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Establish The Run on Patrick Mahomes

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his scramble rate was off the charts compared to his normal scramble rate...the Chiefs just took that out of the playbook. I don't think he's going to be running very much at all...Travis Kelsey is old...this is going to be an offense that is clearly built around Kenneth Walker...I feel a little bit better about those kind of guys than Mahomes.
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Mahomes faces a run-heavy offense with aging receivers; Silva prefers other QBs in his range.

Mahomes' scramble rate was abnormally high last season and is expected to decline significantly; the Chiefs removed quarterback sneaks from the playbook after his high ankle sprain injury years ago, and he won't be running much. The receiver core is not impressive—Travis Kelsey is aging, Rasheed Rice is talented but inconsistent, and Xavier Worthy remains unproven. The offense is being built around Kenneth Walker at running back, making it more run-heavy. From a math perspective, Mahomes may look better with fewer passing attempts, but Silva prefers other quarterbacks in that range like Trevor Lawrence, Herbert, and Dart.

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