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*****The George Karlaftis Thread*****
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01-30-2023, 11:56 PM | #2416 |
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Doesn't flash? Wtf are you talking about. He had 6.5 sacks over the last 9 games. How's that not flashing. Allen Bailey was 29 before he had a season like Karlaftis had his rookie season.
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01-31-2023, 12:31 AM | #2420 |
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I remember Chris Long's rookie year, it was rough. George had a way better rookie year than him and Chris turned out to be a really good player.
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01-31-2023, 02:22 AM | #2422 |
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I think people have gone overboard with Karlaftis, to be honest. He's been decent for a rookie, but he's not been THAT good against the run, and his pressure rate isn't amazing. He's been worse than Clark (as he should be, given he's a rookie) and we all know how most people feel about him.
He's a rookie, so I get it. I'm excited about what he COULD become, but this year I think people have over-valued his performances. He does seem to have gotten a little more consistent pressure, especially against weaker OLs, and turning more of those into sacks is massive. He's also been an absolute workhorse, and you've got to think that experience helps down the line, providing he's not flogged. But I don't get praise beyond that. He's not set a great edge, his PFF run defence score is something like 40 which seems a tad low but honestly closer to reality I think. He's been solid for a rookie. But he's not McDuffie level impact this year, I'm not sure he's Jaylen Watson level impact. Hoping he has a massive game against Philly now and shuts me up. |
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The Greek has the third most sacks in his rookie class. I think that's pretty good.
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That he's a rookie whose play had improved, and his sack streak at the end of the year is/was an encouraging sign for the kind of player he could become? Yeah. Everybody really thinks he's Reggie White over here. Pump the brakes amirite??? |
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01-31-2023, 07:55 AM | #2428 |
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Karlaftis is probably around a 10 sack per season guy.
That's a totally reasonable projection given that he got 6.5 as a rookie (all on the back half of the season), and has one in each of his play-off games. Is he a game wrecking DPOY type? No, probably not, but you don't often get guys like that at #30. Is he a foundational piece for the next 4-5 years? Absolutely. |
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02-01-2023, 10:36 PM | #2430 |
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our d-line was noticeably better this season than any in the last 5 years and he started all season and the improvement of Danna was a part of that too. Just sayin
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