04 June 2023 , 20:30
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The Kansas City Chiefs may have one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but even new offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has given the two-time Super Bowl winner some pointers ahead of next season.
Mahomes won his second Super Bowl last season after an incredible comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles, even though the quarterback was injured for the majority of the postseason. The Chiefs gave Mahomes a record 10-year contract back in 2020, as they knew they had the best man for the job.
The 27-year-old has been with the Chiefs for the entirety of his NFL career, and is already one of the more experienced quarterbacks in the league due to winning two championships and playing 14 playoff games. But even Mahomes has areas where he can improve, according to the new OC.
Nagy stepped up to fill the vacant OC role at the Chiefs after Eric Bieniemy left to join the Washington Commanders. Nagy has already acted as an OC at the Chiefs in the past, but spent last season as a senior assistant and quarterbacks coach, working closely with the current offensive MVP.
Though it might be a pleasure to work with Mahomes, Nagy's job is to find any way that he can improve the star quarterback. While Mahomes "does things really well", according to Nagy, he has focused on three factors where the quarterback can improve his game.
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"You can always go back to footwork and timing with any quarterback,” Nagy said. "At the same point and time, too, I think the other thing would be working with his progressions.
Nagy has already worked with Mahomes in the past and knows him well (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)"Getting to No. 3 and 4 is always another thing that, instead of maybe trying to force a throw here or there — which I thought he did a good job last year, of making smart decisions — working to that third, fourth and sometimes that fifth progression in the play. Really, in training camp, we’ll really be able to focus on that with the pads."
The Chiefs will be looking to defend their Super Bowl crown this year, and will head into the 2023 season as one of the favourites. But Nagy has stressed that they won't be complacent as no two seasons in the NFL are ever the same.
"Every year is different, and we’re really hard on ourselves to be in the top three every year in almost all categories," Nagy added. "We want to do that, but there’s some areas of improvement that we have that we know we can get better at without telling the whole world.
"We know what they are, and internally we’re working on that. That’s the challenging part that keeps you going as a coach and as a player wanting to be great in those — but not lose where you are really good situationally. So that’s — for me — just a part of the process."