5 reasons why the Kansas City Chiefs will regress in 2019

4. Sophomore Slump

Patrick Mahomes. This guy was an absolute beast last year as he literally stunned the entire league with his ability to not only throw touchdown after touchdown, but also to scramble out of crazy situations and still make the play. If teams thought they were going to beat the Chiefs last year by stopping Mahomes, they probably lost. In 16 games, Mahomes went for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns.

As Mahomes enters the 2019 season, all eyes will be on him to repeat a similar season to what he had last year. It won’t be easy.

Mahomes had no pressure at all last season. He was just another first-year starter that had a cannon of an arm. Some people believed in him, some didn’t. And yes, while the Chiefs were entrusting him to hopefully be their franchise quarterback, nobody really knew what he was going to do. Obviously Mahomes went crazy and was the best player in the league, but don’t be surprised if Mahomes suffers a setback this season.

Now, Mahomes won’t turn into Robert Griffin III, but a small sophomore slump would not be surprising. Does anyone remember Dak Prescott’s first season in the NFL? He led the Dallas Cowboys to a 13-3 record while only throwing four interceptions. Everyone thought Dak was going to be the next superstar quarterback, but he just turned out to be a solid quarterback.

Mahomes and Prescott are two completely different quarterbacks, but Chiefs fans should not be surprised to see their savior be a little worse this season. It might not be a drastic drop off, but don’t expect him to go for the same insane stat line that he had last season. The Chiefs thrived off Mahomes’ unreal production last season, and if he fails to do the same, they might see themselves struggling to win in some games.