Mahomes' high football IQ and photographic memory was a negative for him last season.
>Mahomes said last season, he was obsessed with playing the game perfectly before the snap. That meant if he saw the defense was about to play a certain way, he’d decide beforehand not to throw to specific routes.
>“It’s like, ‘I know the coverage it is. I know this route’s not supposed to be open.’ So I would just move on,” Mahomes said. “I went back and watched the film this last year, and I was like, ‘I can’t give (defenses) too much credit.’”
Now instead of playing like a machine he's back to improvising and letting plays develop. He's on pace for the MVP.
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