on the performance of Patrick Mahomes. Part one here.Josh Rosen has played merely four games less than Patrick Mahomes at this point in their careers. These are two players both in the infancy stages of their tenure as NFL quarterbacks. The situation surrounding each of these signal-callers is obviously much different. Rosen simply has less talent surrounding him and the play-calling situation remains in flux.Mahomes is blessed to have the best tight end in football Joe Montana Color Rush Jersey , one of the best running backs in football and one of the best wide receiver duos in the game to be utilized by one of the greatest minds in football. 10 games into the season, it’s hard to see him failing. He is being developed in the finest of incubators.People worried about the high variance to what Mahomes’ could ultimately be. It’s now comfortably clear any worst-case scenarios can be eliminated. His floor is Matthew Stafford and his ceiling is Patrick Mahomes. We don’t know how high it is. What is clear is that the mental and physical traits are developing nicely in the environment created for him.Something smartUnderstanding pressure can allow you to create extra time to convert in the biggest moments.This a third-and-long situation for the Chiefs. Mahomes anticipates front-side pressure and moves to his left. Demarcus Robinson is running a dig beyond the sticks. It looks as though Mahomes moves Budda Baker with his eyes to maintain the window in the middle of the field. Baker just bites too hard for me to think he didn’t have something to do with it.We’re starting to consistently see Mahomes utilize eye manipulation. It’s a sign of how well he’s seeing the field and how quickly he’s processing plays. When you have a full understanding of what you’re seeing and processing, you can graduate to more advanced things like this to help give plays their best chance. Something specialIt’s fitting that Mahomes would break the single-season touchdown pass record in impressive fashion.The Chiefs are working curls in the red zone. Tyreek Hill works his route to the front of the end zone while the other four receivers out on routes are just shy of it. If Mahomes had hit any other receiver on this play, the Chiefs would be facing a fourth-and-goal decision. They wind up not having to.Mahomes throws a perfectly-placed ball with anticipation and accuracy to Hill who catches it for No. 31 on the season. Look where Mahomes releases this ball.The Cardinals are playing a Tampa-2 coverage here in the red zone. The deep-middle zone carries with Hill. Mahomes has to throw this ball with anticipation to the back of Hill’s head so that it’s on him as he turns back to the ball. Any later and a safety might be able to drive on the ball and intercept or break up this pass. Any direction to the right or left might turn this throw into an interception. This record-breaking score required quick processing in a tight space, guts to drive a ball into a tight window, anticipation to keep it from being contested and accuracy to complete it. You have a special, dare I say elite, quarterback leading your franchise for the foreseeable future, Kansas City. And he’s just getting started.This play was set up by a great throw just a few plays before this one.The Chiefs are running a play-action 8-man protection with Hunt releasing after not having work. Hill is working a deep over to the field and underneath is Chris Conley is running a curl, working back laterally to the sidelines out of the break. Mahomes feels pressure out of the play action and steps up into the pocket. He delivers a ball on the move, off-platform and with touch over the top of underneath defenders and into space for Conley to catch the ball and run after the catch for a first-and-goal.This is such a natural Dustin Colquitt Jersey , easy, athletic throw from Mahomes. It’s a perfect representation of those special talents we experience every week. Not everyone can make this kind of throw look so easy, yet Mahomes gives us something like this every time he plays. This is great feel from the young quarterback. Happy NFL trade deadline day everybody! We’ve got our rumor tracker at the top of this page and the things you need to know down at the bottom.Chiefs trade deadline rumor trackerIt’s 3:00 p.m. CT. — the the trade deadline.S HaHa Clinton-Dix, who had been mentioned as potentially having interest from the Chiefs, is headed to Alex Smith’s Redskins.Not exactly Chiefs news, but news perhaps for their biggest obstacle in winning a Super Bowl (according to Las Vegas for most of the year). Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler is headed to the Los Angeles Rams.ESPN’s Adam Schefter says S HaHa Clinton-Dix is not likely on the network’s telecast.Chiefs have no interest in Giants CB Janoris Jenkins, reports friend of the site Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports.ESPN Dan Graziano says Chiefs are looking into the Giants’ defensive backs.Chiefs reportedly have interest in Giants CB Janoris Jenkins.Things to knowWhen?The NFL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. Arrowhead Time Tuesday.What do the Chiefs need?The push from fans, reporters and talking heads around Kansas City is for the Chiefs to make a move in the secondary for players like Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, New York Giants safety Landon Collins or Green Bay Packers safety Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix.Who could be available?NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport: Packers S Ha-Ha Clinton Dix, Browns LB Jamie Collins, Raiders LB Bruce Irvin Justin Houston Color Rush Jersey , Giants CB Janoris JenkinsCBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora: Browns QB Tyrod Taylor, Eagles QB Nick Foles, Steelers RB Le’veon Bell, Broncos WRs Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, 49ers WR Pierre Garcon, Broncos DBs Chris Harris and Bradley Roby, Raiders DBs Gareon Conley and Karl Joseph, Giants CB Janoris Jenkins, Cardinals LB Deone Bucannon, Raiders LB Bruce Irvin, Broncos LB Shane Ray https://www.thechiefsfanshop.com/Steven-Nelson-Jersey , Browns LB Jamie CollinsESPN’s Adam Schefter: Anybody on the Giants outside of RB Saquon BarkleyWhat are they saying?Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and owner Clark Hunt both spoke to the local Kansas City media on Monday.Andy Reid on the upcoming deadline: “I haven’t actually talked to [Brett Veach] today about any of that, so I don’t know where he is today. As of today, we didn’t have anything he was leaning on there, but you never know with him. He doesn’t miss much. He does a good job.”Clark Hunt on the potential of moving another first-round pick: “Well, I value those picks very highly as do Brett and Andy. It’s not a light decision to ever trade away a pick, especially a first-round pick. Obviously, in hindsight the decision to trade up and take Patrick, even though it did cost us a first-round pick, was a great decision. I don’t want to say that I would approve or wouldn’t approve, because it really would be situational. I’m not aware of any scenario where that would come into play and that trade deadline is coming pretty fast now.”So, will the Chiefs make a move?Unfortunately Marcus Allen Color Rush Jersey , I think not. I think if there were a move to be made, it would have been Seahawks safety Earl Thomas for one of the Chiefs’ two second-rounders in 2019. I believe the Chiefs now believe their big mid-season “acquisition” in the secondary will be safety Eric Berry. Berry, when healthy, is arguably the Chiefs’ best defensive player, but he also hasn’t played a game in 418 days or practiced in 79. The general theme from the Chiefs (besides “literally day to day”) as of late is that Berry will play when he and the medical team decide he’s comfortable enough to go.Of course, knowing Veach’s aggressiveness, all it will take is a player he believes in for the right price/salary and Reid on board. You never do know if that comes along in the eleventh hour.
