1st Team All Pro - TE George Kittle Thread

Originally posted by NYniner85:

🏃🏻‍♂️💨 @marquisegoodwin 👀 https://t.co/wNLuFITY1A

— George Kittle (@gkittle46) November 2, 2018

So cool. Dude is athletic as hell. Going to be tons of fun watching this cat play for our 49ers for years.

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by mayo49:
We hit the lotto with Kittle.

No they didn't. Kyle and his staff did the film and home work on Kittle

Stop. They've done "film and homework" on several other players who are going to bust. The draft is a total crapshoot. We hit on one here.

Disagree. They know exactly who and what they got in Kittle

Sir. If they truly thought he'd be a Pro Bowl TE they would have taken him much earlier. This is like the Seahawks saying they knew Russell Wilson was going to be a star. This goes both ways. Can't use this logic for the Kittle pick and then not use it for guys like Thomas, Witherspoon and others.

They thought he would be good, and he developed even better than they anticipated. That's great for us.

They had to address the defense early in the draft before the offense that first year. They targeted Kittle from what Kyle was saying about Kittle after the draft.

I guess we're just arguing to what degree Kyle and his staff was right in picking Kittle

We're arguing different things. I'm not saying Shanahan didn't target him.

I'm saying that no player in the history of the NFL taken past the 2nd round was thought of as a slam dunk Pro Bowl player by the team that drafted them. If they thought he was going to turn into the stud he is -- they would have taken him much earlier. They did work on him, which led to him being targeted. And their educated guess worked out.

Their educated guess on other players has not worked out. It's just a crapshoot.

What if the guys they took in the 1st and 2nd rounds were slam dunkier than the guy they took 3rd?

Originally posted by WINiner:

I don't fail to realize anything, I don't miss 49ers games. I know what he's done and I have watched every play. You can put the cart before the horse all you want. IMO he's not there yet until he shows that consistency. Great truly elite players are consistently good/great. Kittle isn't there yet. Stop trying to rush the journey and enjoy the development man. He'll get there.

That's good advice I am just super excited he's doing all this with no quarterback and no help you cannot say that about any other tight end that is elite right now. I hope you see that point as well

Besides I drafted this guy and all three of my fantasy leagues

Originally posted by elguapo:

Originally posted by WINiner:
I don't fail to realize anything, I don't miss 49ers games. I know what he's done and I have watched every play. You can put the cart before the horse all you want. IMO he's not there yet until he shows that consistency. Great truly elite players are consistently good/great. Kittle isn't there yet. Stop trying to rush the journey and enjoy the development man. He'll get there.

That's good advice I am just super excited he's doing all this with no quarterback and no help you cannot say that about any other tight end that is elite right now. I hope you see that point as well

Besides I drafted this guy and all three of my fantasy leagues

That's the thing that makes me the most excited. That he's been as good as he has despite some questionable to poor QB play in his young career. I'd be surprised if he didn't make the PB this year and then next he's gonna be lights out.

Originally posted by elguapo:

Besides I drafted this guy and all three of my fantasy leagues

I missed him in both of mine and have been pissed ever since lol.

Originally posted by swaccmac1:

has any on heard from cc or sus today?

Im right here. Wassup ?

Originally posted by WINiner:

I missed him in both of mine and have been pissed ever since lol.

I figured he'd be worth a pick anywhere from 90 on....and a few leagues didn't even draft him. Good luck the rest of the year with your FF team.

I think heath is the only thing in this guys way from being the next best te

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
I was screaming to take Kittle in the third and was pissed we passed. When we landed him in the fifth it was pure elation. Absolute steal of a pick.

I want to see them address #2 TE with someone who is also a serious receiving threat. Having two TE's that can block and get down the field in a hurry, that would really amp up the explosiveness of this offense.

Originally posted by Jcool:

George Kittle is putting up some All-Pro numbers:
(rank among TEs)
Overall grade: 88.1 (2nd)
Rec yards: 692 (1st)
Rec yards/route run: 2.70 (1st)
Yards after catch: 490 (1st by 190 yards)
Missed tackles forced: 8 (2nd)
He's also one of top run blocking TEs in the NFL. #49ers

— Jeff Deeney (@PFF_Jeff) November 2, 2018

Wow

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by qnnhan7:

Originally posted by mayo49:
We hit the lotto with Kittle.

No they didn't. Kyle and his staff did the film and home work on Kittle

Stop. They've done "film and homework" on several other players who are going to bust. The draft is a total crapshoot. We hit on one here.

Disagree. They know exactly who and what they got in Kittle

Sir. If they truly thought he'd be a Pro Bowl TE they would have taken him much earlier. This is like the Seahawks saying they knew Russell Wilson was going to be a star. This goes both ways. Can't use this logic for the Kittle pick and then not use it for guys like Thomas, Witherspoon and others.

They thought he would be good, and he developed even better than they anticipated. That's great for us.

They had to address the defense early in the draft before the offense that first year. They targeted Kittle from what Kyle was saying about Kittle after the draft.

I guess we're just arguing to what degree Kyle and his staff was right in picking Kittle

We're arguing different things. I'm not saying Shanahan didn't target him.

I'm saying that no player in the history of the NFL taken past the 2nd round was thought of as a slam dunk Pro Bowl player by the team that drafted them. If they thought he was going to turn into the stud he is -- they would have taken him much earlier. They did work on him, which led to him being targeted. And their educated guess worked out.

Their educated guess on other players has not worked out. It's just a crapshoot.

Reasonable explanation. Similar to Bill Walsh's drafting of Joe Montana. In Montana, Walsh saw a guy who could escape free rushers on his own with his feet, and had the ability to run his offense. That's what Walsh saw for the most part. He had now idea Joe Montana would become all that he became.

Contrast that with Walsh's scouting of Jerry Rice, where Walsh knew Rice would be that guy, and consequently moved all the way up in the draft to get him.

Generally when a coach/scout/GM knows a guy is gonna be a great player, other teams know it too, and they are drafted in the first or second round as a result.

Originally posted by socal9er42:

Did I really see him flash the "Cero Miedo" hand sign at the end of one of his plays? Can't find it anywhere, but thought I saw it.

Anybody else see this?

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Yeah, they like his speed and pass catching ability. I think the blocking came a little later with Kittle.

He seemed to be 'under sized' for the position because the trend lately is going for a 6'6 dude. But that's just the wrong perception

Huh? Blocking was the one thing you knew he could do coming out of college. In 4 years he had 48 receptions for about 740 yds and 10 TD's. Iowa was a running team.

Elite.

He got some wiggle in his route running. Speed to beat LBs.

Originally posted by tohara3:

Originally posted by Jcool:

George Kittle is putting up some All-Pro numbers:
(rank among TEs)
Overall grade: 88.1 (2nd)
Rec yards: 692 (1st)
Rec yards/route run: 2.70 (1st)
Yards after catch: 490 (1st by 190 yards)
Missed tackles forced: 8 (2nd)
He's also one of top run blocking TEs in the NFL. #49ers

— Jeff Deeney (@PFF_Jeff) November 2, 2018

Wow

Currently #1 te overall with scrubs passing to him. You're my boy blue!!!!