Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Would be interesting to see what he could do with a good team around him.
Pretty sure Atlanta is not that.
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TE Kyle Pitts, ATL (1 Viewer)
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Pretty sure Atlanta is not that.
fightingillini
Footballguy
You have no choice but to hold. Can't trade him for 50 cents on the dollar. I would still look at other options in case Pitts doesn't turn it around......(I think he will).
I drafted Pitts with full knowledge the first two weeks matchups could be ugly. That said, I didn't realize there would be this terrible combination of not only tough matchup, but coaching ineptitude.
This has to be the week. SEA is downright terrible. If he doesn't get at least 10 PPR points it's full blown panic/sell low mode.
steelcityman
Footballguy
I rarely draft TE high, in one league this year in the late 3rd I took Pitts, and regret it. Cant trade him now, dont want to use him. Knox isnt doing anything or I would use him.
UGH!!!!
Steelers and Falcons, maybe Titans WRs/TEs are being held back by their QBs and/or OCs. Release the fury Mitch!!!!!
UGH!!!!
Steelers and Falcons, maybe Titans WRs/TEs are being held back by their QBs and/or OCs. Release the fury Mitch!!!!!
It’s a great question. On the Falcons 3 opening drives, Pitts has:
4 catches for 59 yards on 6 targets
On the Falcons other 26 drives, Pitts has:
5 catches for 66 on 12 targets
karl.Racki
Footballguy
I figured London would impact his targets, but didn't see it this soon.
The General
Footballguy
One of bigger busts of the year so far.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Was watching the game. He barely played
GreenNGold
Footballguy
big oof
Wigglytuff's Gruff
Footballguy
Generational talent my balls.
Tight end is rubbish. I'll be streaming it for the foreseeable future and not wasting capital on any of them.
Tight end is rubbish. I'll be streaming it for the foreseeable future and not wasting capital on any of them.
ShamrockPride
Footballguy
Pretty much where I am with it. If I happen to luck into a good one, incredibly grateful. But I'm spending minimum capital on the entire position at this point. The 3 or 4 guys who happen to have a serviceable one can enjoy their advantage.
zamboni
Footballguy
I would agree with this. The Falcons passing offense had not exactly been a juggernaut and Pitts has been dragged down with it.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Gotta be a lot of concern that he isn't even on the field. It's silly
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Why? What little he was actually on the field, he seemed fine.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
I just wanna know why Pitts wasn't on the field much. And when he finally did get on the field they line him up at running back and do a play action then look his way, like, what are you doing? First play of the game he runs a nice route and looks great making a catch like a boss right in front of defenders, then is never looked at again when he actually got to be on the field
Updated:
On the Falcons 4 opening drives, Pitts has:
5 catches for 84 yards on 8 targets
On the Falcons other 34 drives, Pitts has:
5 catches for 66 on 14 targets
Banger
Footballguy
It’s really baffling to me. They don’t even seem to game plan for him or try to get him the ball. What’s odd is that it’s not like they have some other target magnet.
I targeted kelce and if I didn’t get kelce I went for Pitts. If I got neither I’ll take the 11th or 12th off the board unless you get some crazy value. There are only a few real difference makers…all the others are interchangeable.
I targeted kelce and if I didn’t get kelce I went for Pitts. If I got neither I’ll take the 11th or 12th off the board unless you get some crazy value. There are only a few real difference makers…all the others are interchangeable.
Andrews?
wow
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
Pitts is one of a few reasons why my fantasy team is struggling mightily this season. With that said- lets call a spade a spade. Even with all of the complaints about the Falcons and them not utilizing Pitts- the fact of the matter is that they are 2-2 and very easily could be 4-0 or 3-1. This is far better than anyone anticipated and there is no reason at this point to believe that they are fundamentally going to go out of their way to change things. The problem with Pitts in redraft is that he’s too good to drop but hard to start. There is a good chance that he’ll be on fantasy benches when he finally has a breakout fantasy game.
habsfan
Footballguy
Might this suggest an issue with him knowing the playbook? Opening drives are largely scripted and then not.
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
I don’t think it’s blasphemous to say that but I also don’t fully agree with it in the case of Pitts. I do think that the fantasy community and fantasy experts may have over drafted and over hyped Pitts. I admit that I’m a redraft fantasy owner that “bought the lemonade”. I believed that Kelce, Andrews and Pitts were tight ends that would generally give their owners a weekly advantage at the TE position. I don’t think the problem is with Pitts individually or that he’s not a great football player. I think that sometimes we have to take into account that often times what we want/expect for the world of fantasy is not aligned with the interests of the professional sports teams. Perhaps the Falcons realize that throwing the ball a lot is not in their best interest in regards to staying competitive. Just look at the recent comments in here. People saying 7 completions is pathetic—how the passing attack of the Falcons is terrible—yet in reality—this team was picked to be the worst (or one of the worst) in the league by the masses. Look at their 4 games. They basically gave away their first game, they roared back against the Rams and were basically one play away from winning that game, and won their 2 other games. At this moment in time—the Falcons have been ultra competitive with how they have played so far this season. We can criticize and poke fun at them all we want —but the reality is that they are over achieving—even with Pitts massively under achieving in regards to the fantasy community.
Want to see a depressing tweet about Pitts?
Taysom Hill, 7.4 PPR points per game
Kyle Pitts, 6.2 PPR points per game
Taysom Hill, 7.4 PPR points per game
Kyle Pitts, 6.2 PPR points per game
Have both Pitts and Patterson in ppr, while can't complain about Patterson's production it's still a bummer he's not even getting a reception a game. But the QB is completing 10 passes a game what you can you do. And the fact that they're winning games makes it less likely there will be any type of drastic change.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Patterson on IR might help
The General
Footballguy
More blocking opportunities for Kyle
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Maybe more lining up at RB as a decoyMore blocking opportunities for Kyle
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
Can't cut him. Can't play him. Can't trade him. Wonderful in a league with tight rosters.
GreenNGold
Footballguy
He's absolutely droppable in redraft.
zamboni
Footballguy
That's way over-reactionary IMO in any environment, and especially so given the barren TE landscape.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
In redraft I don't think dropping Pitts is overreacting.
It isn't just lack of production. There is NOTHING that should lead anyone to believe production will ever come close to a consistent startable tight end.
He barely plays, and they barely throw. Bad combo
zamboni
Footballguy
I can see the frustration, but unless you can pry Kelce or Andrews away from their owners, I don't think you'll find anyone much better. And you run the risk of kicking yourself once Pitts' production does pick up, which I think it will (although clearly he's not going to sniff his ADP at this point).
