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What a hoot, after all the "Is Wilson even Elite" threads, one about Mahomes.
Not only that, their issues seem to be very parallel, struggles in reading 2-High coverages and trying to force the ball deep.
Anyone remember the game in 2018, the gunslinger showdown of Wilson vs. Mahomes on Monday night? Wilson outplayed Mahomes that night and Seattle won, 38-31. It was an awesome game.
In hindsight, I have had to agree that Wilson's deficiencies were covered up by the 2013-14 Seahawks historically great Defense, LOB and all that, and a bullying running game with Beastmode that teams had to respect. Those Seahawks had crap pass protection for Russell, but those O-Lines had beefy bruisers in the run game. In SB48 Seattle started 2 rookies, Bowie and Bailey, on the O-Line. Russell's mobility and escapability saved his ass, along with his uncanny deep ball ability.
Russell and Mahomes both have "SuperPowers", which are really quite similar. They both have holes in their game, again, quite similar in what the holes are, their "kryptonite".
I think it's fair to suggest that both of these Superhero QBs need lead shields from their teams to protect them against teams that have kryptonite--strong pass rush, good DBs and DC with skills in running confuse-the-QB coverage schemes. Overall, Mahomes has the advantage, with his height, his size and ability to shrug off would-be sacks, and Andy Reid as his head coach.
The other key parallel is that both QBs won their Super Bowls on their rookie contract, i.e., the team could afford a few more talented players on the roster, and those talented players were difference-makers when it really counted. Cliff Avril? Frank Clark for the Chiefs?
Beyond that, both QBs will unquestionably be elite if they can improve their reads and quick throw game, while keeping their other SuperPowers. Was Peyton Manning "elite" in the Broncos 43-8 SB48 loss? Hell no. He had no deep ball, and Seattle knew it and played accordingly. Was Kurt Warner "elite" in his Rams and Cardinals Super Bowl appearances? I'd have to say YES, but in between those seasons, Warner struggled with throwing hand injuries and was NOT elite, and was cut by multiple teams. Was Russell Wilson "elite" in SB48? No, but he didn't need to be.
NFL defenses seem to now have a better "book" on how to frustrate Mahomes. It will be fascinating to see if and how Mahomes (and his coaches) address this, going forward. In the meantime, he's sure been a lot of fun to watch.
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Not only that, their issues seem to be very parallel, struggles in reading 2-High coverages and trying to force the ball deep.
Anyone remember the game in 2018, the gunslinger showdown of Wilson vs. Mahomes on Monday night? Wilson outplayed Mahomes that night and Seattle won, 38-31. It was an awesome game.
In hindsight, I have had to agree that Wilson's deficiencies were covered up by the 2013-14 Seahawks historically great Defense, LOB and all that, and a bullying running game with Beastmode that teams had to respect. Those Seahawks had crap pass protection for Russell, but those O-Lines had beefy bruisers in the run game. In SB48 Seattle started 2 rookies, Bowie and Bailey, on the O-Line. Russell's mobility and escapability saved his ass, along with his uncanny deep ball ability.
Russell and Mahomes both have "SuperPowers", which are really quite similar. They both have holes in their game, again, quite similar in what the holes are, their "kryptonite".
I think it's fair to suggest that both of these Superhero QBs need lead shields from their teams to protect them against teams that have kryptonite--strong pass rush, good DBs and DC with skills in running confuse-the-QB coverage schemes. Overall, Mahomes has the advantage, with his height, his size and ability to shrug off would-be sacks, and Andy Reid as his head coach.
The other key parallel is that both QBs won their Super Bowls on their rookie contract, i.e., the team could afford a few more talented players on the roster, and those talented players were difference-makers when it really counted. Cliff Avril? Frank Clark for the Chiefs?
Beyond that, both QBs will unquestionably be elite if they can improve their reads and quick throw game, while keeping their other SuperPowers. Was Peyton Manning "elite" in the Broncos 43-8 SB48 loss? Hell no. He had no deep ball, and Seattle knew it and played accordingly. Was Kurt Warner "elite" in his Rams and Cardinals Super Bowl appearances? I'd have to say YES, but in between those seasons, Warner struggled with throwing hand injuries and was NOT elite, and was cut by multiple teams. Was Russell Wilson "elite" in SB48? No, but he didn't need to be.
NFL defenses seem to now have a better "book" on how to frustrate Mahomes. It will be fascinating to see if and how Mahomes (and his coaches) address this, going forward. In the meantime, he's sure been a lot of fun to watch.
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