Patrick Mahomes made headlines last week when he muttered that he just learned how to read defenses this past season. Nearly a week after, Mahomes' comments sparked a reaction from Andy Reid — the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.
“There’s reading defenses, and there’s doing it for a number of years,” Reid said via 610 Sports Radio regarding Mahomes’ interview. “So he can read defenses — it’s just once you’ve been in it a while like Tom (Brady), like the guys he mentioned, You’ve been in it a while; it just is second nature. There’s just not a lot you haven’t seen, so I mean he’s in his second year. He just finished his second year as a starter, and there are new things thrown at you.”
When Mahomes initially made the comments on HBO's “The Shop”, everyone assumed he was saying that he couldn't read defenses at all. On the contrary, Reid and Mahomes have clarified that he finally had a better understanding of defenses in 2019.
In just two seasons as a starter for the Chiefs, Mahomes has thrown for 76 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. This past season alone, Mahomes was extremely efficient, finishing with only five interceptions. As a result of Mahomes' improvements, Kansas City was able to win the franchise's first Super Bowl since 1969.
While he understands coverages and what defenses are trying to do, the scary part is that he'll continue to improve in that area as the years pass. As Michael Jordan once said, the ceiling is the roof for Mahomes moving forward.
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