1st Team All Pro - TE George Kittle Thread

Originally posted by FL9er:
"In fact, Sunday night was Kittle's fourth career game with nine or more catches and the 49ers have lost all four of them. "

-Nick Wagner, ESPN

Not sure, but wasn't most of that with Mullens as QB?

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by FL9er:

"In fact, Sunday night was Kittle's fourth career game with nine or more catches and the 49ers have lost all four of them. "

-Nick Wagner, ESPN

Not sure, but wasn't most of that with Mullens as QB?

He had like 12 catches against the Falcons last year with Jimmy.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by FL9er:
"In fact, Sunday night was Kittle's fourth career game with nine or more catches and the 49ers have lost all four of them. "

-Nick Wagner, ESPN

Not sure, but wasn't most of that with Mullens as QB?

I checked. Three of those games were with Mullens, including last Sunday. One was with Jimmy (vs ATL 2019).

It makes sense though, good chance our running game was struggling in those games

Originally posted by BumCity:

183 yards isn't a record. Kittle had more than that against the Broncos, but fell short of Shannon Sharpe's single game record which I believe is around 210.

If I remember correctly, he could've EASILY had that record cause he did all the damage in the freaking first half. Then didn't get a single target after that and needed like 4 yards or some BS like that for the record.

Happy Birthday to our best player

Originally posted by JTB1974:

Originally posted by BumCity:

183 yards isn't a record. Kittle had more than that against the Broncos, but fell short of Shannon Sharpe's single game record which I believe is around 210.

oops I thought they said it was a record. Maybe it was the 15 catches that was the record. Oh well, He will just have to do it vs the Dolphins on Sunday.

No you are right that was a record you just have to combine the two. At no point in history has a tight end gotten 15 catches with over 175 yards until George did it. So that is a record it's kind of a combo situation.

Go, Kittle, go!

Originally posted by All22:
I doubt Kittle's body will hold up, he's already getting shoulder and knee injuries on the regular. Guys who like to run over defenders usually wear down over time. Gate, Gonzalez, Graham etc have lasted so long because they don't do that.

Agree, I share this concern as well. I mentioned earlier in the thread a pretty crazy snippet I heard in the offseason. It went something like, "don't get your hopes up on Gronkowski being a contributor this year in fantasy football: even if he comes back to form, he hasn't played a full 16 game season since 2011". I knew the guy dealt with injuries a lot, but holy cow that was crazy to hear.

I'm gonna guess that Kittle will have a similar career to Gronk. He'll be elite and a total game-changer, but he'll constantly be battling injuries. Gronk was always notable for his bruising, after-the-catch abilities. I see a lot of similarities between the two players, both in terms of their impact on the game, and also their playstyle.

Kittle also made an ominous comment in the offseason too. He said something like, "I really wanted to get this contract signed, because I don't want to play scared. I want to go out there and leave everything on the line on every play." I love that bulldog mindset, but the guy clearly has no intentions of playing it "safe" out there. Injuries will be a regular part of his career, there's no doubt in my mind.

Originally posted by theduke85:

Originally posted by All22:

I doubt Kittle's body will hold up, he's already getting shoulder and knee injuries on the regular. Guys who like to run over defenders usually wear down over time. Gate, Gonzalez, Graham etc have lasted so long because they don't do that.

Agree, I share this concern as well. I mentioned earlier in the thread a pretty crazy snippet I heard in the offseason. It went something like, "don't get your hopes up on Gronkowski being a contributor this year in fantasy football: even if he comes back to form, he hasn't played a full 16 game season since 2011". I knew the guy dealt with injuries a lot, but holy cow that was crazy to hear.

I'm gonna guess that Kittle will have a similar career to Gronk. He'll be elite and a total game-changer, but he'll constantly be battling injuries. Gronk was always notable for his bruising, after-the-catch abilities. I see a lot of similarities between the two players, both in terms of their impact on the game, and also their playstyle.

Kittle also made an ominous comment in the offseason too. He said something like, "I really wanted to get this contract signed, because I don't want to play scared. I want to go out there and leave everything on the line on every play." I love that bulldog mindset, but the guy clearly has no intentions of playing it "safe" out there. Injuries will be a regular part of his career, there's no doubt in my mind.

It'd be nice if he picked his spots on when to lower the boom on incoming tacklers. 3rd down, go all out. Early game 1st down, try to evade. Hard for him since he's so competitive. One thing I'm wary of is defensive backs aiming low. No DB wants to look silly trying to tackle him high so they go for his knees. It's happened many times including when he recently got hurt.

Originally posted by thl408:
It'd be nice if he picked his spots on when to lower the boom on incoming tacklers. 3rd down, go all out. Early game 1st down, try to evade. Hard for him since he's so competitive. One thing I'm wary of is defensive backs aiming low. No DB wants to look silly trying to tackle him high so they go for his knees. It's happened many times including when he recently got hurt.

Yup, totally agreed, and everything you said here applies to Gronk too. He constantly had those DBs attacking his knees as well.

Vernon Davis Prime vs George Kittle Prime?

I love VD, but Kittle is way more Physical than VD. It's tough to choose though

Originally posted by FranchisePoster:
Vernon Davis Prime vs George Kittle Prime?

Obvious choice is obvious.