Did Tyreek Hill leaving Chiefs light a fire inside Patrick Mahomes? | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

I think Mahomes "took it personal" when Tyreek compared him to Tua and called Tua more accurate. Not the necessarily leaving for another team. If I were Patrick, nothing would've motivated me more than the league changing the overtime rules because Josh Allen "should've gotten another shot," but in the same scenario 2 years earlier when he lost to Brady, no rule changes.

I think Pat was more motivated about all the “Burrow is better at quarterbacking”, Cincinnati’s Mayor coming for him. He really got disrespected all year and responded according. Separated himself from the rest of the qbs for years to come with only 5 years starting.

No! Letting a SB slip away last season lit a fire inside Pat. Mahomes knows he let one get away from him last season. He did what he needed to do make sure he didn't let another one get away. They will repeat next season if no major injuries.

Mahomes made the receivers at Texas Tech look great. Others can say what they want but it isn't the receivers that make Mahomes look good, it's Mahomes that makes the receivers look good.

I don’t know about not hearing the media. Lots of media types were saying Chiefs to finish 3 or 4 in AFC West

This was the best thing to ever happen to these 2 because they both got to prove that they don’t need each other to be top talents in this league. Plus Tyreek got paid and gets to live the lifestyle he wants in Miami and Patrick got another ring. I call it a win-win situation.

It was also Tyreek Hill dropping two critical passes in the Tampa Super Bowl that killed the Chiefs early in that game...followed by like 4 or 5 more critical drops by several other players.

I think Tyreke at this point doesn't care about winning super bowls. He already has a ring. It was more about the money, the no state tax and the Miami nightlife.

Travis Kelce said it best “Shut yo mouth and know your role”. Everything that is said negative about them just motivates them more. Especially the past week when everyone was picking Philly to win the SB. That was more fuel.

I remember thinking to myself in the dead portion of the offseason that the Chiefs will win the Super Bowl this year and/or Patrick Mahomes when MVP, just to spite Tyreek Hill. But I didn't think it would actually happen lol

There's a motivation to Injure Chiefs players, Key literally aimed and sat down on Mahomes lower leg and Pacheco was Illegally Speared during the Chiefs final drive. Both of those hits were of poor sportsmanship. The NFL is looking into the Mahomes Injury as being potentially intentional and they need to look closely at the Spearing of Pacheco who in fact hung on to the ball after taking the SHOT of the game. Congratulations Chiefs!!!

I am born and raised in KC MO. I well remember our first Chief dynasty with Stram and Dawson when they won soon and often starting in Dallas in the new timers AFL and continuing right on through to the move of my hometown. What you said about Hill is SPOT ON and more!!! Hill was a HUGE "behavior problem" out of college. No one really wanted to take a chance on him. Reid brought him in. The Chiefs organization AND fellow players got Hill right even though he tried to F-up again with his off field antics with his wife and son. In essence, the Chiefs organization MADE Hill a superstar by teaching him routes, how to read defenses, how to be a man on AND off the field, etc. And what Hill did in return after 2021 season wanting a trade or the highest salary was OBSCENE and a total SLAP IN THE FACE to all the people who raised and groomed HILL to be a better person and a better football player. It PISSED everyone off from the front office to the guys and gals cleaning the stadium at night. This whole city was STUNNED and TOTALLY PISSED at Hill even before he went to Florida and said all that trash about MaHomes and the Chiefs organization. Hill can eat it!!! I never want to see that man in this town EVER!!! He pissed off his welcome here. He blew this city and our team off. He showed what he was REALLY made of: an immature and SELFISH ego. Nothing else. His money will never buy him respect or admiration. He's a tool. Nuff said...

We all heard what Hill had to say during the off season about the chiefs let’s leave it at that

Mahomes elevates everyone around him just like Micheal Jordan used to do for the Chicago Bulls when he played.

Mahomes wins without Tyreek. Tyreek loses without Mahomes.

Don't forget we got Justyn Ross hide on the IR

Nah Mahomes loves Hill. He would never think like that.

Pressing against the Tampa 2 high safeties, the AFC meltdown against the Bengals, and Hill leaving forced Mahomes to be more of a pocket passer and be more efficient.
That change from being a gunslinger like Farve to being more patient is bad for the other teams in the NFL, because his arm talent is still there and with the personnel he can still take the deep shots.

What about Bart Scott saying the Chiefs will not make the playoffs? Or a bunch of media folks giving the Lombardi to Chargers or Raiders? PM15 shut you guys up!!

You can only be an effective reciever if you get the ball. You can't get the ball unless your QB gets it to you. PM15 is the best QB that there is. Period.

And what a rebuild it was! The Chiefs win the Super Bowl in a rebuilding year! Wow! Can't wait until next year!

Mahomes loves Tyreek. Florio hates Tyreek, that's all this is. Mahomes is fueled by every media member saying they're gonna take a step back without him.

Tyreek gave them plenty of motivation with all the crazy stuff he said. I'm sure those quotes were present in the facility somewhere

Mahomes on Hill: “I don’t think about you at all.”

The Tua thing definitely got back to Mahomes. 👀🎉😎😤🤫🙄🤥

A WR like Davante Adams paired up with Kelce would give Mahomes 60+ touchdowns and an easy route to a 3rd ring. I feel like Mahomes had to concentrate on ball placement with Tyreek because he was a smaller target.

The moment Reek left KC fans knew we’d be better. Mahomes was developing a bad habit of trying to force things to Reek. This year he was free to just ball with the open guys.

Mahomes had nothing but good things to say about Hill. He understands that, it was all about the Benjamin's.

Tyreek was great. But he was all about Tyreek and we Chiefs fans got tired of him volleyballing passes into the air for dbs. Never saw a wr tip so many passes up in the air.

Mahomes has always had that fire and motivation to be the best. Anything else is just gasoline

I was not expecting that quote 2:55

On point on this.

It was not flip off to Tyreek. There was no way in hell anyone thought KC was going to be able to keep Tyreek. Tyreek wanted to get paid like he deserves, and KC did not have the money to do that. It is not anyone's fault. There are going to be more stars that have to leave KC because they can't be afforded will Pat flip off all of them too. You are silly. Pat knows Tyreek is going to support the guy throwing him the ball. I don't hink Pat was insulted because Tyreek showed support for his QB just like he had done when he was in KC.

This guy has everything you want in a qb…he’s that guy you respect and fear because he can make something out of nothing

I fully agree Hill lit Mahomes AND the rest of the Chiefs fire. I was remembering him bragging about Tua being the most accurate passer publicly and was like, damn, he just crapped all over a past teammate that won a Superbowl with him. Yeah, the Bucs bowl was bad and the AFC championship lost to the Bengals stung bad. Even near the end of the season Hill was still flapping his big mouth before the playoffs started calling out the Chiefs hoping the Dolphins draw their card. What!?!? What does he have to prove to KC. They gave him what he wanted. They let him go make his money. He is ONLY poking the Bear now.

They said he'd be worse without Tyreek Hill....and he took that personally

This was one of those break ups with no losers🤷🏾‍♂️

Great take gents

Tyreek did it purely for ego he thought that he could re-create the success in Miami and become a much bigger star

Like the Royal family, never complain, never explain.

That fire's been burning since long before he was in the NFL. The BS may fan the flames, but that kid's fire is self lit.

Tyreek never even played in an AFC championship game before Mahomes. It's easy to see where the greatness lies.

The fire rises😂♨

Andy Reid didn’t want another Terrell Owens

Could have been the media saying the Chiefs would be nothing without Hill, and saying it was a rebuilding year. I believe that lit the fire. Patrick referenced it when speaking at the parade. Whatever the reason, they were fun to watch! AFC championship against the Bengals you could see that fire come thru!! Wish they could find that level of intensity every game!

Tyreek is a talent BUT mahomes can hit ANY open target, he has a heart to win more important than the money to him, mahomes is a good man with a good heart

Yes it did also the way he played in the afc championship game last year in the second half also people saying he was gonna miss the playoffs also people saying he would be lucky to win the division also people like Simms putting Allen and others on his level or above him like Simms did all of that shit I’ve seen it in him since I first watched him play he’s got that MJ fire killer will when I seen that clock⏰ on his social media Page after the Super Bowl and the Trade of the cheetah watching the young guy closely I knew the league was in trouble because I knew it was HIM he had talent yes I argued with a lot of my friends which most are chargers and Raider Fans about This now they can’t say shit but give me my money he’s proven me right it’s wasn’t just Sammy, Watkins and Tyreek Hill and Travis, Kelce and Mecole Hardman it’s mothafuckin mahomes🗣️

Always eliminate team disruptive players from your team. Hill is one for sure!

Keenan Allen was not saying Tyreek was going to be exposed.

I pose this question, I've been wondering if they contacted Mahomes before letting Hill go?🤔Did Mahomes sign off on this or do you think it was 100% management? I am glad they let him go, we needed the money for the o-line and it paid off.

I think it was more to the people that said he wouldn’t be able to do it without Hill. I think he would understand Tyreek wanted more money.

Not really. With Hill, we had a weaker WR core and no great way to utilize Hardman. Hardman generally takes those burner roues that Hill ran. I think the biggest change was having multiple WR targets he had more trust in. Juju, MVS, Watson, Moore, and Toney coming is a complete overhaul. If KC keeps Hill and adds MVS and Juju, I think he could potentially have broken the yards record in 16 games instead of 17.
The trash talking was motivation, but Mahomes isn't a stat hunter. He plays to win.

I think the Allen/Burrow talk...The Ty Hill leaving and therefore The Chiefs are gonna fall off talk and mostly losing in the SB...alllllllllllllllll played a factor

"I'm here"

What's incredibe too is mahomes can improve a lot with throwing the ball from the pocket deep accurately!!!!!

Tyreek is a freak of nature, maybe the best receiver in football right now,
But the Dolphins gave KC way too much to get him - and it showed in Miami's rather hum drum won/loss record.
The teams that win consistently trade unhappy or about to become very expensive veterans for draft choices & use those picks to get young affordable NFL talent.
Expect the Chiefs' success to stick around.

Fierce competitor 15 🏆🏆

Mahomes is like Nikola Jokic of the NBA. No matter who Jokic is playing with, Jokic will pass the ball to the open man, who scores an easy shot. Same with Mahomes. Mahomes can be playing with the worse WRs and still drop the ball in their hands for TDs. They're both like supercomputers, who will figure out the best play and execute it with extreme precision. That's why they're both MVPs in their respective leagues.

No. Patrick just has the mentality that the goal is to win, regardless fo who you are riding with. So he just figures it out. Instead of worrying about who they have, he is the perfect Andy Reid QB, who can just look at who they have the best way to use them.

Come on man mahomes and hill are like brothers. Yall make it too much sometimes fr.

I don't think Mahomes cares what Hill thinks🤷‍♀️

Lay off the tyreek hill references. He is sitting at home with no SB TROPHY, no parade and didn’t get a second ring. It was his choice and KC was better without him

LOL! Big middle finger to my man Tyrek Hill? For sure. I need something to motivate me.

A lot tip passes from Tyreek hill 🤔

Pat mahomes was not concerned with what happened to tyreek hill get over it!

I don't think it was Tyreek leaving as much as the clowns on TV saying that Mahomes was finished without him and kept picking other teams to win the division he has never lost all about 1 guy. He wanted to show all of you on TV that HE is HIM and they are favorites as long as he is there no matter the weapons

"Try to make the playoffs in miami. Oh you didn't do that?"
We literally made the playoffs and almost beat the bills

I feel sorry for these two... they try to make something out of nothing. ( Patrick knows you didn't pick him. You picked the eagles..)

This is a terrible take, he loved tyreek

What a fantastic take TBH. Tyreek who?

Lol, Sideways.

He's going to cry in the car on the way home 🤣😭💀

Very juvenile take on Tyreek. It was time for Hill and the Chiefs to move on from one another for all the right reasons.

But you picked him to lose to the Bungholes

"...sideways"? Damn.

Hill got fired for wanting too much money after a tentative deal was struck. Selfishness like that doesn't get you on Clark Hunt's good side, and Clark will fire anybody if there is a reason. In any event, Hill sold out on winning for greed. Now that he is separated from Patrick he is a has-been and won't get any more records or accolades. Hill will be watching Super Bowls on TV from his couch, games he could have played in. He isn't real smart, get it?

Yes it did pat understood but all the talk after is what did it

wat in the mayonnaise is going on here

Former Jets Linebacker Bart Scott Says Chiefs Won’t Make Playoffs in 2022 Season :-)

Calling tyreek a cancer are you serious there’s friends. They show love to each other all time. Florio and sims trying to stir the pot for no reason. Horrible this type of narrative the media spins is what keeps players from out of the hall of fame. Stupid stupid take.

Maholmes is just a winner period😆🏈👍👈😆

They are friends, its just bussiness..

They complimented each other yes but please move on with the Tyreek bulls@#$!!!!

If the chiefs get a true #1 wide in 2023. All that will be said is Tyreek who?

KC wouldn't have gotten this far with Tyreek; Changed the whole offensive mindset, forced Mahomes to read defenses better, become a better QB by now having to go thru his progressions, and made the offense more creative and diverse!

Did Florio seriously forget that the Dolphins made the playoffs?!

You two are definitely in the minority in terms of picking the Chiefs to win the superbowl.

Loses in wild card round= didn't even make the playoffs

Miami made the playoffs did they not?

Ayoooo

I still love Tyreek Hill and probably always will. I don't believe him leaving was about anything other than wanting to get as much money as possible, and I'm glad he's doing well in Miami. He knew what he left, and maybe years down the line when he's realizing you can't buy legacy, he may have some regrets.

Now Florio is going off the rails again with his conspiracy theories.

dolphins made the playoffs lol

MIDDLE FINGER TO HILL?? HE LITERALLY GOT 3. TIMES MORE MORE MONEY AND ITS ALL GUARANTEED!!! AND HE LIVES IN A PLACE THAT HAS NO INCOME TAX!! AND HE ALREADY HAS A CHAMPIONSHIP!!! ITS A BUSINESS AT THE END OF THE DAY!! AND HE CASHED IN HIS CHIPS LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO!!

what’s with Florio’s anti-Tyreek hill takes? He talks about Hill like he’s TO - when he’s nothing like that? There’s no drama dude. Chill tf out bro, you’re acting like bayless. It’s nauseating.

Fu florio dolphins made the playoffs with a third stringer and gave the bills a run for their money

Mahomes is the GOAT. Brady was the product of the greatest coach ever, insanely great rosters and super high level, organized cheating. Mahomes has none of those things and he's now the 🐐.

Hill is a selfish player who seems to forget how much he Owes The Hunt Family,Andy Reid,#15 for his Life changing Development into the Dominant player he’s become,Yes he had to do the work but no other team was interested!