Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Has Become Someone Who Every Football Player Looks Up To

Quarterbacks at all levels are being impacted by Patrick Mahomes’ flexible style of play. Jeff Christensen, Mahomes’ coach, claims that players and coaches are accepting of unconventional plays. College football has also been affected by Mahomes, as quarterbacks like Bryce Young have been inspired by him. Like Mahomes, high school quarterbacks are stressing the value of off-schedule plays.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Has Become Someone Who Every Football Player Looks Up To

Coaches underline the value of classic plays in football despite the effect. According to Christensen, the essence of the game remains unchanged. The necessity for quarterbacks who can create plays is acknowledged by coaches such as Gus Malzahn and Eli Drinkwitz. Mahomes is anticipated to continue to have an influence in the future with guys like Dylan Raiola.

Christensen has firsthand experience with the Mahomes Effect as the creator and head quarterback coach of Throw it Deep, a Texas-based academy for quarterbacks and receivers. Since Mahomes joined the NFL in 2017, he has worked on form, function, and, well, fun with the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

As a result, Christensen has seen firsthand how Mahomes has changed his position in every way, from two-hand touches to the Super Bowl.

Because of his ability to design plays, Bryce Young was maybe the greatest player in Alabama history. Young, who is currently with the Carolina Panthers, is just the second quarterback from Alabama to be taken first overall in the NFL Draft. He was able to win the 2021 Heisman Trophy by mimicking the guy he had grown up admiring.

“Patrick Mahomes for sure has changed how the game is played,” Young told CBS Sports. “… I think it’s getting a lot more common, a lot more acceptable, especially at a young age. I think I was somewhere in the middle of there being a stigma [to not playing traditionally, but there were] coaches around to let me have freedom once I earned it.

“Now, little kids are going to see that and starting to try [that style] at 6 or 7.”

Anthony Richardson of Florida, who the Indianapolis Colts selected with the fourth overall pick, was maybe the finest collegiate player last year.

“Patrick Mahomes took away the traditional style of quarterback play,” Richardson said. “He kind of adds a backyard element to it. It seems to be the main focus of the game. You shouldn’t be robotic when you’re on the field.”

Children mimic sportsmen. Even while not everyone has the skills to stop a 100 mph slapshot, dunk, or block a blitzing linebacker, they can still toss a Nerf football as far as they can.

“I’m like, ‘Wow, this dude is different the way he throws it,'” Richardson said of watching Mahomes. “He’s falling on the ground throwing the ball. That’s different. Maybe I should try that sometime.”

This season, Mahomes is attempting passes for a career-low 7.31 yards per attempt. After leading the league with a career-high 73 completions of 20 yards or more last year, Mahomes’ explosive plays have also decreased. The Chiefs have made adjustments in line with the league. They have the fourth-best defense in the NFL this year.

Regarding Christensen’s forecast, Mahomes is become increasingly precise as he ages. He finished with a career-high 67.1% last year. At 68.6% thus far this year. Drew Brees established the NFL record in 2018 with 74.4% of the total.

Today’s finest example is Jayden Daniels. For the second consecutive season, the LSU quarterback is expected to top SEC signal callers in running. He needs 82 yards to become the first quarterback to dash for 1,000 yards since 2021.

Daniels became the first player in FBS history to pass for more than 350 yards and run for more than 200 yards in the same game on Saturday night.

“I wouldn’t say I imitate him,” Daniels said of Mahomes. “I try to take little tidbits of his game but staying within the framework of me. His arm talent is second to none. Some things he can get away with somebody else might not be able to.”

 

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