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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people have really been hating on Cole Kmet??
god i feel so vindicated too. love Kmet. couldnt believe i had to defend him because i (wrongly, apparently) thought his play spoke for itself
he’s more of a Gronk or Hockenstein than a Gates or Kelce and i think sometimes (more stiff vs more fluid) and that seems to come off weird sometimes
but also look at the pro bowl and all-pro level DEs he’s blocked this season 1 on 1, not the least of which was Hunter yesterday
Hockenstein lmao
Do like how Cole has been developing. Contract is already proving worth it, seeing top TEs age like Wine will be nice to see year over year growth.
The most impressive thing I saw from last night was how he just kept FIGHTING for those yards. The first couple first downs Chicago had he was a mini Kittle it seemed. Really happy with his extension/hope he stays in Chicago a while.
Swole Cole always fights like crazy for extra yards, him and Montgomery are the two best I’ve seen at it for the Bears in a long time
I’m a ND fan. I loved cole then, I love cole now. Pls retire the bat swing celebration
The thing people who just look at numbers never understood about Montgomery was that he broke an absolutely insane percent of tackles in college and continued to do it in the NFL. Ironically that is a straight up countable stat but it isn’t one of the ones the basic fucktards have been told to look at by ESPN.
Kmet might just be Montgomery in TE form and if it works out that way I could not be happier. Ok well I would be happier if we had both of them and a half decent offensive line.
I could spend hours talking about our O line but I won’t.
He gives me Greg Olsen vibes when I watch him. Will grab any ball that is catchable.
Only difference being we didn’t let him walk away.
Kmet is infinitely more physical than Olsen was though.
Yeah kmet can pretty much be summed up by the word Macho
Macho man Cole Kmet
That was 1st down where Johnson helped push him was awesome.
Personally, I believe that TE is one of the few positions where it’s a good thing that the sum of the parts can be better than the parts themselves.
Blocking, catching/route running, and YAC skills. If you can do one of those three, you’ve got a chance to make a team. If you can do two? You’ve probably got a pathway to starting and you’ll probably get paid.
Kmet may be average-to-above average at any of these, but that makes him good by comparison because there’s so many TEs that just exist on rosters and really don’t contribute much. No disrespect either, it just seems hard to stand out when you have to take on multiple roles on offense.
He’s come a long way, I like him.
He and DJ seem to try hard getting JF options
Roschon and Herbert provide decent pass catching options as well. But we definitely need more WR talent. Oh, and an OC that incorporates vertical passing into his schemes as well.
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.
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.
Lmao this guy is insufffferable
I’m not super high on Kmet at all but he’s been a nice blocker in the run game.
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.
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.
I really like him
The only thing I’ll disagree with on this post is that the hate (or criticism) from early season was/is unwarranted.
He has weaknesses to his game just like any other player and it’s okay to call him out on it without being a hater.
On tape Kmet showed poor blocking and was easier to tackle than he is now. Last season he struggled as a Redzone target.
He has improved a lot in those areas and definitely looks like he will continue to get better.
Ive always thought he was a pretty fantastic blocker but he really cemented himself as a receiver against Atlanta last season. I was at that game and his one-handed grab was jaw dropping. He doesnt get hurt, he consistently fights for extra yardage and hes only showed improvement since entering the league. Barring something freaky happening, Top 5 is well within reach. Hes the whole package.
The one certainty about Cole Kmet is he will screw up two plays a game by missing a block, running the wrong route or generally flaking out.
Expecting perfection is unrealistic. His mistakes are few and far between. Feel how you want to but when you set unrealistic expectations, prepare to be disappointed.
I was whelmed with him at ND, whelmed with him his first few years. He is that guy though. I’ve been thoroughly impressed with him this year. Heck, since his one handed catch in stride last year.
Kmet is a top 5 TE in the league
He had improved his blocking or figured out the schemes and is really doing great. He and Moore complement each other really well. Just need to get the other wr involved more as they are also very talented and have little pressure on them now from kmet and Moore.
I think you’re giving the wrong Ryan credit lol…
Poles gave him an extension which is what he is talking about.
Yea… I was being purposely pedantic lol
Why
I remember arguing with fools his second year because he had zero touchdowns. He also doubled his catch and yard total.
Kmet been a baller.