Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are once again atop the NFL mountain, and a lot of it, the QB says, can be attributed to Bill Belichick.
Appearing on “New Heights” with Jason and Travis Kelce, the two-time Super Bowl champ said facing the Patriots’ defensive looks for the first time made him realize that he needed to step up his preparation.
I played the Patriots in New England my first year, and they were doing like this weird, we call it like the 40 up front, where they don’t really have a true nose guard. They kind of have double splits. They have linebackers kind of playing like D linemen and some of that stuff. I remember being back there like, ‘I have no idea what to do to get these five guys blocked.’
And then ever since then, I mean thanks coach Belichick, because ever since then, dude, if the blitz protection plan isn’t perfect and I don’t feel perfect going into the game with it, I don’t feel prepared.
Mahomes’ comments started to go viral this week.
“Kansas City dropped 40 in that game,” a fan cried.
“It doesn’t get more elite than this,” another said.
“This is why coach Belichick is an all time great, coaching opposing players unintentionally.”
Sounds like Bill Belichick could have a hand in the development of two all-time great quarterbacks.