Chiefs-Eagles was a Super Bowl rooted in QB growth

Despite the ending of the Super Bowl final evening, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles performed an exceptional sport, led by their sign callers. If you need any instance of that, have a look at this and be amazed.

Both offenses have been taking part in on the absolute highest stage, and their QBs have been a big purpose why.

Let’s begin with the man who was on the dropping workforce, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. Hurts got here into the season (and into this sport) with questions surrounding his skill to throw the ball persistently to the deep exterior areas and over the center of the sphere. He emphatically answered these questions final evening, nearly prepared his workforce to victory. Hurts threw for 304 yards and added on 70 on the bottom, and persistently had solutions for all the pieces the Chiefs threw at him.

One of essentially the most spectacular passes of the evening was on third and 14. Tight End Dallas Goedert runs a deep out route principally simply on the first down marker. The Chiefs are working Cover 2, which means that CB L’Jarius Sneed is squatting beneath this route. This in all probability needs to be a no-throw.

Look at this cross from Hurts. This is a throw your controller kind of cross.

In addition to passing from the pocket, Hurts was additionally dialed in beneath stress. One of the large questions this season for the Eagles offense was if Hurts might produce beneath stress or when blitzed, and on Sunday he had all of the instruments within the toolbox. The Chiefs ship a stress that will get DE Frank Clark unblocked, however Hurts makes him miss after which finds WR Zach Pascal for a primary down.

Hurts saved his greatest for the final sport of the season, and regardless of ending up on the dropping aspect, seemed phenomenal. His growth all through this season has been actually cool to see, going from a man who had main query marks as a passer to nearly main his workforce to victory together with his arm. He may very well be in line for a serious extension within the offseason.

Alright, let’s speak concerning the Super Bowl MVP.

Patrick Mahomes’ growth from being a feast or famine deep ball passer to one of the crucial environment friendly passers within the quick to intermediate areas of the sphere on high of nonetheless doing the magic Mahomes stuff has turned him into the most effective QBs the NFL will ever see. His spatial consciousness and the flexibility to mitigate stress and make excessive stage throws is one thing we might not see at this stage, this rapidly.

Just watch each angles of this play right here. Mahomes seems to be to his proper in direction of Kelce and MVS, and doesn’t like what he sees. Then he flips again round and finds the bottom dig to WR Juju Smith-Schuster. An unbelievable play that reveals the method that Mahomes went by way of on this play.

Mahomes and the Chiefs have been so environment friendly passing the ball, the place he’s hitting passes as quickly as he will get to the highest of his drop. Mahomes damage his ankle early within the sport, however within the third quarter he was on one other stage. On this play, Mahomes as soon as once more seems to be a method, will get out the pocket and makes this occur, prefer it’s nothing.

His uncooked passing numbers may not say it, however Mahomes had an incredible sport, and made performs when his workforce wanted him essentially the most. Both QBs made these performs, issues that in all probability weren’t considered after they have been drafted, however with growth they’ve changed into the blokes they’re right this moment.