Eagles defense got pressure with 4, which allowed them to blanket the field with 7. I'm not doubting Mahomes' ability as a QB, the guy has won 3 of them. What I do wonder is if he is that cerebral QB that can make changes at the LOS and audible to a more effective play. I listened to Brady talk on a podcast about when they beat the Chiefs, and he said he knew their defense maybe better than they did because of how much he studied them.Back to the game:
Was the Chiefs focus on stopping Barkley part of their downfall? Seemed they contained him really well but the rest of the team feasted on what looked like a very weak defense.
I'm not sure if Mahomes studies film the same way a Manning or Brees or Brady would. Maybe he thinks he can rely upon his legs when a play doesnt work out, instead of thinking how to audible out of a bad one. That might be something that he'll have to learn to do later in his career when his legs arent so fast. I didn't really see him do that too much, it was pretty much snap the ball, if nobody is immediately open, then run around. Grant you his OL did a poor job, but the one value about being a QB is you can change protections, add hot routes and check out of a pass to run and vice/versa.