Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
mahomes picked off twice at camp today
SOPHOMORE SLUMP
There’s a very good reason why I’ll never care about anything we hear during training camp:
- last season we had one of the best offenses of all time
- last season we had one of the worst defenses of all time
How is it possible our offense didn’t flat-out embarrass the defense daily? And we didn’t hear about our offense asking if a local high school defense could bring in some players?
How many Mahomes no-look passes were wasted because Nelson and Scandrick weren’t even focused on the ball? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
That is still the most perplexing throw I have ever seen in the NFL. Starts left than spins and fades right. Like a baseball fastball pitch.
It would cool to see Mahomes analyzed on a Sports Science show where they could explain some of these things.
I think GOD is finally a Chiefs fan and that's the only explanation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan: :-) Mahomes was a pitcher.
This might have something to do with the nosedive of the football- sometimes that ball is dang near perpendicular to the ground with zero float under it.
I swear it looks like the ball is diving more in camp than last year. Maybe that will fix some of the deep throws that went long last year?
I used to play some catch while drinking beers with an old lefty (supposedly he was a hell of a high school QB in his day) but anyhow his ball dropped straight perpendicular down at the end like that. It was BEAUTIFUL and EXTREMELY ACCURATE. I always assumed it was just something with the lefty spiral though (as I was unaccustomed to catching balls from a lefty) Point being...this old burnout could do it very consistently, so I'm sure the best QB on Earth can too. [Reply]
I don't doubt Jones either, Mr. Buckweath. Not one bit ... just think it's a little strange that we haven't heard much about him. Last year, he made some noise in camp. Maybe people weren't distracted by the shiny new defensive players, though.
I might also mention that I've also watched quite a bit of TC film and he's rarely shown on the field, actually ... which is ... odd. Hopefully, I've just missed his number ... like he's turned sidewise.
Anyway, I appreciate the link. The only mention of Jones is a summary list that includes several other people, but I don't expect deep insight from those guys anyhow so ...
But thanks, because (as we all know) you can't get too much Chiefs information.
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I honestly believe 14-2 is very possible this year. Super Bowl should be the goal. Anything less will be a disappointment.
It took an incredible amount of luck for the Chargers to beat us last year, and that Rams game was total bullshit.
This team was this close to 14-2 last year and I expect they'll get there this season.
I expect one loss due to the fluky nature of the NFL and one less due to the defense shitting the bed.
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
That is still the most perplexing throw I have ever seen in the NFL. Starts left than spins and fades right. Like a baseball fastball pitch.
It would cool to see Mahomes analyzed on a Sports Science show where they could explain some of these things.
It was that throw that made me realize that we were dealing with a different type of quarterback in Mahomes, someone we had never seen before.
Prior to that pass, it never even occurred to me that a football could physically be thrown as a curveball. Yet, there was Mahomes bending it around defenders..... [Reply]