I have no idea how Chief Fan is evaluating him now. We've probably moved on to the magical "eye test" portion of the nonsense.

Exactly, guys with his skill set tend to start slow.

He's not going to win with athleticism and length.

He's going to win with strength, hand-fighting, technique, and savvy veteran moves. To think that a 21 year old rookie isn't going to get better at those things is just dumb. Especially a guy like Karlaftis who has as good of a work ethic and is as dedicated to his craft as anybody.

The problem is that the only options the Chiefs had for this year were old brokedicks that would've done just that.

Yeah that's why I said I reckon he's been a little better the last two weeks and that that wasn't solely shown by sacks, but he also seemed to be getting a little more pressure.

I wouldn't mind seeing them give Leo Chenal a chance as an edge rusher. Someone mentioned that Chenal's athletic score is basically identical to prime Von Miller, with very similar size as well. I know he wouldn't be some kind of world-beater in that role immediately, but perhaps over time he could turn into a legit player in that spot. He seems to have pretty unique athletic traits.

Which is fair.

Trust me dude, I know you aren't anything like Tribal Warfare and some of the others.

3 straight games with a sack. Got a coverage sack today that didn’t tell the whole story. Batted another pass, got some good pressures.

Also had a sack on the first play that went right through his arms. Feel like he’s had 4 or 5 sacks go bc of that this year. Here’s a pic of that play. Had both hands on Wilson.

he's going to end the season with at least 7 sacks

solid, solid draft pick

I thought about this thread the entire game

And Chief Fan was STILL whining about him in the GDT.

He played really solid today. Got a sack and I think a batted ball or 2.

As Veach rebuilds the DL, I think we can be pretty confident that this dude is a piece.

IDK, he brained Wilson today and beat Trent Williams to sack Jimmy in the end zone earlier this year. Consistency is his issue. He disappears a lot.

Exactly what you wanna see from him. He’s learning. Pass rusher moves will only get better next year and he is only 21 years old.

Also, he really is king of the almost sack. Should have had 3 in this game

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Encouraging rush here from Karlaftis. He is starting to get comfortable with more than the bull rush. He is building. My not seem like a big deal but it is a really good development. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JacobsEyeInTheSky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JacobsEyeInTheSky</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/RKh4Br3BOR">pic.twitter.com/RKh4Br3BOR</a></p>&mdash; Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jacobs71/status/1602819426377777153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It’s crazy. The guy has a better win rate than the number two overall ****ing pick. Also don’t you all think he just MIGHT get a little stronger or grow into his body a tad more since he’s so young ?