if not all, circumstances.
Yesterday Patrick threw for just 166 yds, a 55% completion rate, a sub-5 yard per attempt average, a single TD, and a whopping 43.7 QBR.
If he'd taken just two of those wide open short routes, he'd have thrown for a minimum of 220yds. And maybe another TD.
And beyond that, his job ultimately is not to wow us with crazy deep throws.
His job is to win football games by any means necessary. And that means by taking advantage of the defense before him any way possible.
AND IF THEY GIVE YOU A WIDE OPEN TRAVIS ****ING FUTURE HOFer KELCE 5 YARDS BEYOND THE STICKS YOU TAKE IT WITH A SMILE.
And **** your ego until the next passing play.