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Bengals owner Mike Brown said this week that the team will not consider a contract extension for quarterback Andy Dalton until they see how he performs in the offense that head coach Zac Taylor is putting in place for his first season on the job.Taylor’s own comments about Dalton this week show a great deal of confidence in the quarterback’s ability to show Brown that he’s the right man for the job. Taylor said he has “full belief” in Dalton’s ability to do anything that the team will ask of him this season.“He can handle everything Jessie Bates Jersey ,” Taylor said, via the team’s website. “He can handle everything you want to do at the line of scrimmage, which is key. He can make all the protection calls, understands what we鈥檙e looking for in the run game. Andy is great in that regard. He鈥檚 got a high football IQ, he鈥檒l be able to handle anything they throw that him.”Taylor did add that “everything is on the table” for the No. 11 pick in the first round and a move for a quarterback in that spot would certainly make an extension a lot less likely even if Dalton’s ability to run Taylor’s offense matches Taylor’s prediction. Sure, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a talented player who can make plays in the vertical passing game and on RPOs Sam Hubbard Jersey , but it is his ability to create that sets him apart. Mahomes can use his legs to extend plays and when he gets out of the pocket he does an incredible job throwing the ball from unconventional body positions. Mahomes drops back on this red-zone play. Not finding an open man, he ducks inside the edge defender to his left, they b-lines towards the pylon. Broncos safety Darian Stewart is not match for Mahomes’ speed and the young quarterback scores with ease.Here, Mahomes again ducks inside the pass rush and takes off to the left. This time, he keeps his eyes down field and is able to find his tight end Travis Kelce on the other side of the field for a first down. This is an incredible play by Mahomes, making a big-time pass when the play had seemingly broken down.One of the greatest quarterbacksand creators of all time was Steve Young. Young was a gritty player Malik Jefferson Jersey , who always found a way to get things done even in unconventional ways. Young was also a lefty, and I mention that because Mahomes is not, but he managed to keep this play a live by throwing a pass left-handed to wide receiver Tyreek Hill for the first down.It is insane how Mahomes keeps this play alive. First, it looks bad as Mahomes is forced to turn and attempt to scramble to the right side because defensive end Arik Armstead is pressuring him from the right side. Then it gets worse, as Cassius Marsh appears forcing Mahomes to reverse course and roll all the way back to the 24 yard line (20 yards behind the line of scrimmage). But Mahomes has a way of figuring things out, and he does just that as he finds wide receiver Chris Conley in the back of the endzone.Mahomes has an incredible ability to extend plays with his feet. His athletic ability means that the pass rush must keep outside contain at all times. This could be tough on defensive end Carl Lawson who loves the inside move. Even if a team does contain him Mark Walton Jersey , as the clips above showed, he often sneaks out of the pocket inside of the edge rusher. Rushing every gap could solve that problem, but then every Chiefs receiver, tight end, and running back would be man coverage, and the Bengals would not have any help over the top. A defense could look to spy him John Ross Jersey , but that is likely occupying a linebacker who should be helping with Kelce. Mahomes’ ability to create makes a scary Chiefs’ offense even more fearsome.