This is part one of a three-part weekly film analysis on the performance of Patrick Mahomes.
The tape is never as bad as you think it is, and it’s never as good as you think it is.
If you’ve played any level of football, you might have heard that old coaching line at some point. I heard it just minutes after every game, win or lose, that I had in college. That was a staple of my coaches’ speech to the team. Whether you felt like a world-beater after a big win or completely dejected after a crushing loss, immediate perception of what just happened is rarely reality.