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TE George Kittle, SF (2 Viewers)
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Wingnut
Footballguy
Kittle returns to practice
www.49erswebzone.com
Not that he would need to practice to play, but this pretty much seals it - he will play Sunday IMO
George Kittle returns to practice ahead of 49ers-Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is working his way back from the groin strain he suffered on September 5, forcing him to miss this past weekend's...
www.49erswebzone.com
Not that he would need to practice to play, but this pretty much seals it - he will play Sunday IMO
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LawFitz
Footballguy
I love the enthusiasm, but let's not jinx it!
Wingnut
Footballguy
Kittle not expected to play,
Wingnut
Footballguy
From @NFLGameDay: It's an uphill battle, but #49ers TE George Kittle (groin) is still pushing to play
karl.Racki
Footballguy
I hope he doesn't play as an owner..Groin are tricky and I believe another week would do him well.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Groin and awful weather....was going to wait on gametime to see if he was active, but may just pickup Friermuth to play at 1PM.
Wingnut
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
Another week isn't going to get this guy healthy. Something else will get hurt.
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Question for Kittle managers who a) play on Yahoo and b) have IR slots: Am I understanding this correctly that, since his status has now been changed to Questionable, I will be prevented from making any transactions, including waiver claims, until I move him to my active roster and drop someone?
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
ignatiusjreilly
Footballguy
Rats, I was hoping there might be some loophole.
If I knew Kittle was coming back, I'd drop Engram (or maybe I wouldn't, given Kittle's injury history).
Good news is I just realized I was planning on dropping my K anyway, so I did that now to ensure my claim for GWilson can still go through overnight. Bad news is Kittle is playing on SNF, so I may not know his status by Sunday morning. Whatever ends up happening, I just hope the Niners tell us in advance.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Yeah it’s always been an issue - dropping a K or DT is the best workaround if you don’t have any garbage to set on the curb (Kmet, Toney.)
In this instance there’s a chance Kittle plays, what is really annoying is when a team decides to not utilize the IR and they’ve announced a timeline (3-4-5 weeks) but every single week your IR guy reverts to questionable on Tuesday. When the Wednesday practice report comes out they’ll be declared out. Meaning every week you have to drop a guy before Tuesday night waivers, move the guy to the roster, then after waivers & he’s declared out, you’re picking through leftovers.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I feel like we understand your position on Kittle pretty well at this point.
flapgreen
Footballguy
Lol just having some fun
I think if you make the waiver claim BEFORE he gets designated from O to Q...it will go thru. I currently have two claims that I made last night that are still listed as claims. Today, when I tried to make another claim, it did tell me that I have a guy on the IR who is not eligible.
foxco
Footballguy
I can't be the only one to read flapgreen's posts hearing Johnny Drama's voice? Seems like it fits quite well.
dipandglide
Footballguy
Buying
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
He's one helluva blocker, watched him stay in to help on the left side where ALL Pro LT-Trent Williams is OUT as a reminder
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
He doesn’t seem to be moving exceptionally well….
FairWarning
Footballguy
They are better with Kittle blocking while finding ways to get Deebo the ball. Sucks as I have Kittle, but that’s the reality.
zamboni
Footballguy
Kittle's stats have obviously dipped quite a bit from his record setting 2018 season. Partly due to injuries of course, but also a big factor has been the addition of Deebo in 2019 and Aiyuk in 2020. Prior to those guys coming in, he was pretty much the only receiving option in town outside of a fading Pierre Garcon. He maintained much of his value in Deebo's rookie year of 2019 while Deebo was getting settled in, but outside of a handful of big games here and there, he's shifted to being a secondary receiving option.
He's so valuable as a blocker that his value comes more from that than scheming him the ball - it stinks for fantasy, but has made him an invaluable player for the Niners. Put him on the Chiefs and he'd be putting up video game numbers like Kelce all these years, but he's just a product of the system.
He's so valuable as a blocker that his value comes more from that than scheming him the ball - it stinks for fantasy, but has made him an invaluable player for the Niners. Put him on the Chiefs and he'd be putting up video game numbers like Kelce all these years, but he's just a product of the system.
zamboni
Footballguy
Tell him not to block so well.
dipandglide
Footballguy
Whiffing
karl.Racki
Footballguy
I’ll wait until Williams comes back.
zamboni
Footballguy
No doubt Shanahan will take the blocking production over the offensive production, especially with Samuel and Aiyuk in the fold, any day. Stinks for fantasy but great for the team.
karl.Racki
Footballguy
What are you guys doing with him? He is becoming a frustrating start. Yesterday looked great, but I am not sure he had a target in the second half. He just isn't the guy he was a few seasons ago and is more of a blocker than receiver now.
zamboni
Footballguy
As discussed above, Kittle was a great fantasy asset when he was essentially the only receiving option in town. Since Deebo and Aiyuk have come in, his value as a blocker has been even more essential, allowing Deebo and/or Aiyuk to be the main receiving options outside a few big splash games by Kittle. And the Niners offense is typically not pass friendly enough to support multiple receiving options unless the rare game script calls for it. Works great for the team, just not so much for us fantasy owners of Kittle.
packer_junkie
Footballguy
Pass happy in the 1st and he ate-- minus the damn fumble.
Niners in control and pounded clock in the 2nd half.... Went AWOL
Niners in control and pounded clock in the 2nd half.... Went AWOL
Kittle as a receiving option, he is further down the list now on a team that does not pass enough to feed 2-3 people.
They are a running and strong defensive team. There may be 2-3 games this season where they will need to throw a lot more than usual
Then he may have a good game, otherwise you are better off starting a kicker than Kittle
He is running routes but he is an afterthought as far as being a weapon or target.
Nothing is going to change here and Kittle is pretty much done being a strong fantasy TE
He is not even a start anymore, in short bench leagues not worth a spot on the roster.
SF pass attempts this season: 26, 24, 29, 25, 30
They are a running and strong defensive team. There may be 2-3 games this season where they will need to throw a lot more than usual
Then he may have a good game, otherwise you are better off starting a kicker than Kittle
He is running routes but he is an afterthought as far as being a weapon or target.
Nothing is going to change here and Kittle is pretty much done being a strong fantasy TE
He is not even a start anymore, in short bench leagues not worth a spot on the roster.
SF pass attempts this season: 26, 24, 29, 25, 30
