Mahomes Ranking Backlash: Dan Orlovsky’s QB trait list irks Chiefs fans; trainer vows to ‘keep Dan informed’

Pat ick
Mahomes
(Getty
Images)

Pat ick
Mahomes
is
headi g
i to
the
2026

NFL
seaso
with
ple ty
to
p ove,
but
ot
because
his
ésumé
sudde ly
eeds
epai i g.
The
Ka sas
City
Chiefs
qua te back
is
al eady
a
th ee-time
Supe
Bowl
champio
a d
o e
of
the
league’s
defi i g
sta s.
Still,
his
etu
f om
a
to
ACL
has
ope ed
the
doo
fo
f esh
debates.
Da
O lovsky’s
latest
a ki gs
have
ow
added
fuel
to
that
co ve satio ,
a d
Chiefs
fa s
a e
al eady
waiti g
fo
Mahomes’
espo se.

Pat ick
Mahomes
a ki g
spa ks
debate
amo g
Chiefs
fa s

Da
O lovsky’s
assessme t
focused
o
i dividual
qua te back
t aits
athe
tha
ove all
ca ee
value.
That
disti ctio
matte s,
especially
fo
Pat ick
Mahomes,
who
has
built
his
eputatio
th ough
c eativity,
late-game
composu e
a d
a
ability
to
tu
b oke
plays
i to
huge
gai s.The
fo me
NFL
qua te back
a ked
Mahomes
fifth
i
a m
st e gth,
seve th
i
ushi g
ability,
i th
i
decisio -maki g
a d
thi d
i
seco d- eactio
ability.
Howeve ,
Mahomes
did
ot
make
O lovsky’s
top
10
fo
ball
placeme t,
mecha ics
o
pocket
p ese ce.

His
decisio -maki g
a ki g
att acted
pa ticula
atte tio .
O lovsky
poi ted
to
Mahomes
th owi g
11
i te ceptio s
du i g
the
2025
seaso ,
while
also
oti g
that
the
Chiefs
qua te back
was
ofte
t yi g
to
c eate
somethi g
whe
the
offe se
had
few
a swe s.

“He
th ew
11
i te ceptio s
last
seaso ,
but
he
was
co sta tly
t yi g
to
fi d
plays
whe
they
we e ’t
the e,”
O lovsky
w ote
about
Mahomes,
who
also
a ked
outside
the
top
10
i
PFN
NFL
QB
Impact
last
seaso .O lovsky
also
highlighted
pocket
p ese ce
as
a
a ea
whe e
Mahomes
d opped
o
his
list.
His
expla atio
i cluded
the
qua te back’s
i ju y
a d
the
u ce tai ty
su ou di g
his
etu .“This
yea ,
that
will
p obably
be
Pat ick
Mahomes,”
he
w ote.
“I
d opped
him
o
a
few
lists
as
he
comes
back
f om
a
to
ACL.”O lovsky
was
ot
dismissive
of
Mahomes
ove all.
He
still
desc ibed
him
as
“o e
of
the
best
qua te backs
i
the
wo ld
whe
he’s
healthy”
a d
exp essed
co fide ce
that
the
Chiefs
sta
would
etu
soo .That
qualifie ,
howeve ,
did
little
to
calm
the
eactio
f om
Ka sas
City
suppo te s.

Chiefs
t ai e
Bobby
St oupe
se ds
poi ted
message

Pat ick
Mahomes
has
eve
eeded
much
motivatio
to
compete,
but
his
lo gtime
t ai e
Bobby
St oupe
appea ed
to
welcome
the
oppo tu ity
to
tu
the
a ki gs
i to
fuel.St oupe
espo ded
di ectly
o
X,
keepi g
his
message
b ief
while
maki g
it
clea
that
he
had
oticed
O lovsky’s
evaluatio .“Oh.
👌
We
will
keep
Da
i fo med
as
the
seaso
goes
o ,”
St oupe
w ote.

That
espo se
quickly
caught
the
atte tio
of
Chiefs
fa s.
Ma y
i te p eted
it
as
a
p omise
that
Mahomes’
pe fo ma ces
would
eve tually
p ovide
thei
ow
a swe .X
use
Beth
eplied,
“lololol,”
while
THEzackofallt ades
w ote,
“Da
is
a
idiot
a d
this
WON’T
AGE
WELL.”A othe
fa ,
Mat
XIV,
took
the
eactio
a
step
fu the ,
w iti g,
“Ohhh
[expletive]
Di ty
Da
just
woke
the
eceipt-keepe .
LFG
boys.”Scott
Fitzge ald
added
a othe
laye
to
the
g owi g
exciteme t,
w iti g,
“I’d
pay
a
hefty
p ice
to
get
a
peek
at
the
St oope
t ai i g
facility
bulleti
boa d
about
ow.”

The
eal
test,
of
cou se,
will
come
whe
Mahomes
etu s
to
mea i gful
NFL
actio .
Ra ki gs
ca
c eate
headli es
du i g
the
offseaso ,
but
they
ca ot
dete mi e
what
happe s
o
Su days.Fo
a
qua te back
who
has
epeatedly
a swe ed
c iticism
with
big
pe fo ma ces,
the
2026
seaso
could
offe
Mahomes
a othe
cha ce
to
tu
outside
doubt
i to
motivatio .
His
ecove y
will
emai
the
biggest
sto yli e,
but
o ce
he
is
back
o
the
field,
his
play
will
have
the
fi al
wo d.

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