Had an NFC Personnel executive tell me “He reminds me of J.J. Watt, when Watt was coming out. An explosive and versatile playmaker who has a high motor and can line up at 3,5, or 7. Very strong kid” #NFL#NFLDraftpic.twitter.com/5qM3g6OrMr
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
It's amazing that there is such an argument here. I guess that some here are wanting prime Neil Smith and DT. Fact is, this team has vastly improved the pass rush over last year. They just got 6 sacks in the Donks game and are 4th in the league in sacks and already have more sacks than all last season. There were basically 2 change made on the line since last season. Signing Dunlap and drafting Karlaftis. His pressures have been a part of that improvement. I, for one, am glad to have him.
The Chiefs have been gouged by top tier QBs because of the inability to get them. Pressures "the new hidden TDs" are great till QBs like Burrow or Allen buttfucks the Defense with a great pass or run on 3rd or 4th down.
Finish the goddamn play, when you have the chance especially when the secondary is having issues with the elite WRs. Noticed how suddenly Karlaftis sacks spiked since McDuffie returned, the real praise should be Trent's shutdown CB play. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
The Chiefs have been gouged by top tier QBs because of the inability to get them. Pressures "the new hidden TDs" are great till QBs like Burrow or Allen butt****s the Defense with a great pass or run on 3rd or 4th down.
Finish the goddamn play, when you have the chance especially when the secondary is having issues with the elite WRs. Noticed how suddenly Karlaftis sacks spiked since McDuffie returned, the real praise should be Trent's shutdown CB play.
He’s a 21 year old rookie who has played football for like 4 years. He was the 30th pick in the draft. Did you expect we were getting DT or Von Miller?
He’s been really good for his draft status. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
He’s a 21 year old rookie who has played football for like 4 years. He was the 30th pick in the draft. Did you expect we were getting DT or Von Miller?
He’s been really good for his draft status.
Sam Williams was available who's fast enough to close [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
The Chiefs have been gouged by top tier QBs because of the inability to get them. Pressures "the new hidden TDs" are great till QBs like Burrow or Allen butt****s the Defense with a great pass or run on 3rd or 4th down.
Finish the goddamn play, when you have the chance especially when the secondary is having issues with the elite WRs. Noticed how suddenly Karlaftis sacks spiked since McDuffie returned, the real praise should be Trent's shutdown CB play.
McDuffie has definitely been much more impactful than Karlaftis. But he was picked a fair bit higher. At 21 I'd hope it's a guy who comes in and immediately improves the team. At 30 I'm probably expecting a bit less.
I've said before I think he's had a few games where it looked like it was coming together, but against Denver it was less obvious. IMO he hasn't made much of an impact and if people scrolled back to his drafting I reckon they'd have been predicting more in his first year.
There's obviously some physical limitations, we all knew he wouldn't be the quickest or bendiest, but that's why he wasn't a top 10 pick. I don't think we'll get much from him this year, but I do expect a decent improvement next. If he's playing like this next year then yeah, we can start being concerned. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BossChief:
For those that want to see his pff advanced metrics…his grades drop because he misses a lot of tackles and is still learning. You can see pockets of marked improvement mixed in and the production to match. Just needs to finish better from here on out.
Thanks for posting that.
His tackling hasn't stood out to me as being that bad. Maybe I'm missing it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Sam Williams was available who's fast enough to close
Sam Williams was my favorite player in the entire draft but I’ve been more than happy with Karlaftis. He’s been the best rookie pass rusher not named Aidan Hutchinson this season.