We ought to probably expect a screen or 2 Thursday night. Reid especially likes calling them up in the red zone. Take, for instance, a screen he called in 2015 in Week 6 against the Texans at the 14-yard line. On the play, which went for a touchdown, 3 receivers lined up to the entrusted to tight end Travis Kelce on the best side of the formation. The second and very first receivers forced the defense to stream to the left, far from the design of the play. The third receiver ran directly at the single high safety to attempt to inhabit him. Kelce (No. 87) runs his path towards a location of the field that puts him in position to choose the security if the safety is able to make a play on the running back capturing the screen pass.
Deshaun Watson.
71.3%.
2,662.
9.4.
9.6.
8.
7.
32.
Compensation%.
lawns.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
man-to-man, cover 1.
zone cover 2.
Deshaun Watson.
55.9%.
644.
6.9.
9.7.
6.
4.
17.
man-to-man, cover 0
zone cover 3.
Source: ESPN Stats & & Information Group.
The noteworthy exception to the relative parity of Watson and Mahomes is their sack rate. Some have actually argued that Watsons higher career sack overall is evidence of a more challenging team environment, however research strongly suggests that sacks are something over which a QB has the most control. If Watson takes more sacks, it isnt necessarily evidence that his offensive line does a worse task of protecting him. In 2019, the Chiefs and Texans offending lines earned almost identical pass obstructing grades from Pro Football Focus, yet Watson took more than two times as numerous sacks as Mahomes did. If were looking for a differentiator in group environment, particularly for last season, we must probably look somewhere else. Gladly, we do not need to look too far.
Deshaun Watson.
72.9%.
769.
8.0.
9.4.
5.
0
11.
player.
Comp%.
yards.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
Patrick Mahomes.
61.9%.
152.
7.2.
8.1.
2.
0
1.
There is strong evidence that Mahomes does gain from a better team environment than Watson in one crucial way: coach Andy Reids genius in designing screen plays. With Reid producing and calling plays, nine of Mahomess 76 profession goals have come on screens. This compares to just three goals for Watson and represent the whole differential in the two QBs profession TD totals.
Deshaun Watson.
62.5%.
205.
6.4.
11.3.
4.
1.
7.
Deshaun Watson.
76.7%.
1,402.
8.6.
7.4.
4.
6.
18.
Yet in spite of Mahomess amazing early success, Watsons regular-season death production is remarkably comparable to that of the 2018 MVP. Mahomes has actually finished 65.9 percent of his passes, balancing 8.6 lawns per effort, and tossed 76 touchdowns up until now in his profession. Watson sports a 66.8 profession conclusion portion, 8.1 yards per attempt and 71 touchdown passes. Their performances continue to line up typically in a lot of measures if we break out each passers performance by the type of protection they faced. Mahomes appears to be much better than Watson versus Cover 4 zone protection, but its one of the more infrequently utilized defenses in the NFL, so our sample is small.
man-to-man, cover 2.
gamer.
Compensation%.
yards.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
Patrick Mahomes.
73.2%.
2,397.
9.4.
8.9.
10.
2.
7.
zone cover 4.
The notable exception to the relative parity of Watson and Mahomes is their sack rate. In 2019, the Chiefs and Texans offending lines earned nearly identical pass blocking grades from Pro Football Focus, yet Watson took more than twice as lots of sacks as Mahomes did. There is strong evidence that Mahomes does benefit from a better team environment than Watson in one important way: coach Andy Reids genius in designing screen plays.
Sacks aside, Mahomes and Watson are rather similar
Regular-season passing attempts by protection type because 2017 for Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson
After simply one gamer evaluated favorable for COVID-19 in the most recent round of monitoring, the NFL season will begin on schedule Thursday night with the Houston Texans at the Kansas City Chiefs. The video game is a rematch of Januarys AFC divisional playoff– among the more thrilling video games of the most current season. A fast refresher for those whove forgotten: Houston jumped out to a commanding 24-0 second-quarter lead at Arrowhead Stadium, just to lose 51-31 in what would be the largest comeback in Chiefs franchise history.
Patrick Mahomes.
56.9%.
840.
8.2.
7.8.
2.
2.
2.
gamer.
Compensation%.
lawns.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
Patrick Mahomes.
61.6%.
3,295.
8.4.
9.0.
19.
8.
15.
Patrick Mahomes.
71.1%.
1,556.
9.0.
8.8.
12.
3.
14.
In the months because– and in spite of a pandemic that threatens to slash the NFL wage cap for the first time considering that 2011– Kansas Citys Patrick Mahomes and Houstons Deshaun Watson signed enormous, multi-year agreement extensions that made them the two highest-paid gamers in the league. Mahomes appears to be better than Watson against Cover 4 zone coverage, however its one of the more infrequently used defenses in the NFL, so our sample is small.
In the months given that– and in spite of a pandemic that threatens to slash the NFL salary cap for the very first time since 2011– Kansas Citys Patrick Mahomes and Houstons Deshaun Watson signed massive, multi-year contract extensions that made them the 2 highest-paid players in the league. The two quarterbacks were taken within two picks of each other in the 2017 draft. Mahomes, who was prepared somewhat earlier than Watson, has won a league MVP award and a Super Bowl, and according to Pro Football Focus has a 21.4 percent shot to win a 2nd MVP as the season begins.
Reid likewise signed a reported six-year contract extension in the offseason, keeping Mahomes and Reid together for the foreseeable future. Maybe more than any other element, its their partnership that has actually the Chiefs preferred by 9 points in Thursday nights rematch, and Kansas City a favorite to return the Super Bowl.
Deshaun Watson.
64.6%.
3,649.
8.3.
9.1.
22.
7.
34.
Patrick Mahomes.
68.4%.
838.
11.0.
8.0.
8.
3.
3.
Along with great persistence by Mahomes in providing the ball and outstanding execution by the offensive line, the play design provided running back Damien Williams a massive quantity of open turf in a part of the field where space is uncommon.
player.
Comp%.
backyards.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
gamer
Comp%.
yards.
Yds/Att.
Air Yds/Att.
TD.
Int.
Sack.
