Coming from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you have to be at this at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you’re in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIComing from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you have to be at this at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you’re in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIEast Texas isn’t known for producing quarterbacks. I was never really on the football circuit. I wasn’t the type of guy that put my name out there.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIGood third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league. –
PATRICK MAHOMES IIYou can tell when coaches have a confidence in you.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIWhen I scramble and do those things, I try to look downfield, look for the playmakers, put it in their hands, and let them make all the big plays happen.
PATRICK MAHOMES III was that little kid: I was the one that was looking up to athletes and getting to see them and getting to be a part of it, and I remember those experiences.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIIn the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIThey had a good game plan and they came out fast. We started slow, but we picked it up. You just have got to trust in the process and not try to do too much and things will start happening and having success your way.
PATRICK MAHOMES III feel like, even if something goes wrong, I have confidence in myself and my team that we’ll fix it.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIConfidence Tell Coaches The quarterbacks that win. Those are the quarterbacks that are talked about for being great.
PATRICK MAHOMES III’m a little quick – I can run a little bit – but I know I can’t make a lot happen. So my thinking always was, ‘Why don’t you put it in the fast guys’ hands and let them make plays.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIWhen I was young I used to eat ketchup sandwiches – just bread and ketchup.
PATRICK MAHOMES III just try to be the best Patrick Mahomes I can be.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIYou see Tom Brady, you see Alex Smith, and you see all those guys in the pocket and how quick they are with their footwork and how they get the ball out fast. I have to get like that.
PATRICK MAHOMES IINever change who you are, and be the best you can be.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIIt’s a challenge for all quarterbacks, though: You want to make the big play; you want to throw a touchdown every single play. But at the same time, you have to know that it’s a process.
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