Javon Kinlaw is a Jet!-Pick #14, 2020 NFL Draft.

Originally posted by Jcool:
Can't call him a bust anymore.

Javon Kinlaw stock has been on a steady rise. He's going to be a valuable piece move forward into 2024, either for the 49ers or someone else https://t.co/iVqsFzW4HG

— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) January 30, 2024

Kinlaw is a bust. He wasn't drafted 14th overall to have one or two good reps every few games as a backup player. Football is about consistency, and Kinlaw never put together a single complete game as a pass rusher and run defender in his 4 years with the 49ers. The pick was a failure as the 49ers will look to invest into the interior DL this offseason. He has a future as backup player on some other team but make no mistake about it: he's unequivocally a bust.

With that said, he's played well in the playoffs, and I hope he can contribute in the SB because we need the help.

He's played a lot better the last 2 games.

The jury is still out and this is his moment to win or lose.

Hope he wins.

Originally posted by blizzuntz:

Javon Kinlaw made the stop on 3rd down to force the first 4th down attempt. Kinlaw leads all DTs in tackles during the playoffs. He has the second-highest win percentage as a pass rusher, too, for DTs.

— KP (@KP_Show) January 30, 2024

If he just needed more time, maybe he is the next Jimmie Ward. Give him a 2-3 year team friendly deal with incentives. But we still must draft 2 more interior guys. JH and AA are getting older and it really seems like they don't have the same amount of gas in the tank they used to.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If he just needed more time, maybe he is the next Jimmie Ward. Give him a 2-3 year team friendly deal with incentives. But we still must draft 2 more interior guys. JH and AA are getting older and it really seems like they don't have the same amount of gas in the tank they used to.

Jimmie Ward was good from the start, he was just always injured. Kinlaw has been bad from the start and is always injured. Like Hero said, the dude has a splash play here and there, but can't string together any consistency. That said, hopefully he balls out at the Super Bowl and earns himself a decent contract somewhere.

Originally posted by Disp:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If he just needed more time, maybe he is the next Jimmie Ward. Give him a 2-3 year team friendly deal with incentives. But we still must draft 2 more interior guys. JH and AA are getting older and it really seems like they don't have the same amount of gas in the tank they used to.

Jimmie Ward was good from the start, he was just always injured. Kinlaw has been bad from the start and is always injured. Like Hero said, the dude has a splash play here and there, but can't string together any consistency. That said, hopefully he balls out at the Super Bowl and earns himself a decent contract somewhere.

Originally posted by Waterbear:

Originally posted by Disp:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If he just needed more time, maybe he is the next Jimmie Ward. Give him a 2-3 year team friendly deal with incentives. But we still must draft 2 more interior guys. JH and AA are getting older and it really seems like they don't have the same amount of gas in the tank they used to.

Jimmie Ward was good from the start, he was just always injured. Kinlaw has been bad from the start and is always injured. Like Hero said, the dude has a splash play here and there, but can't string together any consistency. That said, hopefully he balls out at the Super Bowl and earns himself a decent contract somewhere.

That's on this organization love for drafting a player and being like "cool I see you played Safety in college. How would you like to learn CB? Sure we coulda taken Bradley Roby if we wanted a CB but instead we wanna make you spend years out of position just to eventually put you back at Safety"

Originally posted by Waterbear:

Originally posted by Disp:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
If he just needed more time, maybe he is the next Jimmie Ward. Give him a 2-3 year team friendly deal with incentives. But we still must draft 2 more interior guys. JH and AA are getting older and it really seems like they don't have the same amount of gas in the tank they used to.

Jimmie Ward was good from the start, he was just always injured. Kinlaw has been bad from the start and is always injured. Like Hero said, the dude has a splash play here and there, but can't string together any consistency. That said, hopefully he balls out at the Super Bowl and earns himself a decent contract somewhere.

I remember coaches always liking Jimmie Ward, similar to AA, long before both took off as pro players. I don't remember Kinlaw getting such love in 4 years.

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by RonnieLott:
In the above play, surely Wilks should have run a stunt with a blitzing DB/OLB coming up behind Kinlaw to get to the quarterback.

There is enough room for the Titanic there and Kinlaw is a beast at moving the OL backwards.

its hard to see without zooming out but that looks like a cover 2 defense sending a LB blitzer would leave huge part of the middle of the field open for the RB

Maybe but if the DB gets to the QB and sacks him that makes everything else moot.

I know we don't blitz very often and have a bend but don't break philosophy on defence but

Sometimes we don't make the most of the mismatches we create as well.

Kinlaw's bull rush is a mismatch.

Originally posted by StubbyNBY:
I would line up Armstead at big LDE on 1st down and start Kinlaw at DT next to Hargrave and Bosa at RDE. I'd bring in Chase Young mostly on passing downs. Then on passing downs kick AA back inside. Kinlaw really stepped it up last week against GB, especially in the run game. I think our best chance at stopping Detroit's run game is with Kinlaw at DT and Armstead at LDE over chase young (on running downs)

They won't do it but this is probably our best option defending the run.

Originally posted by Hopper:

Originally posted by StubbyNBY:
I would line up Armstead at big LDE on 1st down and start Kinlaw at DT next to Hargrave and Bosa at RDE. I'd bring in Chase Young mostly on passing downs. Then on passing downs kick AA back inside. Kinlaw really stepped it up last week against GB, especially in the run game. I think our best chance at stopping Detroit's run game is with Kinlaw at DT and Armstead at LDE over chase young (on running downs)

They won't do it but this is probably our best option defending the run.

I agree. Kinlaw is finally the beast on run defence that we saw on tape when we drafted him

He is likely to leave after this game

Kinlaw should be in on as many plays as we can get him in

And early before Kansas City can set the tone on their offence.

Its just something that Andy Reid wont have expected and will give us the Suprise element.

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
He's played a lot better the last 2 games.

The jury is still out and this is his moment to win or lose.

Hope he wins.

He playing harder because his contract is up. Wonderi what happens if he gets a multi year deal with a decent guarantee?

I would rather spend that money on another big based body like Ridgeway from last year, or DJ who we had and went to Denver. We need a large immovable force down the middle.

Kinlaw is good

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by blizzuntz:

Javon Kinlaw made the stop on 3rd down to force the first 4th down attempt. Kinlaw leads all DTs in tackles during the playoffs. He has the second-highest win percentage as a pass rusher, too, for DTs.

— KP (@KP_Show) January 30, 2024

@8:05 just like that damn Eagles game lol....... that being said he has improved I guess since his bar has been so low....