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Dante84 · 09:56 AM

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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

**The Franchise** · 11-17-2022, 04:43 PM

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Chief Pagan · 11-27-2022, 10:48 PM

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Megatron96 · 11-27-2022, 10:52 PM

Loved seeing him finally get that sack, just to see him get excited.

Don't remember seeing him that much except that sack and that TFL though. Which might just mean that he did his job and/or didn't do something stupid.

Kudos to the Greak Phreak though!

TambaBerry · 11-27-2022, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Megatron96

Loved seeing him finally get that sack, just to see him get excited.

Don't remember seeing him that much except that sack and that TFL though. Which might just mean that he did his job and/or didn't do something stupid.

Kudos to the Greak Phreak though!

I felt like I saw him setting the edge pretty well today. Although he didn't get off the block but he did stop the run from bouncing outside.

JohnnyV13 · 11-27-2022, 11:32 PM

ANY high-round rookie D lineman that doesn't have more than two sacks their rookie year is a complete bust.

I'm sick of the homers on CP trying to deny what is an obvious truth about Karlaftis. That sack today, which means he has all of 1.5 sacks on the season, doesn't mean anything. He's a total bust, just like the D-tackle that we took in the 2nd round who got only two sacks as a rookie in 2016.

That Chris Jones guy is totally worthless today. Of course, he was 22 as a rookie instead of 21 like the Greek Freak.

Pitt Gorilla · 11-27-2022, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyV13

ANY high-round rookie D lineman that doesn't have more than two sacks their rookie year is a complete bust.

I'm sick of the homers on CP trying to deny what is an obvious truth about Karlaftis. That sack today, which means he has all of 1.5 sacks on the season, doesn't mean anything. He's a total bust, just like the D-tackle that we took in the 2nd round who got only two sacks as a rookie in 2016.

That Chris Jones guy is totally worthless today. Of course, he was 22 as a rookie instead of 21 like the Greek Freak.

Meh, there are posters on CP who don't think Jones is worth his current contract. If you want to appear ridiculous, you best up your game.

ThyKingdomCome15 · 11-27-2022, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Megatron96

Loved seeing him finally get that sack, just to see him get excited.

Don't remember seeing him that much except that sack and that TFL though. Which might just mean that he did his job and/or didn't do something stupid.

Kudos to the Greak Phreak though!

They were playing a ton of contain on Perkins, he did his job. He shot out of a cannon on that sack.

JPH83 · 11-28-2022, 03:15 AM

Glad he got that sack. He was fine against a terrible OL. I really liked the pick, still think he'll improve significantly, but if anyone said they thought he'd have just 1.5 sacks at this point in the season I reckon they'd be lying.

Dull Tools · 11-28-2022, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JPH83

Glad he got that sack. He was fine against a terrible OL. I really liked the pick, still think he'll improve significantly, but if anyone said they thought he'd have just 1.5 sacks at this point in the season I reckon they'd be lying.

I think the truth is that very few late 1st round edges make big impacts straight away. Even the top edges in this class have been struggling for production.

Hopefully he can kick on next year.

UChieffyBugger · 11-28-2022, 03:59 AM

Anyone watching his tape over the last four or five games will have seen that he's been beating his man and came very close to getting a sack but the qb's were getting the ball out just a second quicker or his fellow defender gets there and earns the sack just as he gets there. Trey Hendrickson is his comp to me and Trey had two sacks combined in his first two seasons. Then got four and a half in his third season and took off from there. We just have to be patient with the kid and I'm sure it will work out fine.

JPH83 · 11-28-2022, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Anyone watching his tape over the last four or five games will have seen that he's been beating his man and came very close to getting a sack but the qb's were getting the ball out just a second quicker or his fellow defender gets there and earns the sack just as he gets there. Trey Hendrickson is his comp to me and Trey had two sacks combined in his first two seasons. Then got four and a half in his third season and took off from there. We just have to be patient with the kid and I'm sure it will work out fine.

Could be a fair comparison, but Hendriksen was a 3rd pick.

JPH83 · 11-28-2022, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dull Tools

I think the truth is that very few late 1st round edges make big impacts straight away. Even the top edges in this class have been struggling for production.

Hopefully he can kick on next year.

There are a couple of guys picked after him who look like they're playing better - Williams, Ebikitie, even Enagbare. But that's always the way it is, and I don't disagree that in general late 1st RD DEs aren't always guys you expect to explode straight away.

Skyy God · 11-28-2022, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JPH83

Could be a fair comparison, but Hendriksen was a 3rd pick.

He would have been a first in a redraft.

Same with Sneed, etc.

**Lzen** · 11-28-2022, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ThyKingdomCome15

They were playing a ton of contain on Perkins, he did his job. He shot out of a cannon on that sack.

Yep, I think there a lot of people that don't understand the strategy we play against mobile QBs.

"Why aren't you rushing hard upfield to get to the QB? Waaaaaa!!!"

Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts (at least I think it was the Eagles game, if memory is correct) abused the Packers for rushing too hard upfield last night.

**Lzen** · 11-28-2022, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JPH83

Glad he got that sack. He was fine against a terrible OL. I really liked the pick, still think he'll improve significantly, but if anyone said they thought he'd have just 1.5 sacks at this point in the season I reckon they'd be lying.

I don't know, man. I didn't really watch any Purdue games so I knew nothing about this guy and therefore didn't really say much. But I do recall that there were a lot of people that said he wasn't a big sack getter, just that he had a high motor and got lots of pressures.

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Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-148004 VARSITY	***The George Karlaftis Thread*** More to come! 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 Last edited by Dante84; 05-02-2022 at 09:56 AM..
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Megatron96 Suupraa Geniuuusss Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: North Phoenix, AZ Casino cash: $-29600	Loved seeing him finally get that sack, just to see him get excited. Don't remember seeing him that much except that sack and that TFL though. Which might just mean that he did his job and/or didn't do something stupid. Kudos to the Greak Phreak though! __________________ *“Some ideas are so stupid only intellectuals believe them.”*- George Orwell Steven "Spags" Spagnuolo is my Adopt-A-Chief!!!
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JohnnyV13 Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tucson AZ Casino cash: $5965200	ANY high-round rookie D lineman that doesn't have more than two sacks their rookie year is a complete bust. I'm sick of the homers on CP trying to deny what is an obvious truth about Karlaftis. That sack today, which means he has all of 1.5 sacks on the season, doesn't mean anything. He's a total bust, just like the D-tackle that we took in the 2nd round who got only two sacks as a rookie in 2016. That Chris Jones guy is totally worthless today. Of course, he was 22 as a rookie instead of 21 like the Greek Freak.
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11-28-2022, 03:15 AM	#1883
JPH83 Veteran Join Date: Feb 2021 Casino cash: $1040400	Glad he got that sack. He was fine against a terrible OL. I really liked the pick, still think he'll improve significantly, but if anyone said they thought he'd have just 1.5 sacks at this point in the season I reckon they'd be lying.
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11-28-2022, 03:59 AM	#1885
UChieffyBugger CP'S "MOST HATED" 😆 Join Date: Feb 2018 Casino cash: $730400	Anyone watching his tape over the last four or five games will have seen that he's been beating his man and came very close to getting a sack but the qb's were getting the ball out just a second quicker or his fellow defender gets there and earns the sack just as he gets there. Trey Hendrickson is his comp to me and Trey had two sacks combined in his first two seasons. Then got four and a half in his third season and took off from there. We just have to be patient with the kid and I'm sure it will work out fine.
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