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On the Hill TD off the slant - it was interesting listening to Addae talk about the coverage they had on him. Addae said he had a good angle but Hill flattened it out and give him the space to get underneath him.
You know why Hill could do that? Because Mahomes flicked his wrist and got an absolute missile to him. That 60+ mph throwing velocity that everyone called a gimmick during the runup to the draft was HUGE there. Equally important was how easy that velocity comes - that lightening quick release.
But being able to just flick the ball out immediately and put it on a string to Hill, Hill got that extra step to work with that allowed him to flatten that angle out and get around Addae. Even if Smith stands in and makes that completion (he probably doesn't), Hill doesn't get the extra step he needs to beat Addae's angle and break the tackle. The national media's new favorite darling sophomore, Deshaun Watson, doesn't have the release or velocity to give him that step either.
There are 2 or 3 QBs in football (Rodgers and Stafford) that make that play into a TD. Now there's still only 1 or 2 WRs in football that do it (maybe Brown or OBJ could've done it), so Hill gets credit, too. But make no mistake - Mahomes was a far bigger part of that play than the delusional Broncos fans are willing to admit. That release and arm strength is why that went for 58 instead of 8.
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