George Kittle enjoys when San Francisco 49ers lean on Christian McCaffrey | PSNFF | NFL on NBC

George Kittle enjoys when San Francisco 49ers lean on Christian McCaffrey | PSNFF | NFL on NBC

>> YOU LOOK GOOD. >> I’M GLAD. >> I’M BACK. >> ARE YOU KIDDING. >> ME? >> HOW GOOD. IS IT TO BE BACK ON THIS GRASS? >> I MEAN, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, LEVI’S. >> WE GOT A NEW. >> LIGHT SHOW, TOO. >> THAT WAS MY IDEA, LIKE FIVE YEARS AGO. >> SO I’M EXCITED ABOUT IT. BUT, I MEAN, I LOVE FOOTBALL, SO WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINES. NOT VERY FUN GETTING TO BE BACK IN IT. IT’S FANTASTIC. >> THIS LAST MONTH HAD TO BE KILLING YOU, JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO BE OUT THERE WITH YOUR GUYS. >> I WAS LIKE GETTING I WAS JUST LIKE NERVOUS. I WAS LIKE I HAVEN’T HIT ANYBODY IN A WHILE. GOODNESS GRACIOUS. >> HOW DID IT FEEL TO RUN THE BALL AND RUN IT DOWNHILL RIGHT DOWN THE THROAT? >> FANTASTIC. COACH SHANAHAN. LAST NIGHT SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO RUN THE BALL 40 TIMES. I THINK WE GOT WE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN 40 WITH THE NEAL DOWN. YEAH, WE CALL IT 40. WE ROUND UP HERE, WE ROUND. >> UP. >> I LOVE BEING A PART OF AN OFFENSE LIKE THAT. I KNOW MY FANTASY FOOTBALL COACHES ARE ANGRY. I DIDN’T HAVE ANY YARDS FOR HIM. BUT I KNOW THAT WE RAN THE HELL OUT OF FOOTBALL. I’LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF GAP SCHEME TONIGHT. >> AND THAT’S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU. YOU’RE A GREAT RECEIVER. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SKILLS, YOU CATCH TWO BALLS, YOU DON’T CARE. >> IT IS WHAT IT IS, MAN I LIKE I LIKE WINNING AND I LIKE IT WHEN CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY HAS A BUNCH OF TOUCHDOWNS. >> I KNOW YOU LOST FRED WARNER LAST WEEK, BUT HOW NICE IS IT FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK BACK AND GIVE THE TEAM SOME TYPE OF SPARK? >> YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK IT WAS? I’LL SAY THIS ABOUT FRED. THEY SHOWED HIM WHEN WE WERE ABOUT TO CALL A PLAY, AND WE HAD TO GO ON THE SILENT COUNT BECAUSE OUR OWN STADIUM WAS TOO LOUD, BECAUSE THEY WERE CHEERING FOR FRED WARNER. SO THAT’S HIS FAULT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOSE A GUY LIKE FRED, YOU KNOW, IT’S HEARTBREAKING. IT’S A IT’S A PUNCH IN THE GUT. BUT I WILL SAY LIKE JUST, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO COME BACK THIS WEEK. KEVIN GIVENS GOT TO COME BACK THIS WEEK A GOOD D TACKLE FOR US. WE JUST BROUGHT SOME JUICE. YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT. >> I LOVE ABOUT MAC JONES. WHAT’D YOU SAY ABOUT MAC JONES? >> THAT BOY BE. >> BALLING? >> GOLLY MAN, HOW FUN IS THAT? >> HOW NICE IS THIS? YOU DON’T HAVE TO RUSH BROCK PURDY BACK AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO LET MAC JONES PLAY. >> I MEAN, MAC JONES IS PLAYING FANTASTIC FOOTBALL. HE’S GOOD WITH THE FOOTBALL. HE’S CAREFUL WITH IT. HE GETS US IN AND OUT OF THE HUDDLE CLEAN. IT’S BEEN FANTASTIC WORK WITH HIM. I WAS EXCITED TO HANG OUT WITH HIM TONIGHT. REALLY. >> HOW HAS HE PICKED UP THINGS SO QUICKLY TO COME IN AND LOOK LIKE HE’S BEEN HERE FOR YEARS? >> HE’S DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AND I KNOW, LIKE WE’RE DOING SOME THINGS DIFFERENT, WHICH IS KIND OF FUN. YOU KNOW, IT’S NEW FOR ME SOMETIMES, BUT MAX JUST HE’S SO EFFICIENT. HE GETS THE BALL OUT QUICK AND HE GIVES HIS BEST PLAYERS THE O.P.S. WITH THE BALL. >> WHAT IS HIS PERSONALITY LIKE INSIDE THE HUDDLE, INSIDE THAT BUILDING? >> MAC JONES IS A TIGHT END. HE IS HE IS NATIONAL TIGHT ENDS DAY. THAT BOY IS TIGHT IN YOU ADVERTISED. I LOVE MAC JONES HE’S JUST A GOOFBALL. HE CONNECTS WITH EVERYBODY AND I ABSOLUTELY. >> LOVE HIS NAILS TOO. >> HE THAT RAMS GAME. OH HE GOT HE GOT BEATEN UP AND HE WAS JUST BAWLING THE WHOLE GAME. >> HE JUST KEEPS GETTING UP AND GOING BACK TO THE HUDDLE. >> HUGE FAN OF MAC JONES. HUGE FAN. >> WHAT’S BEEN MOST IMPRESSIVE TO YOU AS THIS ROSTER’S GOT SHREDDED WITH INJURIES THROUGHOUT? WHAT’S THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ABOUT HOW THEY’VE JUST HELD THIS THING TOGETHER AND KEPT WINNING? >> YOU KNOW, I THINK, THE GUYS THAT WE’VE HAD HERE FOR A LONG TIME HAVE SET A STANDARD OF HOW THE NINERS ARE SUPPOSED TO PLAY FOOTBALL. AND I THINK THE GUYS LIKE YOU GET THE LINEBACKERS WHO ARE COMING IN. DEE WINTERS IS HIS FIRST YEAR STARTING, REALLY, AND THEN TATUM COMES IN TONIGHT AND THEY’RE FLYING AROUND HITTING EVERYBODY. ALL OF OUR YOUNG GUYS ARE FLYING AROUND HITTING EVERYBODY, AND THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT ON DEFENSE. AND AS AN OFFENSE, I EXPECT US TO PUT UP 20 PLUS POINTS EVERY SINGLE GAME WE SHOULD. WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS OUT THERE AND YOU KNOW WE’RE A LITTLE BANGED UP, BUT OUR OFFENSE SHOULD BE MOVING THE BALL. SO I’M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AS AN OFFENSE AND AS A TEAM. AND NOT ME. NO. CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY I’M EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE’RE GOING AND, YOU KNOW, HEY, WHAT ARE WE, FIVE AND TWO? YEAH. HEY, YOU CAN WORK WITH 5-2 WE CAN WORK WITH THAT. >> YOU KNOW, IT’S PRETTY COOL WATCHING YOU ON THE SAME SIDE AS TRENT WILLIAMS. AND YOU GUYS KIND OF DOING THOSE DOUBLE BLOCKS. YEAH, THAT’S REALLY COOL TO WATCH. >> IT’S IT’S VERY ENJOYABLE BECAUSE TRENT WILLIAMS IS AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER. AND I JUST TRY MY BEST TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY WHILE HELPING HIM A LITTLE BIT SO HE DOESN’T RUN ME OVER. >> YOU’RE A MONSTER TOO. >> I TRY MY BEST, BUT THAT GUY IS TWO OF ME. HE’S SO GOOD. HE’S SO GOOD AT FOOTBALL. HE’S SPECIAL. AND I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, LOOK. AND WE HAD A WE HAD MATT HENNESSY COME IN AT CENTER FOR US. YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR STARTING CENTER GOES DOWN AND WE CONTINUE TO RUN THE HELL OUT OF THE FOOTBALL. SO I JUST LOVE HOW THIS TEAM WAS SO PREPARED TO GO OUT THERE AND JUST SAY, HEY, SCREW IT, WE’RE GOING TO RUN THE BALL UNTIL YOU TRY TO STOP US. >> YEAH. >> YEAH, THIS LOOKED LIKE 49ers FOOTBALL TONIGHT. >> IT FELT LIKE 49ers FOOTBALL TONE. GOD. >> THAT’S WHAT JOHN LYNCH SAID. THE SAME THING. >> OH, IT FELT SO GOOD. >> HOW ABOUT YOUR DEFENSE GOING OUT? THAT’S THE NUMBER 1 RUSHING TEAM IN FOOTBALL. AND THEY SET THEM DOWN TONIGHT. >> I MEAN WHEN YOU GOT GUYS JUST FLYING AROUND LIKE TORPEDOES LIKE MALIK MUSTAPHA WHEN HE CAME DOWNHILL AND KNOCKED 25. 25-0 YEAH. OH I WAS LIKE, THAT’S WHY I DON’T WANT TO BE RUNNING. I DON’T WANT TO GET HIT LIKE THAT, MAN, THAT LIKE WHEN YOU GOT GUYS FLYING AROUND THE FOOTBALL LIKE THAT, IT’S IT GETS A WHOLE. >> DOES THAT ENERGIZE YOU GUYS? >> EVERYBODY MAN THE SIDELINE, THE STANDS. EVERYBODY GETS HYPED ABOUT THAT STUFF. AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE YOU HAVE YOUNG GUYS PLAYING LIKE THAT. WE GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF US. >> GEORGE I KNOW YOU GUYS DON’T HAVE A LOT OF BIG NAMES ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL. WITH ALL THE INJURIES, BUT. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS DEFENSE JUST DURING THE WEEK? THE WAY THEY PRACTICED, THE WAY THEY PREPARE. >> I THINK BETWEEN NICK BOSA AND FRED WARNER, THE STANDARD, THE LEVEL THEY PLAY AT, LIKE THE YOUNG GUYS AND THE GUYS THAT ARE REPLACING THEM ARE LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE TO PLAY AT THAT SAME LEVEL. YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I’M GOING TO NICK BOSA IS A TOP THREE DEFENSIVE END IN THE LEAGUE IN MY OPINION. AND FRED WARNER IS THE BEST. HE’S THE BEST LINEBACKER. SO YOU CAN’T REPLACE HIM. BUT YOU CAN TRY TO REPLACE HER ENERGY. YOU CAN TRY TO REPLACE THEM LIKE JUST BY FLYING AROUND AND TRYING TO PLAY AT THE STANDARD THEY SET. AND SO I’M JUST SO PROUD OF THIS YOUNG DEFENSE AND HOW THEY’RE JUST HITTING PEOPLE. BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET HIT A BUNCH, YOU START PLAYING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT IT. YOU CAN’T, YOU CAN’T. NOT ONCE YOU GET A SHOT TO THE RIBS, IT’S LIKE, OOH, YOU GO THROUGH THAT HOLE JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. >> YOU’RE DIFFERENT. >> THAT’S THAT’S THAT’S A GOOD ADVERTISING. >> THAT’S GREAT. ADVERTISING. >> THANK YOU GUYS. >> WHAT IS HE SAYING. >> YOU TIGHT END. >> YOU. YEAH. >> SPEAKING OF TIGHT END. YOU WHEN COACH COMES IN AND HE KNOWS WE’RE GOING TO TOTE THE. ROCK 40. TIMES ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. HOW DOES THAT HIT THE LOCKER ROOM. HOW DOES THAT HIT YOU GUYS LEAVING THAT MEETING. >> I GET SO AMPED FOR THOSE BECAUSE I’M LOOKING AT OUR RUN GAME AND I LOVE ABOUT OUR RUN GAME. IT WAS GAP SCHEME AND SOME OUTS AND A LITTLE BIT OF INSIDE OUTSIDE ZONE, BUT WE WERE JUST RUNNING THE BALL DOWNHILL RIGHT THROUGH THEM AND THEY ATLANTA HAS A FAST, LIGHTER DEFENSIVE LINE, SO WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MOVE THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WHEN YOU HAVE A GUY LIKE CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY WHO’S A THREAT IN EVERY SINGLE ASPECT, YOU JUST GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE. I MEAN, HE’S GOOD FOR 10-12 YARDS A CARRY. SO NICE. SO NICE. >> IT IS. I’M CURIOUS. DID A BETTER FEELING TO CATCH A TOUCHDOWN OR TAKE SOMEBODY’S SOUL IN THE RUN. >> BLOCKING GAME. SO ALREADY KNEW THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS SOUL BUT I. DO LOVE A GOOD PANCAKE A NICE. >> WE’RE RUNNING POWER FOR TWO TOUCHDOWNS TODAY. AND YOU KNOW TONY 16 POWER IS GOD’S PLAY I WILL JUST SAY THAT THAT IS THE PLAY THAT FOOTBALL IS MEANT TO BE RAN ON 16 POWER. WE SCORED ON IT TWICE. IT’S HARD TO BEAT, MAN. GOODNESS GRACIOUS. >> WHAT AN ABSOLUTE STUD. YOU COME OUT HERE, MAN. I JUST GET JACKED UP ABOUT FOOTBALL. I GET JACKED UP. >> YOU’RE LUCKY YOU’RE OVER THERE. I WOULD HAVE HIT YOU ALREADY. I THINK I’M GOING TO HIT TONY. >> TONY? >> RIGHT IN. >> THE MIDDLE. >> HIT ME. NO, YOU’RE LUCKY YOU’RE OVER THERE. >> WE’RE GONNA LET. >> YOU CELEBRATE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES. OH. THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. YOU WERE GOING TO BRING SOME ENERGY. >> WE DID. >> I BROUGHT SOME JUICE. YOU DID? I HAD A LOT OF FUN OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. >> HEY, WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING. >> OH. >> MY. >> GOSH, YOU GUYS. >> OUT THERE. YOU’RE GOOD TO. >> GO BABY. HEY SHOUT OUT PEACOCK. THANK YOU. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> WE GET THE GM.

George Kittle talks about his excitement to return to the field in the 49ers’ win over the Falcons and how San Francisco has stepped up to the task this season despite numerous injuries. #NFL #SNF #NBCSports #SanFrancisco49ers #GeorgeKittle #PeacockTV
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