KC's coaching staff badly outcoached the Ravens. Watching KC's offense is a thing of beauty. I know Wink likes to blitz a bunch, but that's just the wrong thing to do to Mahomes. Great QBs shred too much blitzing, and Mahomes is the best in the game. LAC's D gave them a tougher time because of their ability to get home without blitzing because they have Ingram and Bosa off the edge. Looking at their schedule, not sure who is going to beat them if they stay healthy. They have to go to Buf, TB and NO, but without fans they don't have to worry about communication issues. I don't see NE's D stopping that O with half their starters missing from last year.
But I love the hot takes here that Lamar is suddenly trash. No, he's not elite, and I would have agreed that he's not elite before last night. Right now there are 3 elite QBs - Mahomes, Wilson and Rodgers, in that order. And there are a handful of QBs that are in that next tier down, and he's in that group. And as a Ravens fan, the only QB in that next tier who I would rather have than Jackson is probably Kyler Murray, despite him also having an off game on Sunday. Maybe healthy Cam too. But given how much Jackson has already improved as a passer since his rookie year and how hard he works, I would not be surprised if he does take that next step. He still needs to work a bit on accuracy and pre-snap reads when dealing with blitzes. He still relies on his athleticism to get away from blitzes and doesn't pick them apart like Mahomes does. He's fine going through his progressions when not pressured, so that's the main thing he and Roman need to work on.
