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Plenty of room to improve and he knows it. He's working at it."Such as sliding when he's under pressure, rather than taking a big hit. Mahomes absorbed far too many of those against the Chargers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers' ferocious defense no doubt is licking its chops at the thought of delivering another crunching blow on Sunday.But when it comes to throwing passes into double coverage http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-da_ron-payne-jersey , or taking a gamble that results in a costly turnover, at least for one week Mahomes was perfect.And it's hard to get much better than perfect."Good and bad, you lean from both of those. But he made some nice decisions," Reid said. "There's some things he can go back and look at and say, 'I should have gone there.' That's in the memory bank and he's building that file. I thought he did a good job of not throwing it to them, but there are some things he could do better against certain looks."Reid wouldn't go into details, of course, lest he gives the Steelers any unnecessary advantage. But whether it was a quick-flip pass to Tyreek Hill that resulted in a long touchdown, or a touch throw down the sideline to Anthony Sherman for another score, Mahomes never put the ball in too much danger.More than all those throws he made http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-dustin-hopkins-jersey , it was the throws he didn't make in the 38-28 victory that helped Mahomes win this season's first AFC offensive player of the week award."It helped that I had a lot of guys that played well for us in the offense," Mahomes said. "Tyreek had a great game, the offensive line played really well. I'm glad I got the honor, but it was kind of an offensive unit honor."It's hard to gauge the growth in Mahomes from last year to this year, given how little he played as a rookie. But offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz said it's evident in all aspects of his game, whether it was the way Mahomes approached offseason workouts or the way he operates in the classroom."There's definitely a comfortability with everything," Schwartz said. "There's been a huge progression from him and it's been cool to see."Just as Reid said, though, now Mahomes needs to back up his Week 1 performance.The Steelers present a much more complex test for Mahomes with a variety of disguised blitzes that have frustrated Chiefs quarterbacks for years.Even the cerebral Alex Smith, the consummate game-manager quarterback http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-morgan-moses-jersey , struggled to have much success against Pittsburgh during his years in Kansas City."I feel like I get better and better with blitz protections every week. It helps that we have good game plans," Mahomes said. "I know Pittsburgh does a ton of that stuff, that's kind of their thing, but we've played them a lot the last few years, so we kind of know what to expect."Notes: Eric Berry remained out of practice Wednesday. The team had described his injury as a heel issue in training camp, but Reid clarified that it is Berry's Achilles tendon causing issues. The star safety tore his Achilles tendon last season. "Just being cautious with it," Reid said. "We have full trust in him. He's always very honest with us. We want him there for the long haul. We're trying to make sure everything is right there." ... LB Ben Niemann (hamstring) also did not practice Wednesday. The Detroit Lions have allowed 16 sacks in the past two games 鈥?and this week isn't off to a good start either for the offensive line.The Lions put guard T.J. Lang on injured reserve with a neck injury Wednesday. Lang has missed three games this season, including last weekend's loss at Chicago. Detroit signed cornerback Mike Ford to the active roster from the practice squad and signed safety David Jones to the practice squad."He was a good veteran leader," center Graham Glasgow said. "All of us will need to pick up the slack a little bit on that end."The 31-year-old Lang is in his second season with the Lions after playing eight with Green Bay. Lang signed a three-year deal with Detroit before the 2017 season, returning to his home area. He was born in Royal Oak http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jordan-reed-jersey , went to high school in Bloomfield Hills and went to college at Eastern Michigan.Lang hasn't played a full 16 games since the 2014 season, but he's also never played fewer than 12 in his career. That obviously changes now. Lang has also dealt with back, concussion and hip problems this year.Guard Kenny Wiggins, who signed with the Lions in March, has started the three games that Lang missed so far this season."Same way I always approach it," Wiggins said. "I've been preparing all year like I was a starter. Now it's just how it's going to be now from now on."Detroit (3-6) has lost three straight. The Lions yielded 10 sacks against Minnesota two weekends ago and six against the Bears."It just hasn't been our best performances," Glasgow said. "Part of it has just been the situations that have been, just throughout the game. Down by a few scores, trying to come back and get some points on the board. It's a lot of pass pro, a lot of pass rush."The Lions have invested a lot in recent years to try to improve their offensive line. Detroit has used four of its past seven first-round draft picks on offensive linemen. Two of those selections 鈥?Taylor Decker and rookie Frank Ragnow 鈥?have started every game for the Lions this season.Lang http://www.redskinsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-quinton-dunbar-jersey , however, has been limited, and his future seems uncertain. Detroit's running game has improved a bit, but the sack totals have stood out over the past two weeks. The Lions have fallen behind early, which makes it harder for them to take advantage of their running game.Quarterback Matthew Stafford has attempted 118 passes over the past three games."We have to do better as a line and as an offensive unit," Glasgow said. 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