Chiefs *****The George Karlaftis Thread***** - Page 22

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What are the #Chiefs getting in George Karlaftis?

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 #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/5qM3g6OrMr
— Matt Lombardo (@MattLombardoNFL) April 29, 2022

George Karlaftis was drafted with pick 30 of round 1 in the 2022 draft class. He scored a 9.23 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 116 out of 1503 DE from 1987 to 2022. https://t.co/iXXBvnoFJc #RAS #Chiefs pic.twitter.com/eZ9XjNRDUB
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2022

“I was sitting there the whole night hoping we’d be able to get you.”

Karlaftis gets the call �� pic.twitter.com/DRGBDekvnl
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 29, 2022

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Originally Posted by RunKC:
This kid has 3 major things going for him that you can’t teach:

-Motor
-Elite lateral agility
-Work ethic

That lateral agility of his is gonna come in handy. It’s right there with Aidan Hutchinson. It’s elite. And his work ethic is going to help him get better. He went from 25% body fat to 15% body fat while getting to 272 lbs.

Expound.

I think where his lateral agility stands out is in a way that doesn't necessarily translate to his position. Turning and running (i.e. a 3-cone drill) isn't something he's going to be asked to do often.

Instead, I think you want to see flexibility - someone that can maintain drive with his body turned. And I think that's actually an area where he struggles a fair amount. I don't see a guy who can get rocked, re-set and hold his ground in a rep. I don't see a guy likely to throw up a double move, get a OT on his heels and then swim inside him.

He has to turn his body to get going in the direction he's trying to go. There's just some baseline flexibility issues I see that probably diminish his ceiling.
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
The fact that Joe Cullen is now involved with these DL selections just makes me feel so much better.

If Karlaftis got drafted by the Ravens and he was there, is there any doubt that he would at least be a good player?

I was expecting Ravens to grab him with their 2nd pick but Linderbaum was just too good to pass for them.

I was already complaining in my mind, damn another good football player that just lands in their lap.

Real happy he made it to us.
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Originally Posted by SDChiefs:
Veach also traded and subsequently gave a ridiculous contract to Frank Clark. I have zero faith that Veach can identify and draft a de or cb. He's shown zero ability to find either.

How fucking retarded are you? He hasn’t hit on a cb you say?? :-):-)
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Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
How fucking reeruned are you? He hasn’t hit on a cb you say?? :-):-)

What an idiot :-)
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Brought the whole fam out ❤️�� pic.twitter.com/vcQ6qsg0nK
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 29, 2022

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It looked like Karlaftis had him a sista too :-)
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I was talking so much smack in the shop today about how awesome our draft is. Veach rules, smartest guy in 6he room. Just ask him. :-)
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
It looked like Karlaftis had him a sista too :-)

Glad I wasn't the only one that saw that.

Karlaftis liked the dark chocolate and McDuffie liked the white. :-)
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Originally Posted by The Franchise:
Glad I wasn't the only one that saw that.

Karlaftis liked the dark chocolate and McDuffie liked the white. :-)

:-) :-) :-)
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Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
Or you could do a little reading.

A quick google search will be illuminating.

Or Like I said originally, I can just take your word for it, dick.
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I'm no scout, but watching some of his highlights makes me think about Maxx Crosby. That's who he reminds me of anyway.
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Originally Posted by RunKC:
Someone made an interesting comp for this kid: Jared Allen

Hali is closer
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After watching some highlight reels a few things are obvious:

This kid possesses excellent footwork in all aspects, whether he's setting the edge or evading a cut block or beating his blocker to the POA.

He has really good hands and seems to regularly beat his blockers to the punch.

He has excellent vision. He locates the ball and attacks it at a high level.

He plays with a violence that rivals Melvin Ingram. Something this DL sorely needs, especially if we don't re-sign Ingram.

Right now he might be the best DE on the team. He might be the best DL, period.
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