[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by JDKinman

This was what drove defensive coordinators nuts in the Big 12, along with the DC at LSU about Mahomes. His eyes see. His mind processes. His body reacts. His team scores. And all in a matter of nano-seconds.

It's exciting to hear that Reid is coaching Mahomes, and grooming the offense, to an improved version of what Mahomes played at Tech--which was largely an unstoppable offense.

And at Tech, we always had very good receivers, but they were often undersized and not always speedy. Our running game was hit and miss from game to game and in Mahomes' last season, the offensive line was not good.

This season at KC will be interesting.



Perhaps more than anything, the mark of not just a prize athlete, but a leader is to make those around him better. Ask ANY former teammate of Mahomes', and they'll agree--he doesn't just push those around him to get better, he freaking inspires them too by example and leadership.



I honestly do not think this is going to be an issue nor concern with this young man. During this three years at Tech, he was revered as a saint around West Texas and the more he was admired and fawned over, the more humble he became--quite the opposite of Mayfield, Manziel and other hotshot superstars.

I also do not think Mahomes will be a salary cap drain. This young man is about winning and team. Period.

My biggest concern is not for the 2018 season, but the 2019 season when all of the league will have a year's worth of film on this young man--and be working their butts off to adjust defensive schemes to him and his style of play.

Saw it at Tech, and while the Big 12 wasn't a defensive league juggernaut, part of that was because the league WAS an offensive monster. Mahomes has too many tools of his own that he can beat you with. Add in a (hopefully) improved offensive line and the offensive weapons he has. . .

I'd invest in Maalox stock--defensive coordinators are going to be buying it by truckload this season and next.

JD

nice post JD. Can't wait to see what PM does under Reid's tutelage, after flashing so much brilliance at Tech