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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid disagrees with recent anonymous criticisms from an unnamed NFL defensive coordinator that quarterback Patrick Mahomes resorts to playing “streetball” when defenses take away his first read.
Aaron Ladd of KSHB 41 News provided Reid’s remarks from Chiefs’ training camp on Friday. Of note, Reid called the 2018 NFL MVP “tremendous” among other compliments:
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<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Chiefs</a> Andy Reid on Mahomes ‘streetball’ comparisons: “Just take a peek at [the film], see how many times he hits the second receiver.” <a href=”https://t.co/zWRauWeAT8″>pic.twitter.com/zWRauWeAT8</a>
The remarks in question were part of The Athletic’s annual quarterback tier rankings, which were compiled by Mike Sando. Many coaches were interviewed for the piece, and one DC provided some blunt criticism:
“We love Mahomes because of his unorthodox throws, not because of his natural pocket presence. And when that disappears, that is when they lose games. I don’t think that is a 1. I think that is a 2. Nothing against the guy. I love the kid. But take his first read away and what does he do? He runs, he scrambles and he plays streetball.”
Mahomes still ranked highly on this year’s list, finishing second to the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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