Some chatter today about Mahomes drifting too far from the pocket

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Originally Posted by tk13

He's made some crazy plays doing that kind of stuff though, which is why it's a hard habit to break. He's got a few habits that would be a problem for other QBs but he's so talented it just doesn't matter.

Chris Simms broke down the drifting, as did his dad.

They both say it's a positive and it's done on purpose because it helps open up the running lanes for him to take off.

He drifts so far back that the DL's blow their gaps and allow Pat to run right through them. It's a huge part of why he succeeds as a scrambler. He's effectively manipulating the DL.

The DE's basically either have to mush rush and and not over extend, or over extend and allow huge running lanes for Mahomes.