Stephen A Smith Loses It Over Wild Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes Take
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There has been a lot of talk about the Kansas City Chiefs, especially since the team was trounced by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Despite the loss, the Chiefs remain the team to beat in the AFC.
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Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is a masterful leader, and stars like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, and more know exactly what it takes to win. There is a big reason why this team has played in five of the last six Super Bowls.
A major reason for their success also has everything to do with Mahomes. Despite what could be seen as a "down" year for the quarterback, he remains one of the biggest clutch players in the NFL, if not the biggest.
Mahomes is used to being disrespected, as he is often named at different places in the annual NFL Top 100 list. Now, he has been left off a top 10 list regarding mechanics, which led to Stephen A. Smith going off on former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky.
Orlosvky put together a top 10 NFL list regarding the quarterback traits regarding mechanics. The list is as follows:
1. Joe Burrow, 2. Jayden Daniels, 3. Matthew Stafford, 4. Lamar Jackson, 5. Josh Allen, 6. C.J. Stroud, 7. Geno Smith, 8. Dak Prescott, 9. Jared Goff, and 10. Justin Herbert.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands for the national anthem before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands for the national anthem before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.More news: Chiefs' Travis Kelce Will No Longer Address Super Bowl
One of the biggest glaring omissions is Mahomes, which led to Smith going off on his co-host.
"I wish we had a nurse in place, someone to drug test Dan ... make sure everything is ok. What kind of damn sense does this make? First of all, why would this list even exist? You're telling me you're leaving off a man that has played in five of the last damn six Super Bowls? That's what you are doing," Smith stated.
"You're leaving him off this list? That's like the equivalent, Dan, of Steph Curry taking jump shots, and you leaving him off a top 10 list, cause his mechanics don't look ideal," Smith added.
Orlovsky tries to break down the list of traits that quarterbacks have like running ability, arm strength, and mechanics. The latter of which he believes Mahomes does not possess more than the others on his list.
To be fair, Mahomes might not have the prettiest stats out of the quarterbacks on the list, but he knows how to make the right plays that get his team the wins needed to make deep playoff runs.
Mahomes is the most important player the Chiefs have, and he finds a way to lead his team to big and close wins. There is a big reason they continually make it to the Super Bowl.
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