Chiefs *****The George Karlaftis Thread***** - Page 39

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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 The Franchise:
Why would they trade Allen? If they had drafted Hendrickson then I could see it but Walker isn’t the same as Allen. They’ll compliment each other.

I could see them moving Allen with all they've signed and such.
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Originally Posted by O.city:
I could see them moving Allen with all they've signed and such.

And then start who? I guess you can roll with Arden Key and Travon Walker at DE but that doesn't give you much bend on the edges at all.
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Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15:
Spags telling George he was his number one guy 'by far' absolutely blew my mind. 'we were targeting you the whole time...' that's so wild. I actually share a similar sentiment.

My buddies at work asked me who our best pick was, you guessed it. Without hesitation George's name rolled off my tongue. This is a day 1 starter. His impact on our defense cannot be understated. George is the kind of guy that flat out wrecks game plans. He's that guy.

At the pro level at his size I don't see him being an elite DE. Yogurt's style is likened to JJ Watt,,and there lies the problem because Watt is a natural 290 pounds.
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
At the pro level at his size I don't see him being an elite DE. Yogurt's style is likened to JJ Watt,,and there lies the problem because Watt is a natural 290 pounds.

George does it different than JJ. Don't confuse the two. Many GM's made the same mistake on draft night.
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Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15:
George does it different than JJ. Don't confuse the two. Many GM's made the same mistake on draft night.

Hhe's not explosive or as quick as Tamba or Jared
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
Tamba:

Vert: 30
Broad: 810

Allen:

Vert: 33
Broad: 1000

Karlaftis:

Vert: 38
Broad: 1001

LOL, on the field yeah Tamba is more explosive and averaged 11 sacks per season at Penn State

Paterno even said Tamba was the best DE he ever coached
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
LOL, on the field yeah Tamba is more explosive and averaged 11 sacks per season at Penn State

Paterno even said Tamba was the best DE he ever coached

Tamba had 13 sacks in 23 games at Penn State and iirc was a DT his first year there.

Karlaftis had 14 sacks in 26 college games at Purdue.
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Originally Posted by BossChief:
Tamba had 13 sacks in 23 games at Penn State and iirc was a DT his first year there.

Karlaftis had 14 sacks in 26 college games at Purdue.

I assume you're guaranteeing George will get 8 sacks his rookie year, and average 1.98 per game throughout his career after that.
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
I assume you're guaranteeing George will get 8 sacks his rookie year, and average 1.98 per game throughout his career after that.

Nobody said that. You just keep moving the goalposts.
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
Don't backpedal, you just said he's more explosive than Tamba.

Originally Posted by :
I assume you're guaranteeing George will get 8 sacks his rookie year, and average 1.98 per game throughout his career after that.

How does pointing to how they both tested mean that I said he’s going to have a Tamba like rookie season?

He’s objectively more explosive than Tamba. There’s a significant difference in how they tested in that area.

That’s all I said.
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
How does pointing to how they both tested mean that I said he’s going to have a Tamba like rookie season?

He’s objectively more explosive than Tamba. There’s a significant difference in how they tested in that area.

That’s all I said.

LOL, will he be as good as Tamba yes or no?

I have no expectations because of his size and style isn't conducive unless he can invoke John Randle and succeeds as a 3 tech.
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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare:
LOL, will he be as good as Tamba yes or no?

I don’t fucking know. I don’t have a fucking crystal ball here.

You have completely changed the argument because you’ve been proven wrong about explosion and production.
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Originally Posted by staylor26:
I don’t fucking know. I don’t have a fucking crystal ball here.

You have completely changed the argument because you’ve been proven wrong about explosion and production.

Ok, STFU about how great he can be.

I have no expectations, apparently you do
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