During Super Bowl LIX week, the Kansas City Chiefs' coaching staff expressed the immense pressure they feel to properly utilize quarterback Patrick Mahomes' exceptional skills. Passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier articulated the burden of ensuring the game plan allows Mahomes to excel, replacing expected excitement with a sense of terror. This pressure was palpable after the Chiefs' disappointing loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, where Mahomes' own frustration at his performance echoed in the locker room, compelling his teammates to elevate their game alongside him.
"It makes it so much more stressful," Chiefs passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier told ESPN on Wednesday of Super Bowl week. "You feel the burden as a coach..."
Every week when Bleymaier is putting together the game plan... he can't stop wondering, "Are we utilizing him the best?" It's just constantly second guessing ourselves..."
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