How Patrick Mahomes is taking the NFL by storm:

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Kansas City Chiefs v Pittsburgh Steelers

Mahomes has been phenomenal over these first two weeks of the season, setting a new mark with his 10 touchdowns while avoiding turnover-worthy plays for all but one or two snaps. It’s obvious that he won’t be able to keep producing quite the same numbers over the entire season because that would put him at 80 touchdowns, but there are some other questions that still have to be answered.

How long will it take until defensive coordinators figure out this creative Andy Reid playbook or when will they not have any new looks to present to opponents? Will Mahomes struggle eventually in some games where he is too aggressive and posts multiple interceptions? The answer to both of these questions is yes. Kansas City’s offenses have started hot for several years now and at some point, there seems to a blueprint for how to slow them down. And when you have the early success that Mahomes has put together, you will be too confident somewhere down the road and take chances you probably shouldn’t have.

With all that being said, I still believe in this kid. I was very sceptical of him coming out of Texas Tech, but his transformation from a backyard quarterback into a pro has been astonishing. Mahomes definitely has the passing talent to make any throw, but it’s that confidence in his arm that enables him to not hesitate and just play freely. I thought the biggest area of improvement for Mahomes was to take what defenses are giving him and not always try to force that huge play. While I think he has learned that for the most part now, he still just doesn’t leave big plays on the table. He doesn’t simply get the ball to the open man, but he delivers it accurately so his receivers can catch it in stride and make things happen with the ball in his hands. He can get off pin-point throws with defenders right in his face and he is just not afraid of taking shots.

Watching all of his tape and how he has developed, I’ve been incredibly impressed with the way he has already sped up taking in information and how he has translated that onto the field. Of course, having all those weapons around him and Andy Reid taking the pressure of his signal-caller with genius play-designing helps a lot. There will be some tough tests down the road with Denver twice, Jacksonville and others, but Mahomes is only 23 years old and if I had to invest into a quarterback on his rookie deal outside of Carson Wentz, I would probably put my money on the Chiefs young signal-caller right now.