There is an assumption that those holding calls prevent a sack therefore they are tolerable because they in theory keep our qb healthy. You would need to see how many of those holds are on run plays, how many were called in close proximity to Mahomes and thus would potentially prevent a sack, and which holds aren't any where near Mahomes.
I am in the camp that taking a hold over getting Mahomes hit is acceptable because he can make up a 10 yard penalty better than any qb in history. But.....
the holdings overall need to be cleaned up. I'm not sure that many actually protected Mahomes. A few I remember were probably done in the attempt to protect but really had no bearing on the play had they just let their man go. By all means take the holding if its going to prevent your qb from being killed but some are just bad penalties that kill drives. This year we aren't as capable of overcoming those penalties because we lack weapons.
Jawaan Taylor isn't a bad tackle but he is being paid to be a great tackle and he isn't playing up to that level. Donovan Smith is what he is and is a mixed bag. Would actually like to see Wanya get a little run if we can build a lead on some teams. See what we have in him long term.
Our team is good enough to win a SB and if they clean up these penalties we might be able to do it easier than many of us believer possible.
