Patrick Mahomes Proposes Using Tyrann Mathieu on Offense and it's Crazy Enough to Work
By Brady Williams
Patrick Mahomes is the kind of quarterback who can make mediocre receivers great, but this is a little outside the box.
Tyrann Mathieu was hyping himself up on Twitter after spotting an LSU highlight tape, and Mahomes said he wanted to involve the 27-year-old defensive back on offense.
Specifically, he wants Mathieu to run a jet sweep.
I’m trying to see you at Reciever for a jet sweep or something!
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 17, 2020
Mathieu runs a 4.51 40-yard dash, and open-field running is the kind of movement he excels with. The video showed it well; Mathieu can run laterally, and he has the speed and moves to outrun a defense.
Mathieu himself was a pretty big fan of the proposal, too. Always striving to be the best, the honey badger apparently wants to hit every mark on offense. He even promised to put in the kind of work that happens without much recognition.
Put in bro. I promise to sell all the fakes and block like Hines ward. Let’s make history. Wait pat already threw and caught pass in Game, I need to throw catch & score lol https://t.co/2QG5qk89mh
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) April 17, 2020
If defenders like J.J. Watt can get on the other side of the ball, why shouldn't they involve an athlete like Mathieu? He's a prime secondary player, whose 17 career interceptions prove he has hands. He's fast, agile, and putting him out in the open field could be dangerous against opposing defenses.