[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

It hit him on the fingertips, and he had to stop and turn completely around (actually about 270 degrees) to even get that much flesh on it.

It's not like it was a butterfly ball that he just had to make a small adjustment for while running nearly all out, or like some basket grab, where all he had to do was turn his upper body about 45 degrees and have it hit him about the hip.

He had to nearly come to a complete stop, turn around, reach out almost full extension (ask any receiver how hard it is to catch a ball while your arms are fully extended), and still only got about 6 fingertips on that ball, while it hummed past him low and away at about 40 mph.

Seriously, you guys either never tried to catch a ball before, and/or you refuse to understand the mechanics of what's on the screen.

It is possible for Patrick Lavon Mahomes II to throw a nearly uncatchable ball. It doesn't happen all that often, but it does happen.

And Mahomes is perfectly capable of throwing a much, MUCH better pass than the one he threw at Hardman. Especially when he's facing zero rush from a perfectly clean pocket.

After rewatching the play, I move from 95% to 50% catch that ball... so both at fault. I stand corrected.