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Cole Kmet appreciation thread (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Broshan248@alien.top to c/bears@nfl.community

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This dude got so much (unwarranted) hate early in the season, especially after his extension, but he’s done nothing but impress in his fourth year as a safety valve, blocker, and redzone threat.

Definitely one of Poles’ best moves as a GM so far, despite the earlier general consensus that we overspent on him among the fanbase. He could soon make a case for being a top 5 TE in the NFL, and he doesn’t get nearly enough recognition.

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[–] PeanutBear33@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

People still pretending kmet blocks?

His entire moveset is put an arm on the edge rusher, leak out for fields to checkdown, run directly to the nearest defender.

[–] Tlupa@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Lmao this guy is insufffferable

[–] Paran0idMan33@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I’m not super high on Kmet at all but he’s been a nice blocker in the run game.

[–] whatever12347@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He blocks well when he's in true pass protection, like a lineman. Whenever he has to move a good distance and then block, he seems to have issues positioning himself properly.

[–] PeanutBear33@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

And let me guess this take is based entirely because you saw a tweet of him playing hands against the lions where he did do a good job on that one single play and you assumed that's how it normally goes.

Yes, when kmet chooses to try he can block well. He usually doesn't because he wants to leak out for that checkdown.

But like you mentioned his positioning is routinely terrible. This shows especially on run blocking. Where he seems to be what madden based their blocking ai on. Where there's two guys needing to be blocked one a bigger threat and he ends up not blocking either.

[–] ulfniu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You can watch just about any game this year and see quickly that Kmet is a trash blocker. He's still got tremendous value for his skills as a receiver. Watch any of J.T. O'Sullivan's Justin Fields "QB School" videos on YT and Kmet gets exposed again and again as absolutely ass at blocking. He's the best the Bears have at TE and I'm glad he's here, but the truth is the truth.