TE Kyle Pitts, ATL (5 Viewers)

[massraider]

Seems odd to not expect a post Mariota bump. He was AWFUL.

I think no one watched the Falcons, that's what I think. Mariota sucked last year, and no one saw.......

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Seems odd to not expect a post Mariota bump. He was AWFUL.

I think no one watched the Falcons, that's what I think. Mariota sucked last year, and no one saw.......

I saw..., but Ridder is pretty much the definition of "underwhelming."

 

[JoeJoe88]

It also appears Pitts was running poor routes much of last year

Not sure where you’re getting that from but that’s not what I saw at all. PFF pretty much confirms that-only 59% of his targets last year were deemed catchable, by far the highest margin in the league among TE’s. The average across the league for the position was 79%.

 

[TwinTurbo]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

 

[Boston]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

 

[Boston]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

I agree with you. As a Falcon fan...it's been a bit disheartening to watch.

Coupled with the fact that their two big signings along the DL were 37 year old Calais Campbell and soon to be 31 year old David Onyemata to pair with 30 year old Grady Jarrett...just feels la flawed rebuild at the very foundation.

 

[TwinTurbo]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

 

[Boston]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

Pitts blocking ability had nothing to do with him getting selected that high...he was known as a "willing blocker" coming out of Florida but it was the thought of having a WR in a TE body with freakish ball skills that turned him into the 4th pick in the draft.

 

[TwinTurbo]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

Pitts blocking ability had nothing to do with him getting selected that high...he was known as a "willing blocker" coming out of Florida but it was the thought of having a WR in a TE body with freakish ball skills that turned him into the 4th pick in the draft.

100% agree. But the other issue here is no TE should be drafted in the top 10, probably ever. The correct pick without the benefit of hindsight was Ja'Marr Chase. I thought Pitts looked like Megatron too. But as it turns out, it's always best to draft a WR to be a WR.

 

[jtd13]

my conviction that he will be the best fantasy TE ever at some point

To outdo Travis Kelce's or Antonio Gates's career would be something else. Wow. That's a bold, bold stance. Good luck! (I mean that. Well, I don't have Pitts so not really, but you know...)

No, you're right. Conviction was probably too strong a word.
Maybe a better way to say it is I think he's the best NFL TE prospect ever, and he has a super fantasy friendly skillset, upside for having a Mike Evans-like WR in your TE slot for a long time. He's also got another 5 years before he's even the age where Kelce first broke 1k. I like his odds of his situation not sucking the life out of him eventually over that time period and him fully blossoming. Career numbers of Gates or Kelce? TBD and dependant on factors outside the player's control, but I have almost no doubt he's going to be awesome for fantasy at some point.
But yeah, not this year.

 

[jtd13]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

Pitts blocking ability had nothing to do with him getting selected that high...he was known as a "willing blocker" coming out of Florida but it was the thought of having a WR in a TE body with freakish ball skills that turned him into the 4th pick in the draft.

100% agree. But the other issue here is no TE should be drafted in the top 10, probably ever. The correct pick without the benefit of hindsight was Ja'Marr Chase. I thought Pitts looked like Megatron too. But as it turns out, it's always best to draft a WR to be a WR.

Is this a lions /bills subtweet?

 

[travdogg]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

Pitts blocking ability had nothing to do with him getting selected that high...he was known as a "willing blocker" coming out of Florida but it was the thought of having a WR in a TE body with freakish ball skills that turned him into the 4th pick in the draft.

100% agree. But the other issue here is no TE should be drafted in the top 10, probably ever. The correct pick without the benefit of hindsight was Ja'Marr Chase. I thought Pitts looked like Megatron too. But as it turns out, it's always best to draft a WR to be a WR.

Pitts in the top-10 picks was probably fine, it just wasn't the best pick at #4. Chase would have been better, but he probably wouldn't be anywhere near what he's been in Atlanta's offense. Honestly the best pick probably would have been Sewell for their run heavy smashmouth offense, or possibly Fields as a Ryan heir apparent.

I think Pitts in Cincinnati would look a lot different than he has in Atlanta.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

The main issue with Pitts was the coaches were consistently playing to Mariota's only strength, play action. At one point, the Falcons were calling play action on close to 50% of dropbacks. And I think they trailed only the Eagles with RPO plays. As a result, Pitts had to block a lot more than we all expected. Fast forward to this season, should we expect Pitts to run more routes and block less? I'm not so sure. Smith seems to love play action and Ridder seems like another guy that will not be asked to throw much. It could just be more of the same. As much as I like Pitts, I'm not bullish on his upside in this offense.

If that happens (and it could as you point out) it was a complete waste of a draft pick...he was not taken that high to be a blocker...it was to be an elite playmaking receiver.

An observation by Warren Sharp when the Falcons hired Smith.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1350204896134500352?lang=en

This isn't necessarily a death knell for Pitts because the acquisition of Jonnu Smith helps in this regard.

But he runs play action so much because his teams run so much. And that to me IS the death knell on Pitts for the time being. Low volume passing attacks simply don't produce WR/TE production studs generally.

The fact they just drafted Bijan and have a QB that is a work in progress definitely does not hurt that observation...if that is the case the fact they have used top 10 picks on London and Pitts recently doesn't make a ton of sense.

It sort of makes sense if you factor in that both are great blockers and a threat for 20+yd gains any passing play. Smith just needs to call more passing plays. Also I think Mariota was #32 in the league on accuracy for 20+yd passes. Ridder had the best catchable pass rate on throws of 10-19 yards (87.1%) and 20+ yards (84.5%) in college among all of the 2022 QBs that were drafted. So maybe it gets better from here. But everything is pointing towards a low passing volume offense. Basically the best case scenario is the Titans offense with Ridder instead of Tannehill and Bijon instead of Henry. TEs can be successful but it would be very TD dependent. And London is just as much a red zone target as Pitts. I don't see great upside for Pitts in this offense.

Pitts blocking ability had nothing to do with him getting selected that high...he was known as a "willing blocker" coming out of Florida but it was the thought of having a WR in a TE body with freakish ball skills that turned him into the 4th pick in the draft.

100% agree. But the other issue here is no TE should be drafted in the top 10, probably ever. The correct pick without the benefit of hindsight was Ja'Marr Chase. I thought Pitts looked like Megatron too. But as it turns out, it's always best to draft a WR to be a WR.

Travis Kelce down?

 

[Faust]

Falcons WR Drake London said Kyle Pitts (knee) is “still getting back” to full health.

“He’s still working,” London said at the start of Atlanta’s training camp. “Once he heals up, he’s going to be the same Kyle Pitts we all know.” Pitts missed the final seven games of the 2022 season after sustaining an MCL injury. The Athletic’s Josh Kendall said Pitts’ training camp workload is “unclear” so far. Being taken three rounds later than he was in summer 2022, Pitts could fall further down fantasy draft boards if we don’t get good news about his recovery in the coming weeks. Pitts, who led all tight ends in air yards by a wide margin before hurting his MCL, makes for an enticing upside play assuming there are no lingering effects from his 2022 injury.

 

[Bri]

Jonnu is out for a bit.
This will be when Pitts gets tested.
I want to read he's been blocking well and doing all these little things and NOT Parker Hesse.
Mature please. We all know he's a ridiculous athlete that can fly and catch the rock.
Let me read he's with the juggs machine after practice or even teaching some rookie something. I don't care just gimme something

 

[FarFromHome]

I've been playing fantasy football since the 80s. I can't remember a bigger miss then my take on Pitts. At the time, it was brilliant. Articulate. Knowledgeable. I used terms like generational talent. I broke down stats Mariota had with tight ends. My take just felt right. I also felt owners would be dumb not to believe it. Well. It aged very poorly. Stupid football. Ha ha

 

[rockaction]

My take just felt right. I also felt owners would be dumb not to believe it.

Lethal combination right there. LOL. We all have our misses. And our hits. Remember your misses and you're a step ahead of the guy that only remembers his hits.

 

[Faust]

Dwain McFarland
Here we go again... Arthur Smith keeping it real.

Kyle Pitts had a 50% route participation with the Falcons starters last night against the Bengals.

Primarily played in 12 personnel but left the field in 21 and only played 33% in 11.

Drake London tho.

https://twitter.com/dwainmcfarland/status/1692954699362619868?s=21

It is only one small data point but Smith has a history of befuddling moves when it comes to playing time.

Essentially, Pitts leaving the field for Khadarel Hodge in 11 personnel and giving up heavy-personnel (21) looks to Pruitt.

Pretty wild.

https://twitter.com/dwainmcfarland/status/1692955691672023354?s=21

 

[Bri]

Dwain McFarland
Here we go again... Arthur Smith keeping it real.

Kyle Pitts had a 50% route participation with the Falcons starters last night against the Bengals.

Primarily played in 12 personnel but left the field in 21 and only played 33% in 11.

Drake London tho.

https://twitter.com/dwainmcfarland/status/1692954699362619868?s=21

It is only one small data point but Smith has a history of befuddling moves when it comes to playing time.

Essentially, Pitts leaving the field for Khadarel Hodge in 11 personnel and giving up heavy-personnel (21) looks to Pruitt.

Pretty wild.

https://twitter.com/dwainmcfarland/status/1692955691672023354?s=21

It's preseason wow

 

[FFWhiskey]

In drafts where I don't get Waller, he is my target. If Hotlanta's run game is half as good as we think it will be, dude should be wide open in the red zone. Teams will be forced to stack the box, imo.


Waller, Pitts, Njoku. I've had Andrews drop to me in a few drafts but otherwise those 3 are my TEs in 90% of my leagues.


"Handoff to Bijan, it's a fake. TOUCHDOWN KYLE PITTS!!"

 

[FFWhiskey]

Throw in 3rd year breakout and a suppressed value from other owners who are scorned from his first two seasons... and I am ALL IN

 

[Faust]

Dwain McFarland
TE Kyle Pitts needs more routes.

He was only in a route on 50% of dropbacks.

While it might be related to his knee, Arthur Smith held him to 70% or less in 4 of 9 in 2022.

Only 17% of TEs between 50% and 70% route participation have delivered a top-6 season since 2012.

https://twitter.com/dwainmcfarland/status/1693841201147896097?s=21

 

[Schmeabs]

No chance this bum is on my roster this year.

 

[Terpman22]

All I got right now is my own information that is out there. But man Mariota is REALLY REALLY bad. He is done done. He cannot toss the rock AT ALL anymore. Pitts has no chance but to bounce back. He had like I think, without looking, 59 total targets last year? I'm all in on Pitts this year, given the fact he was so great as a rookie. There is no way he isn't a big time producer this year at the position, IMO.

 

[Faust]

Scott Spratt
Kyle Pitts' 76.3% on-target pass percentage in 2022 was the lowest among tight ends with 50+ targets per @FTNData

https://twitter.com/scott_spratt/status/1697713940875162073?s=21

 

[Faust]

Adam Levitan

Want to be clear I don't really agree with this. But even the #Falcons beat writers are mega-down on Kyle Pitts. Via The Athletic.

https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1698711935842423276?s=21

For what it's worth, our season-long #Falcons projected target share leaders:

1. Drake London 24.8%
2. Kyle Pitts 21.9%
3. Bijan Robinson 11.9%
4. Mack Hollins 11.0%
5. Jonnu Smith 7.1%

https://twitter.com/adamlevitan/status/1698713572690510042?s=21

 

[VikingFrog]

I somehow ended up with him in my auction again after purchasing him last year and saying he's on my Do Not Draft list. I think I was trying to nudge up his price a bit and just got stuck with him.

Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me.

The good news is that he's much cheaper this year! He went for half the price of guys like Hock and Waller. And about double the price of guys like Goedert and Freiermuth.

I have nothing to do but close my eyes and hope. My glass is half empty here, but it will be interesting to see how he starts the season. It can't be worse than last year... can it?

 

[VikingFrog]

Starting without confidence.

But the good news is in this TE landscape, he has a pulse and is healthy.

 

[Ray Barboni]

I can’t do it. Regret drafting him. Starting Juwan over him this week -

 

[Lansdowne]

Starting without confidence.

But the good news is in this TE landscape, he has a pulse and is healthy.

And even if Ridder is bad, he’ll never be Mariota-bad… right?

https://x.com/nickpenticoff/status/1648141456358494213?s=46

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Starting without confidence.

But the good news is in this TE landscape, he has a pulse and is healthy.

And even if Ridder is bad, he’ll never be Mariota-bad… right?

https://x.com/nickpenticoff/status/1648141456358494213?s=46

Plays like that are probably what stressed his knee so much.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I can’t do it. Regret drafting him. Starting Juwan over him this week -

I’m starting him with confidence this week in 2 leagues.

 

[massraider]

I'm starting him with confid--where's Marcus Mariota?

Philly? You sure? Are you positive?

He didn't get traded to Atlanta last night while we slept?

Ok.

Starting with confidence

 

[zamboni]

Lot of people forgetting what he did two years ago as a rookie getting 1K yards, something that no other TE had done in the prior 60 years.

Last year was obviously a down year injury-wise and QB play-wise, but it’s not like he’s an over the hill guy. He does have to compete now with London, but there should be enough for Pitts and London to eat in a narrow target tree.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Lot of people forgetting what he did two years ago as a rookie getting 1K yards, something that no other TE had done in the prior 60 years.

Last year was obviously a down year injury-wise and QB play-wise, but it’s not like he’s an over the hill guy. He does have to compete now with London, but there should be enough for Pitts and London to eat in a narrow target tree.

I think Jonnu gets more work than people expect as well.

 

[menobrown]

Lot of people forgetting what he did two years ago as a rookie getting 1K yards, something that no other TE had done in the prior 60 years.

Last year was obviously a down year injury-wise and QB play-wise, but it’s not like he’s an over the hill guy. He does have to compete now with London, but there should be enough for Pitts and London to eat in a narrow target tree.

I think Jonnu gets more work than people expect as well.

As a blocker

 

[zamboni]

Lot of people forgetting what he did two years ago as a rookie getting 1K yards, something that no other TE had done in the prior 60 years.

Last year was obviously a down year injury-wise and QB play-wise, but it’s not like he’s an over the hill guy. He does have to compete now with London, but there should be enough for Pitts and London to eat in a narrow target tree.

I think Jonnu gets more work than people expect as well.

As a blocker

Jonnu had a golden opportunity for targets in NE and fell flat. Not sure how he’s going to do much more with far superior target competition.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

As a blocker

I think he’ll be used as a receiver quite a bit this year.

In TE-P leagues he’s not the worst emergency flex. Falcons lack quality receivers aside from Pitts & London, and Scotty seems like a slot/deep speed guy.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Jonnu had a golden opportunity for targets in NE and fell flat. Not sure how he’s going to do much more with far superior target competition.

Coach history. Call it a hunch.

 

[zamboni]

Jonnu had a golden opportunity for targets in NE and fell flat. Not sure how he’s going to do much more with far superior target competition.

Coach history. Call it a hunch.

Possibly, although he does carry great value as a blocker, so we’ll see how he’s used.

 

[menobrown]

As a blocker

I think he’ll be used as a receiver quite a bit this year.

In TE-P leagues he’s not the worst emergency flex. Falcons lack quality receivers aside from Pitts & London, and Scotty seems like a slot/deep speed guy.

I feel extremely confident saying I don't.

Was not used in NE despite paying him.

Even in TEN with Arthur he was not used that much.

Not seeing it, at all.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I feel extremely confident saying I don't.

Was not used in NE despite paying him.

Even in TEN with Arthur he was not used that much.

Not seeing it, at all.

It’s a hunch. Smith made some comments after the signing that led me to believe he’d be used as more than a blocker.

And the situation seems conducive to it.

I’m not starting him, but I do roster him in a TE-P.

And if something happens to Pitts again, he’d probably be a good guy to have rostered.

 

[EBF]

I don't have any shares this year, but he has to be one of the most frustrating players to have in FF.

Coaching malpractice in ATL to draft London and Pitts, and then not use them at all.

 

[Drake Hater]

I don't think they have a lot of confidence in Ridder just yet - or Ridder is just shaky right now. He's targeted both minimally while Bijan and Hollins are getting the underneath stuff.

 

[leftcoastheel]

Well, this is bleak.

 

[JoeJoe88]

Ridder is terrible.

Pitts did have a 25 yard catch earlier but it was negated by a London penalty.

 

[Lansdowne]

I’m tired.

 

[Ardbeg4ever]

He and London are picking up where they left off last year.