Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes’ struggles have been overstated

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The quarterbacks outside the top five

Let’s run through some of the honorable mentions on the outside looking in before we get to the top five. In no particular order, here’s who didn’t make it to the top five (including the guy I chose as MVP after the first four weeks of the season):

Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes’ struggles have been overstated — and his receivers haven’t helped out the future Hall of Famer — but with his turnover issues, there’s no realistic case for him as MVP. Since Week 5, Mahomes ranks 27th in QBR and has as many touchdown…