Patrick Mahomes Question Looms Large as Alex Smith Continues to Struggle

[Best22]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Not really. The cover 2 is designed to prevent the deep pass by keeping 2 deep safeties. It’s weakness is the midrange throws Alex has been struggling at.

Cover 2 weakness is the outside "gap" between corner and safety, and the deep middle seams. The first requires a strong arm, the second requires the attitude of "I wanna destroy this defense." Smith has neither. But Mahomes...

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Originally Posted by Best22

Cover 2 weakness is the outside "gap" between corner and safety, and the dep middle seams. The first requires a strong arm, the second requires the attitude of "I wanna destroy this defense." Smith hasn't neither. But Mahomes...

Basically this.

Does anyone else remember the play against Seattle during the preseason where Mahomes stuck one on the sideline to Jehu Chesson about 20-25 yards down field? That was cover 2. And that was an arm that can beat it with ease.