The regimented and meticulously scripted practice periods designed by coaches to give players a taste of anything and everything they might see in game competition are well-intentioned. But in comparison to Chiefs’ first-year starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes actually lining up and looking at a blitzing defense from another team that’s actually trying to hit him, all that other stuff is, well, cute.
That’s why the Chicago Bears’ defense, who played almost exclusively backups last week, did the Chiefs and Mahomes a favor by coming at him from multiple angles with defenders hell-bent on inflicting punishment. Yes, the NFL is funny that way.