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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan
Cowherd was talking about this this morning.
He said that the Packers and Chiefs ability to come back from deficits has a direct correlation with the attitudes of their respective quarterbacks.
Rodgers is a great frontrunner, he preens and makes it all about himself. But when GB goes behind, he gets quiet and stoic and doesn't do anything to inspire confidence in his teammates. Subsequently, Green Bay plays tense and poorly when they fall behind.
On the other hand, when we get behind, nothing changes. Patrick exudes calm, confidence and is always roaming the sidelines trying to lift somebody up. The result is a team that plays loose, relaxed and is able to easily overcome adversity due to the extremely high level of trust between the quarterback and the rest of the team.
A few other quarterbacks have a similar talent level to Patrick, but none of them are also the kind of natural leader that he is.
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It's easy to forget how high-pressure all of these situations are, and that these are young guys. The whole world watching, all of your teammates and community counting on you. After a mistake like Mecole made, it would be easy to go into a shell just to protect himself from the enormity of the situation and how awful that felt. Having leaders like Mahomes and Kelce roaming the sidelines is invaluable.