SF 49ers tight end George Kittle is important for the team to get to 3-2 over the Dolphins this Sunday.
Right now, the SF 49ers are in a very precarious spot, and the upcoming Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins could spell the difference between making the playoffs and missing them altogether.
The key is pretty simple for San Francisco: Lean on the most talented offensive weapon the team has in All-Pro tight end George Kittle.
Kittle missed some time due to injury, but he picked up right where he left off with an absolutely dominant performance against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 4. Even though the Niners were limited offensively, Kittle still had 15 receptions for 183 yards and a touchdown in an absolutely monstrous performance.
Even when teams have to game plan for him, he still comes through when he needs to.
The quarterback situation is up in the air for the SF 49ers. At the time of writing, there hasn’t been a decision made on who will be starting for Week 5 (although Jimmy Garoppolo has returned to practice).
Right now, the Niners running game isn’t working very well. While it remains to be seen if the team can get it going again in Week 5, the 49ers have to be ready to embrace the passing game if it needs to.
Kittle’s biggest strength isn’t just his freakish playing ability, but his tendency to keep up his play even playing with backup quarterbacks. It’s important to remember that he dominated the game last week playing with the two backup quarterbacks!
Kittle is the key for the 49ers this week. He doesn’t have to shoulder the full load since the SF 49ers have had their offensive stars slowly filter back in, but he does need to be the focal point again.
He doesn’t need 15 catches to do this, but he does need to move the chains and occupy the attention of the defense so the team can get the offense humming to a level it enjoyed last season.
If they can do that, and allow Kittle to be the key to victory for Week 5, then the Niners can at least overcome a rocky start and a hefty injury list to progress to a 3-2 record for the first five weeks.