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What we learned from Friday's preseason games Published: Aug 11, 2017 at 05:38 PM For the second night, a rookie quarterback buried on the depth chart made the most noise. It was ' turn on Friday, entering just before halftime and airing it out on his first throw. Unfortunately, this 41-yard completion to was called back due to a holding penalty. But the hype train had already left the station and was full speed ahead. Mahomes displayed the rifle arm that shot him up the draft board in the spring, squeezing a few pa ses in tight windows (some were dropped) and finding open receivers elsewhere. It's also the preseason, meaning there was plenty of subpar Vincent Trocheck Jersey play in the second half, though most was not Mahomes' fault. The quarterback finished with 7-of-9 pa sing for 49 yards and a touchdown, which came as a result of a risky throw acro s his Florida Panthers Women Jersey body into traffic. But hey, it worked. As for the starters, Kansas City's offense . It'll definitely be just as efficient, if Friday night proved anything. swiftly moved the down field on KC's first drive, culminating in a rushing touchdown, and the unit looked about as good with calling the shots until he threw an interception. Bray mostly showed why he's still above Mahomes on the depth chart, looking comfortable in the offense and making throws of varying distances before stalling out. Kansas City is in the enviable position of being a playoff contender with a talented prospect on the bench behind a better-than-adequate starter. There should be absolutely no reason to rush Mahomes onto the field. What else we learned from Friday night in preseason Week 1: recorded two sacks in his debut, but only one was contested. The second came because the tackle acro s from him ran into the flats, as if he were an eligble receiver, though it looked like he thought he was leading a screen that never happened. I don't want to look like the sole Debbie Downer here, so I'll allow coach Mike Tomlin to take the mic. "I don't want him to get disillusioned," Tomlin told KDKA-TV at halftime, . Derek Mackenzie Kids Jersey "But I do like the things that I've seen so far." It was a nice start, indeed. Perhaps his opponent will attempt to block him next week. The preseason's shot the mercury skyward after drilled his first field-goal attempt, then doinked a PAT off the right upright, then was replaced by , who nailed a 42-yarder, Position battles are always fun. When they involve men who are paid to do a total of two things, they get even better. didn't get a ton of carries, but he made his touches worthwhile. Mixon's catch in the flat set him up against a bevy of defenders, but he made three of them mi s while adding at least five more yards to his gain. That was how Mixon ran the ball, too, showing patience through the hole and finishing with six carries for 31 yards. Quarterback ended up leading the team in rushing. . Preseason quarterbacking is such a crap shoot. As soon as I wanted to board tiny, shopping mall-sized hype trains for and Bray, I was thrown off by their interceptions. Smith for New York, executing play-action rollouts and avoiding rushers with his feet while keeping his eyes downfield, but the interception was reminiscent of Smith in green and white. The worst of the young pa sers was Pittsburgh's , against the . The good news there is he ended up making a handful of nice throws, one of which resulted in a touchdown to . San Francisco's quarterback situation is setting the bar pretty low. We know what we'll get out of , was surprisingly effective behind him and looked like a rookie, though he had extended time Michael Matheson Men Jersey to make a few more plays. That's the beauty and pain of preseason: Many grains of salt are needed when judging third-string quarterbacks against fellow third-stringers. It became clear pretty quickly that San Francisco has invested more in its defense than offense. Starting with , and brought a punch to a team that was largely punchle s in the last two seasons. That's something to be excited about in the Bay Area. Tampa Bay took a lo s in a meaningle s finish, but started strong. looked sharp, the group of weapons the Bucs can deploy at once is tantalizing, and the offense moved quickly. The highlight of the night, though, was probably . The Bucs could use a big season out Keith Yandle Kids Jersey of the second-year corner, and the closing speed and body control he displayed on the pick were encouraging. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue. Click here Click here Click here |
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