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Originally Posted by suzzer99
What exactly was wrong with the route and where do we see that? By the time Mahomes throws the ball doesn't he have a decent bead on where the receiver is going?
Or is everyone just saying he rounded it off because otherwise Mahomes didn't make a perfect throw and our world doesn't make sense anymore?
I agree it took a near dime because Hardman was pretty well covered. And it's not that clear if Mahomes could have stepped up, so sure the analysis could be flawed there. But I think this forum just reflexively assumes every Mahomes pass was thrown perfectly and it MUST be the receiver's fault in all cases.
There's nothing wrong with off-platform when you have to. And obviously Mahomes is insane at it. But it's still going to be harder to be accurate. You cannot expect to flick it like that and land on a dime 30 yards downfield every time. It's beautiful when it happens. But it's going to miss a lot imo.
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On that particular play the only reason the ball is remotely near Hardman is because of the off platform throw he is able to make. Given the pressure presented that was a ridiculous throw and not one that would warrant any sort of criticism of inaccuracy due to mechanics because those mechanics allowed for it to be a near completion. Assuming Hardman keeps the expected line Mahomes is still probably the only guy getting the ball near there at all because it was such a difficult pass to attempt. If he steps up and throws later that window was closed so he had to try at that point and likely thought it was completed when it left his hand.