(12-06-2023, 10:19 AM)jagshype Wrote: this will linger the rest of the year
Going to be interesting how he adjusts his platform to be able to generate throw power while in the early stages of healing.
Watching Mahomes last year, he used his left leg, hips, and upper body masterfully to generate power. There were times where he didnt even have his right foot anchored on the ground and was still lasering balls.

That's the baseball mechanics and reflex kicking in there for Mahomes. People underrate that aspect to his game. His dad being a professional baseball player really taught him some things that work well with football as far as arm management, shoulder rotations, fluid motion, etc. 

Mahomes has one of the best arms I have ever seen on a football field. Not just the power aspect to his arm. That's there. It's his ability to improvise, flick the wrist, spin the ball and get it out fast enough in uncanny ways that makes him special in my opinion. 

We're lucky Hill plays in Miami now. Otherwise? Good chance the Chiefs are probably undefeated right now and clearly above everybody else in the AFC. 

Lawrence has similar traits though. For example, that dropped ball on the ground and just lofting it up there the other night? Ridley has to make that catch in my opinion. Not many QB's can do what he did there. That was awesome. We can be on [BLEEP] par with the Chiefs and Mahomes man with Lawrence. As soon as next year in my opinion if they can upgrade the Center and Left Guard positions.

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(12-06-2023, 11:02 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(12-06-2023, 10:19 AM)jagshype Wrote: this will linger the rest of the year
Going to be interesting how he adjusts his platform to be able to generate throw power while in the early stages of healing.
Watching Mahomes last year, he used his left leg, hips, and upper body masterfully to generate power. There were times where he didnt even have his right foot anchored on the ground and was still lasering balls.

We've seen on many occasions that Trevor can sling it with just his arm talent while off base, on the run, left foot, etc. I'm not too worried about that. My main concern is his mobility and escapability (sp?)

Same concerns. If that part of his game is hindered, he's in trouble behind this offensive line. His ability to move and throw on the run is up there with the best of them. Of course he can make the throws from the pocket, but, again, the ability to run, create, extend, move the pocket, etc. 

That's a big part of his game.

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