{"id":161527,"date":"2024-02-08T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=161527"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:32:49","slug":"chiefs-mahomes-game-manager-49ers-purdy-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/02\/08\/chiefs-mahomes-game-manager-49ers-purdy-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Tagged With Controversial Label Ahead of Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a prolific passer<\/a>. He was also voted the best player in the league by his peers, landing the No. 1 spot in the NFL\u2019s annual Top 100 Players list<\/a>. But even he can\u2019t escape the dreaded \u201cgame manager\u201d monicker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is clear from my vantage … is that Mahomes is the greatest game manager<\/a> in the game,\u201d Fox Sports\u2019 Henry McKenna wrote on February 8. \u201cThe idea that Mahomes is a game manager \u2014 he almost titled himself as one \u2014 destroys everything we know about him. … His career has been all about exceptionalism, particularly in attempting and completing throws that no one else in the history of the NFL could make.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming off a very un-Mahomes-like season, the sentiments are understandable.<\/p>\n

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes the ‘Greatest Game Manager’<\/h2>\n

Patrick Mahomes’ Uncharacteristic 2023 Season in Review<\/h3>\n

Mahomes posted his lowest touchdown rate, fewest air yards per attempt, and highest interception rate of his career as a full-time starter. He also had to take the road path to the Super Bowl for the first time in his career. But McKenna points to his NFL-leading 210 passes to tight ends and running backs \u2013 checkdowns \u2013 as support for his argument.<\/p>\n

He also cited Mahomes\u2019 comments from the Divisional Round win over the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever they’re rolling like that, I have to kind of manage my game<\/a>,\u201d Mahomes told reporters on January 28. \u201cThat’s stuff that I’ve learned throughout the season is, even if we’re not having the success that I want to have, [if] the defense is rolling getting stops, let’s just take the safe choice: get the ball out of my hand, don’t turn the ball over, and let’s go win a football game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Buckle up. <\/p>\n

We've got 7 minutes and 45 seconds of @PatrickMahomes<\/a> on the mic in Baltimore \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/sJLUI7B4JX<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n