Kyle Shanahan and Nick Bosa explain what makes Patrick Mahomes great

SANTA CLARA – Neither Kyle Shanahan nor Nick Bosa have ever beaten Patrick Mahomes. Bosa is 0-3 against him and Shanahan is 0-4.

So on Wednesday I asked her what makes Mahomes the best. I thought they should both know. Here’s what they said.

ME: According to the numbers, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is having a poor season by his standards. What do you particularly see from him?

SHANAHAN: “I think everyone says it’s a bad year just because the numbers aren’t just crazy, but Pat is as good as it gets. He’s been as good as it gets since the first year he got to play. All but one of their plays, I believe, came on the last possession, and he’s as good as anyone who had that last possession. Your current numbers are not quite as high as last year. Your redzone isn’t really high. I think that’s numbers, but Pat is Pat and he’s as good as it gets and I don’t think that’s going to change.

ME: What makes Patrick Mahomes the best quarterback in the league?

BOSA: “His arm strength. He is able to get the ball over long distances very quickly, so you don’t need as much distance. And then the way he creates plays, he likes to pump fake guys and make them miss and run for first downs. “When you need it, his running ability is underrated. He is strong and therefore difficult to defeat, and he makes good decisions.

MY TAKE: It’s interesting that Shanahan mentioned Mahomes’ brilliance at the end of close games. Shanahan recently came under fire for winning only 37.8 percent of one-score games as head coach. I suspect he would blame his quarterbacks for this statistic.

Additionally, it’s interesting that the first thing Bosa praised about Mahomes is his arm strength, which Brock Purdy simply doesn’t possess.

The 49ers obviously love their starting quarterback, but even they realize he’s no Mahomes.

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