Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein spoke to the San Francisco tight end about how quarterback Brock Purdy is leading the 49ers offense, what makes running back Christian McCaffrey so special, and who he would pick for MVP between his standout teammates. George joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Alka-Seltzer.
Video Transcript
[AUDIO LOGO]JORI EPSTEIN: Hello, I am Jori Epstein with Yahoo Sports, here today with San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. George, great to see you. How are you doing today?
GEORGE KITTLE: I’m lovely this morning. How are you doing? It’s a great day.
JORI EPSTEIN: It is a great day. And especially when I see all of your holiday spirit, how can it not be a great day? It seems like the MVP is coming out of San Francisco somewhere. So why don’t we start with your quarterback, Brock Purdy, currently the betting favorite for NFL MVP. We see his numbers and film, but why don’t you describe for us what Brock can do and what he is doing on the field this season?
GEORGE KITTLE: He’s doing such a great job of distributing the ball to us, but at such a high level. And you see these plays that he’s consistently making off script and off– it’s not a three-step drop hitch throw. We’re not just running slants and throwing the ball over the top. We’re not running a basic offense. Coach Shanahan’s offense is very in depth, and it’s very strategic, and it changes week in and week out.
Every single week is a brand new install. We’re relearning over 150 plays weekly. There’s a lot that’s going into this process, and he’s doing an excellent job of doing it. And then you see all the off-schedule stuff of him rolling out, keeping his eyes upfield, and just dropping dimes. Or as Brandon Aiyuk would say, he’s just throwing dots. And he’s just doing such a good job of doing it.
And anyone that’s talking about Brock like, oh, he’s managing the game. He just has all these great players, he’s got a great coach, got a great defense. Look, our offense is the best it’s ever been…
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Publish date : 2023-12-18 21:08:00
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