At this point, it’s safe to say working with Patrick Mahomes should be a privilege for coaches in the NFL. Having a generational talent who already knows how to turn the tide of a game with pure talent and hard work is something coaches can only dream of. Like ask anyone about their thoughts on the possibility of coaching Mahomes. They would probably jump ship on the first time without having second thoughts. But not everyone is like that. There’s one man in Kansas City who considers coaching Mahomes to be a huge ‘burden’.

Days before the Super Bowl got underway, Chiefs passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier opened up about his thoughts of working with Mahomes. “It makes it so much more stressful. You feel the burden as a coach and as you’re putting a game plan together to not waste his abilities. To not go through a season where you don’t give him the opportunity. To not screw it up as the coaching staff.” Wait a minute, what’s that mentality? Like coaches, having zero confidence in their capabilities is unheard of. And in a team that has made 5 Super Bowl trips in the last 6 years, Bleymaier’s comments don’t reflect well on the Chiefs winning mentality image.

See, it’s not even like Bleymaier is coming across Mahomes recently. He’s been a part of the Chiefs even before Mahomes has arrived in town. Joining the faculty first in 2016 as an offensive quality control coach, Bleymaier has worked his way up the ranks for almost a decade now. And it’s only been two seasons since he coordinates with Chiefs OC Matt Nagy coach Andy Reid to design plays for Mahomes. However, for some reason, Bleymaier doesn’t consider that privilege as a gift.

He didn’t just define designing plays for Mahomes as a burden. He also called it terror, refuting claims of excitement, “Rather than feeling like this just unbridled excitement that we could do anything, it’s actually more like terror. Like we cannot be the reason that we screwed this guy up or this team up,” Bleymaier told ESPN. Well, that terror did turn into a nightmare by the time the Super Bowl arrived. Mahomes had probably the worst game of his career. And the Chiefs’ offense was non-existent until the game had already slipped from their hands in New Orleans.

Patrick Mahomes horror show raising questions on the Chiefs coaching staff

What if I say the Chiefs’ humiliation in the Super Bowl was actually on the cards? Well, don’t call me crazy about making this claim. The numbers are right there for you to see yourself. This is a Chiefs offense that has regressed year-on-year. From ranking within the top five of the NFL in four straight seasons since Mahomes’ arrival, the Chiefs fell to ninth last season and 17th this season. Just imagine a 3-peat chasing team lingering at the bottom was only going to blow up sooner or later. And that came arguably on the biggest night of the Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes threw two interceptions, including a pick-six in the first half. He had a total QBR of 11.4, the second-lowest in the Super Bowl since that metric was introduced in 2006.

Never in the last 6 years has Mahomes found himself trailing by a margin of 34 points. Like the game was already done and dusted by the time the Chiefs decided to show some spark. All of their 3 TDs came when the Chiefs didn’t have a clear route to win the game. Yes, Patrick Mahomes did finish with a 65.6% pass completion, 257 passing yards and 3 TDs. That 95.4 QBR didn’t at all show the real picture of what actually happened against the Eagles. And also, don’t forget the Chiefs leaky O-line. Mahomes was sacked 6 times for a loss of 31 yards without the Eagles’ defense having to blitz once.

As Mahomes himself pointed out after the gut-wrenching loss, “In order to make a team blitz, you have to be able to beat what they’re showing. And that’s what we didn’t do.” Make no mistake—this was a Chiefs roster that won 15 games in the regular season. Yeah, they were on a winning streak of 17 consecutive one-score games. But no one on Earth could have predicted a Patrick Mahomes horror show on the biggest night of his career. However, hearing Bleymaier’s thoughts, you can’t just blame Mahomes for everything. Fingers should also be raised on the competence of a staff who had a player like Mahomes and still botched a 3-peat. Simply astonishing!!!