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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Just think guys, with a modest improvement how awesome we can be. If our D gets just two more stops per game thats 32 more opportunities to score. Mahomy might just break 55 TD's and 5400 yards both NFL records.
Amen, brother... even marginal improvement would be SO big
And frankly, I'm expecting better than "marginal"... another draft, another free agency period, and of course this high powered new coaching staff should propel that unit to middle of the pack at worst [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Just think guys, with a modest improvement how awesome we can be. If our D gets just two more stops per game thats 32 more opportunities to score. Mahomy might just break 55 TD's and 5400 yards both NFL records.
Maybe it works that way. But I don't know. If our defense can hold teams to around 20 points per game, I'm not sure that Andy Reid is having Patrick slinging it down field that much late. If the score is, say 28-15 in the beginning of the 4th quarter, Mahomes is probably just handing it off and throwing short stuff. Hell, Henne may even get a few snaps in. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Maybe it works that way. But I don't know. If our defense can hold teams to around 20 points per game, I'm not sure that Andy Reid is having Patrick slinging it down field that much late. If the score is, say 28-15 in the beginning of the 4th quarter, Mahomes is probably just handing it off and throwing short stuff. Hell, Henne may even get a few snaps in.
Not at that score differential with basically a whole quarter to play. 2 scores in the NFL can happen in a matter of minutes(see Chiefs v Chargers). 38-15, that’s another story. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Why Not?:
Not at that score differential with basically a whole quarter to play. 2 scores in the NFL can happen in a matter of minutes(see Chiefs v Chargers). 38-15, that’s another story.
The games that really inflated Mahomes' totals were games like the Rams and Pats. Those are the games that will be fewer and farther between, which is why Mahomes will likely throw for fewer yards and TDs if the defense improves. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The games that really inflated Mahomes' totals were games like the Rams and Pats. Those are the games that will be fewer and farther between, which is why Mahomes will likely throw for fewer yards and TDs if the defense improves.
You mean our QB's season yardage total may not break 5000 every year?
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Just think guys, with a modest improvement how awesome we can be. If our D gets just two more stops per game thats 32 more opportunities to score. Mahomy might just break 55 TD's and 5400 yards both NFL records.
No chance. The better our defense the less likely we get into shootouts where he has to fling 6 TDS a game. If he throws for 50 next year it means we made little to no improvement on defense. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
No chance. The better our defense the less likely we get into shootouts where he has to fling 6 TDS a game. If he throws for 50 next year it means we made little to no improvement on defense.
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
You mean our QB's season yardage total may not break 5000 every year?
I'm not absolutely positive, but would anyone be surprised to learn that we didn't break 5,000 yards passing in two years with Brian Daboll's system? [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The games that really inflated Mahomes' totals were games like the Rams and Pats. Those are the games that will be fewer and farther between, which is why Mahomes will likely throw for fewer yards and TDs if the defense improves.
When you look at the second half of the season, you also saw defenses better gameplan for mahomes and also refs put less emphasis on pass interference. mahomes adjusted his game accordingly. Still mvp level performances but not quite the constant fireworks we saw early in the season. When you look at his second half, seems reasonable that he'll hover maybe just below 4500 yards 40 TDs barring some kind of sophomore slump (which I don't think is likely... We have a good idea of his floor by now). Which is still damn good. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
The games that really inflated Mahomes' totals were games like the Rams and Pats. Those are the games that will be fewer and farther between, which is why Mahomes will likely throw for fewer yards and TDs if the defense improves.
I see a lot more games like the Raiders & 49ers games. Chiefs get a big lead & then try & run the clock.
The Rams, Patriots & Steelers games were outliers. Take those games away & that should be Mahomes typical numbers next season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
When you look at the second half of the season, you also saw defenses better gameplan for mahomes and also refs put less emphasis on pass interference. mahomes adjusted his game accordingly. Still mvp level performances but not quite the constant fireworks we saw early in the season. When you look at his second half, seems reasonable that he'll hover maybe just below 4500 yards 40 TDs barring some kind of sophomore slump (which I don't think is likely... We have a good idea of his floor by now). Which is still damn good.