Originally Posted by Sassy Snatch (Post 17129936)

LMAO Spags and the boys threw this man into an existential crisis

Justin Fields after the Chiefs game: "I'm looking at it like the big picture, life in general to be honest with you. I think this past week has had me kind of look at it like: What are the important things in life?"

Originally Posted by Sassy Snatch (Post 17130116)

LMAO We all know why

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17166333)

He played a much better game last night than he did in Minnesota

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 17166336)

The hamstring was clearly an issue last week.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17166339)

Huh, I didn’t even know that was an issue..

Makes sense. I was really disappointed in the defensive line on the whole last week.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17247825)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sacks through their first 28 regular season games:<br><br>George Karlaftis: 14<br><br>Tamba Hali: 13 <a href="https://t.co/HmMfz8SMAc">pic.twitter.com/HmMfz8SMAc</a></p>&mdash; 🗣🎙‼️ (@LanceTHESPOKEN) <a href="https://twitter.com/LanceTHESPOKEN/status/1729300245115269172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 17313296)

Tied for 10th all time in most sacks among players who were under 23 years old. He's still just a kid and hasn't hit his prime.

He's gonna be a blue chipper real soon. Great draft pick

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17313958)

LMAO Too bad Skyy Moore has been such a damper on that class, because Veach seems to have hit home runs at multiple spots.

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 17313964)

I pretend that Moore was a 7th round WR and Pacheco was a 2nd round RB

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch (Post 17313958)

LMAO Too bad Skyy Moore has been such a damper on that class, because Veach seems to have hit home runs at multiple spots.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 17314086)

Good take.

I do the same with the 2013 draft. Kelce at 1.1 and Fishee in the 3rd makes that an incredible draft.

Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 16277278)

I still think the closest comparison is Tamba Hali. Karlaftis is just a little better and will have better coaching than Hali had. Tim Krumrie ain’t walking through that door teaching slap fighting.

Very comparable, though.

Not the longest arms.
Not fast Hali 4.87 Karlaftis 4.75
Elite pressures, had to grow into a finisher. Hali was top 5 in pressures each year in years 2-4 but couldn’t crack around 8 sacks. Karlaftis has the third highest pressure rate of the last 3 years, but topped out at 7.5 sacks.
High motor. Both play to the whistle every down. Non stop.
Naturally strong and understands leverage

Hali 6’3” 275 at combine
Karlaftis 6’4” 266 at combine

Both were born in other countries and have a chip on their shoulder.

Karlaftis is basically Tamba Hali X1.1

I bet he has a similar career trajectory, too. Likely even accelerated because of better tools and coaching for Karlaftis. Karlaftis (if he stays healthy) will probably get 7-9 sacks as a rookie this year. Tamba had 8 as a rookie.

I bet it takes Karlaftis 2 years before he breaks out with 11-13 sacks, but it’s only a matter of time till he does. He’s going to build his strength and pass rush moves. That breakout may even come sooner.

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 17313964)

I pretend that Moore was a 7th round WR and Pacheco was a 2nd round RB

Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15 (Post 17315128)

George has more sacks than Hutchinson this year. :)

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief (Post 17334689)

Final conclusion:

Burt Varch did nice.

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brother (Post 17335309)

Knowmo?

Originally Posted by Chiefspants (Post 17400875)

Time we talk about what a grown man performance George turned in for the Super Bowl.

Got in on a sack of Purdy, got a huge tone setting fumble recovery on the first drive (among 3 Niners) and constantly held his position against the run throughout the game.

What a ****ing sendoff to a stellar season for George.

Originally Posted by Chiefspants (Post 17400875)

Time we talk about what a grown man performance George turned in for the Super Bowl.

Got in on a sack of Purdy, got a huge tone setting fumble recovery on the first drive (among 3 Niners) and constantly held his position against the run throughout the game.

What a ****ing sendoff to a stellar season for George.

Originally Posted by Bl00dyBizkitz (Post 17401153)

Man, there are too many players on this team I could say were my favorite. Just so well rounded. Great job by everyone.

Originally Posted by RealSNR (Post 17334665)

Tribal, have you apologized for your awful horseshit dumb****ery yet?

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks (Post 16270980)

Just wanted to say hello to all the people from 2025 and beyond who revisit this thread to laugh at the fools who criticized this pick.

Most of us were smart enough to realize what a great pick Karlaftis is, but I went as far as to say that he's going to be one of the best defensive players to ever wear a Chiefs uniform. His potential was apparent right from the beginning to anyone who was really paying attention. And I'll take it a step further and say that his incredible attitude and work ethic will have rubbed off on the entire defense within a year or two and that we'll turn into one of the best defenses in the league because of it.

:Pimp:

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare (Post 16269824)

No expectations, because this ****ing feels like a Peterson pick

Originally Posted by In58men (Post 16269858)

McDuffie C+

George B-

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan (Post 16269882)

I'd just about flip those.

McDuffie is a B+. We will need him in this conference.

Karloftis is a D+. Not athletic enough, little upside. High JAG potential.

Originally Posted by DTVietnam (Post 16269892)

so many Corners still around. .

good thing we traded up and took the smallest one

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks (Post 16270756)

The forking maroons in this thread will go down in infamy worse than ones in the Super Bowl thread - who I also correctly called out during that game, saying that they would live forever in infamy.

This kid is going to be one of the best defensive players in Chiefs history. Not just good, not just an all-pro...one of the best defensive players in the history of the franchise. Book it.

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 16269692)

Incredible first round

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 16270758)

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.

I listened to his interview and he said he knew strength wasn’t enough. He would lift and then go work on his hand work by practicing hand combat MMA moves.

His floor is really high and I’m fine with that. We desperately needed a worker like him especially with Frank Clark’s problems.

Love that he can play all over the line as well. Can easily see him lining up next to Chris Jones on some situations

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 17401260)

Someone gave this a thumbs down

Originally Posted by DTVietnam (Post 16269892)

so many Corners still around. .

good thing we traded up and took the smallest one

Originally Posted by Chris Meck (Post 16270459)

"He's not athletic enough"-He had a 9.28 RAS
"His tape sucks"-#3 in pressure rate in college football
"His arms are too short"- His arms are longer than Hutchinson

Some of you guys are just ****ing ridiculous.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 16269687)

A+ draft

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks (Post 17401269)

Good call. Motor and work ethic was apparent from day one. That's what made me realize that he wasn't going to be satisfied with being good. He's always been driven to be GREAT.

Originally Posted by Dante84 (Post 17750494)

Just popping in to say it feels like George has been quiet this year, or perhaps I'm not watching close enough.

Has he had a drop off in pressures? Is it scheme? The opponents so far?

Too lazy to look it up so I figured I'd crowdsource it here.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 17755399)

Thought that was his best game of the year.

Originally Posted by JPH83 (Post 17862832)

I don't hate him, I just think he has been overrated by some. Maybe it's swinging too much the other way now. The problem with our DEs is they can't generate quick and consistent pressure, and I think Karlaftis has kinda become the embodiment of that. He's a hustler who gives full effort, he just doesn't have a real elite characteristic.

But we're crying out for speed from the edge.