You have to learn and develop from every experience you see on the field. I might see an unscouted blitz. I might see different coverages than I’m expecting. So I need to process and make those adjustments as I go.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIThe team aspect of football and just playing quarterback, having the ball in your hands, having to make the plays, that was definitely something I loved.
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When I was young I used to eat ketchup sandwiches – just bread and ketchup.
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Good third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league. –
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I just try to be the best Patrick Mahomes I can be.
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I’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.
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You 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.
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I 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.
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I have a lot of guys around me that help make my job easier.
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When 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.
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In the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.
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Confidence Tell Coaches The quarterbacks that win. Those are the quarterbacks that are talked about for being great.
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Playing the scout-team quarterback in practice really helped develop my game.
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East 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.
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When you’re in this league, you have to do something every single day. You have off days, but those off days are usually watching film.
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You dream of your first NFL start when you’re a little kid, playing football in the backyard, but until you get there, you never know what to expect.
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It’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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