Film Study: Why did George Kittle only have 4 Yards? | San Francisco 49ers Vs Kansas City Chiefs 

4 yards from George kittle is sad as hell

Old guy here. Great defense bottled up George “I need a haircut” Kittle. He may have been hurt, but that’s the game. He got shutdown. I thought the Chiefs DBs were very good defensively. This season, and particularly this game, showed the absolute game changing combination of dominate Dline play, mobile linebackers, aggressive DBs, intricate blitzing schemes, and outstanding defensive coaching. Shoutout to Steve Spagunolo. Congrats Chiefs.

9ers players made mistakes. Low PAT blocker. Muffed kick off, and a rare fumble by CMC. But in the second half we were simply out coached. They figured out a way to move the ball, we did not.

Kittle and Deebo barely showed up. Yeah, the coverage was great. But in the big moments , those playmakers need to show up.

Chamarri Conner was KC’s secret weapon. He was insulated by seniority this year, but they gave him the bits of exposure he needed to develop. He is a good tackler and better in coverage than I thought he would be coming out of college.

Spags is really good. Brought guys in the box to shut down cmc. Deebo, Kittle and BA could not get open. He switched blitzes and coverages and had a spy on Brock. Spags was awesome in that game.

I feel dead inside because of this game…

49ers have to sort the O Line, Purdy was constantly put under pressure with the Chief's Pass Rush. It came back to bite them in this game.

Kyle got out coached period

Doesn't matter if you have 4 pro bowlers if your o line gets penalties and can't block. The right side crumbled like always. 9ers have one more year with Purdy making nothing, they need to get better protection

Kittle looks hurt right shoulder. I wonder if he got hurt before the game or when he tried diving for the mcafferey fumble. Look at his catches Kittle always fights for extra yards not this game. That 1st catch is weird he got it and had room to run but he just slows down. And he's picking himself up with his left arm only.

Nah..bro has my subscriber…coverage has been amazing cant wait for next year

You can see Kittle is in pain in these plays.

Spags is a great DC

Why so sad? You beat the DALLAS COWBOYS this year . There is literally no greater accomplishment a football player or team can do .

The final play in over time of this superbowl kinda reminded me of the falcon and patriot super bowl in over time When they had throne it to james white just take a look at a comparison

I mean, on the 2nd and 5 in the 4th quarter the throw wasn't just a little behind him, it was just wrong. Like, aint nothing kittle can do there when the CB is on his back and he has to adjust backwards to catch the ball, once he had to turn his body towards the LoS it was over. This play is 100% on purdy not understanding the angles at that moment and/or bolton forcing him to throw it to a very bad spot

A lot of the plays you showed it does look painful for him to get up. Definitely wasn’t the showing the team needed but the breakdown does help show why the opportunities were scarce.

Never compare George to Travis ever! George has played in two Super Bowl and he didn’t do 💩 in either of them lol it’s levels to this 💩 G!

I am a die hard Chief fan, at 66, I don't think thats gonna change. However if it did Kittle would be a sway bar. 49ers had a hellacious season to be proud of. Right now is not the future, heads up, hurt and grieve for awhile then SHAKE IT OFF, get back on that horse and come play with us again.

I think Kittle dislocated his right shoulder on the very first drive, diving for the fumble.

Kittle looked injured to me. He was in some obvious pain after those hits. Could be a hip or leg, which might explain the lack of his usual quickness and mobility, and the lack of YACs.

Spags

People going to have to stop talking about kittle like he’s in the same boat as Kelce give me a break

Kittle had a shoulder and core injury during the Super Bowl. After the Super Bowl Kittle needed surgery to repair his core injury. He's been recovering from core surgery in the offseason.

What a great game. The future couldn't look more different for these 2 teams.

Is the all 22 out yet? Where are the breakdowns?

Kittle had games like this throughout the season pretty often.

Man, I witnessed the collapse of The Warriors to LeBron James in 2016 & it wasn’t this hard on me.

all your rewinding and playing is giving me motion sickness😂😂

I think Kittle was just trying to be a decoy. I think Deebo was too being hurt. That’s why Jennings made so many plays.

Sounds like you didn't know Kittle didn't really practice leading up to the SB so he was playing hurt and Kyle wasn't trying to feature him at all with this anemic OL as they needed him more to block. But in a big game, just get him in check down and let him be violent. They kept targeting their best corners and trying to force it to Deebo even after he had his hamstring injury. I thought Kyle's play calling and design to go against press man was trash. Where are the bunch formations, rub routes, return routes in short middle? Keep 21 personnel and use Juice as an X factor against this D that was going to put all their attention on the feature players. Kyle didn't dictate and were played right into Spags blitzing. The stretch out of the half where they completely abandoned the run was the game for me.

The eye test says that the Chiefs were wilting vs the run as early as late 3rd quarter. So much so they started committing bodies to stop it on neutral downs. Jones obviously had a read on when it was a run and when it was PA so you pull out the old LT elimination guide and run the PA run to him- effectively blocking him- then take the Kittle fake block dink for 4 or 5 and then get back to run. IMO if Kittle goes 8 for 50 they win the game because he keeps them on schedule and forces the Chiefs into playing coverage not the run. As soon as they saw Cover 1 it should have been a dink pass to Kittle for 5. Honestly I am surprised that they didn’t wear Kittle or #44 out on those flats, wheels, and short crosses.

Because purdy is not a superstar and he couldn't get it to the guy he needed to .

I honestly feel like he was playing hurt already

FUN FACT: 9ERS HAVENT WON A SB SINCE VHS WAS THE MAIN ENTERTAINMENT SOURCE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Because they didn't throw it to him.

On that first play....Kittle has 20 yards of open field in front of him and rather than run he slows down and moves toward the 2 chasing defenders....why?

This ain't ROCK science folks BIG time players, make BIG time plays, in BIG time games Kelce did and Kettle didn't

Wasn't he questionable leading up to the super bowl? I remember hearing about a broken toe or something after the nfc championship. Obviously it's the super bowl so there was never really a question as to whether or not he'd play, but maybe that slowed him down a bit.

Everyone who said that Kittle was going to show Kelce what a real TE looks like 😂 it’s a shame y’all put that on Kittle honestly. Kyle never planned to give him the ball enough for him to do much, their o line needed his help and it still wasn’t enough. Glad we won but I feel for Kittle, watching him react to his teammates choking in mic’ed up and try to pump them and himself up was kinda sad to watch. All the blocking they require out of him keeps him beat up

Combination of factors. Poor O-Line play. He was blanketed a lot. KC secondary switched things up so much, it was hard to tell who was doing what before the snap. KC would single anybody on SF with anybody in their secondary (and win the matchup). The one time Kittle got the ball in a good spot to advance it, McDuffie dropped him as soon as he touched it. SF's passing game has a lot of short and behind-the-line passes, and KC was all over those short passes and screens.

George Kitty Litter is picking up more experience at losing Super Bowls.

Kittle looks in pain every time he gets up off the turf. I think he was hurt.

I thought that the 9ers played a great game, but I was amused before the game by two different takes I kept hearing coming from some of the 9ers fans. 1. Kittle is better than Kelce. Uh... No. 2. The 9ers were going to score between 31 and 41 points. Uh... Did you mean in the next two meetings combined? The 9ers definitely could have won that game, but listening to some of the delusions before the game just had me wishing that there was some sort of betting site set up where I could make some money off of some of these bozos.

He came back with vengeance forsure hahahahahahahah 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

some times playing against Pat Mahomes other Teams QB's try to match Mahomes play instead of being themselves

I liked the prior Super Bowl when he said "What happened?"

This is next level coping😂😂

Yeah this play was big the last one you talked about. I felt they could win there.

Superbowl games don't have a lot of 100 percent healthy guys. Most are banged up in some way.

Oh every play you showed, kittle got up slow and in pain.

Kittle should have won that game man! Fudge😡

so funny to hear over and over about how guys and teams didn't play a good game and made mistakes against KC. MBuffalo, Baltimore and now SanFran. Ever think maybe, just maybe KC is causing them to make mistakes and play below their normal standard?

I have been in the KC area for forty years. Swift sucks and will be long gone after all the true fans remain. I suffered with the Chiefs through the terrible 80's and heartbreak 90's. I am happy for the team.

George was preoccupied wishing he played for the Chiefs It happens to a lot of players

4 yards is wild.

Watch Debo on that first play.

Kittle was too worried about telling McDuffie he has a cool last name, trying to talk to the other George on the chiefs MID PLAY WHILE YOUR TEAM MATE IS FUMBLING and that other George is the one to recover it. But dang I’m sure he had some sweet blocks huh 🙄🤨. Don’t wanna hear shit about Kittle being a better TE than Kelce. That argument is null and void. Anyone arguing it has the tism.

He only had 4 yards because he had to block and help the atrocious O-Line all night

The player he “blocked” on the 2nd and 5 in the 4th quarter actually had a free release to disrupt the play. That’s why Purdy had to back up and throw off his back foot.

I never wanna hear the Kittle/Kelce comparison again, Kelce has the greater impact on his team. He doesn’t block as much because the KC system doesn’t ask that of him as much, not because he can’t.

I'm sure after the game Kittle said "I will be back here, I will be back with a mf vengeance"

Kittle sold my parlay .

Bad play calls, not sure why they went so pass happy after the half when they could run for 5yds all day

Star players show up on the biggest stage.

LETS GO CHIEFS ❤️💛

Ghost mode

I watched the whole thing and didn't even know he was playing

LMAO!!! He averages only 40 YPG in the playoffs. First TD in title game LMAO!! NO ONE WAS SCARED OF KITTLE

He’s not half of what Kelce is. That Dallas shirt gave the 49ers the karma they deserved and they can blame kittle and their trash fan base

From what i saw, they really didn't use any of the play actions that they were running during the regular season, which was their entire playstyle. I just am confused on why the ball went how it did. There was a very clear coach diff when it came down to it. Overall though, very entertaining game. Definitely Superbowl worthy.

Why, karma of course.

Kittle only got 4 yards cause he forgot that he needs to run towards the end zone and not backwards. I’m still pissed at rewatching his catch and run. Watch his stiff arm and his legs. He’s trying to stiff arm player behind him and his legs ain’t even pushing for any extra yards after the catch!!! Instead he hits the breaks!! 🤔

Kittle only has 4 yards, but at least he chose to talk smack rather than jump on a fumble that they lost. Bahaha

What happens when playing against a good defense team and coming up short in offense yards

Team sports make you crazy

Shanahan, Kittle, Deebo and Bosa, chokers

I’m not a fan of either team, and I’ve always like Debo Samuel in terms of his toughness and effort, but on a few of these plays he looks like he’s not giving 100%. Look at the first play. Unless he knew it was a penalty, he’s not even trying to get open. I don’t think he knew it was getting called back. On that one throw his way it looked like he could have at least dove.

Most of the time he's blocking,so sometimes he's a plays tightend but most of the time he's a offensive lineman...👍😷

Because he didn't fully stretch out after a catch, which would have given him 5 yards for the day.

49ers should have lost against GB and DET so losing to KC is not a surprise.

After washing these highlights of George Kittle, play each play when he goes down to the ground it really looks like he’s favoring his ribs

… this entire offseason Kittle only had 6 receptions… I’m sick of hot and cold George Kittle, even in the regular season he would have one amazing game then a fucking stinker where he’s invisible

That first play looks so weird, is Kiddle saying "stop, don't tackle me!"?

I know Kittle likes to block, but if he wants to win the big one, he needs to take on a larger role in the passing game.

even as a chiefs fan, I was sad for kittle "I will be back here..." after first sb against chiefs. how right you were, big guy. sorry. ❤

i thought he should have been there center point of focus, but what do i know.

He got LOCKED UP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

TEs dont get paid to block. only OL gets paid to block

still can’t believe this shit😂

Kittle wasn't sent over the middle often enough by Shanahan and Purdy didn't get him the ball when he was open.

19 problemz should have dove for that ball

I thought he was supposed to be better than kelce?

Kittle is so explosive, he had 220 yards in one half one time. But Kyle AGAIN ignored one of his best weapons on his team JUST LIKE THE LAST SUPER BOWL. Someone needs to grab Kyle by the neck and shake him hard to get him out of his funk when the game is on the line. On top of that, he overrules his defensive coordinator by calling a time out that stopped the clock for the Chiefs in the most crucial moment of the game. Wilkes calls and his Defense are the ONLY part of the team that was actually performing while Kyles offensive calls & the special teams unit were having a crap game. Stick to what you know Kyle & let the adults do their job!

Poor ole George, hit by the ugly stick at birth, now not getting enough touches, its sad one fella could be hit with such disforturne.

I agree Kittel And Debo did not show up

No where close to kelce.kelce can rally his guys and change game play .that bumb was nothing.Andy said that not me.

They had Kittle locked up all game. Him and McCaffrey are game wreckers and the Chiefs did a great job of limiting them 💯

4th round rookie covering Kittle like a blanket