We can find a TE in the draft who can do what Pitts does for pennies on the dollar by comparison. And we won’t have to go through the “Pitts beat the Buccaneers, both when he plays against them and when he suits up for them…”.
Can you imagine how weak his motor is going to be with a guaranteed contract???
Hell no!
Algiers on the other hand…
100% agree
I'm sure we will look into him because of the connection. Doesn't mean it would work out. A lot of ufas don't because they are there for a reason. We might have to look into the draft for one if we don't sign one though. Otton was ok but he has dropsies too.
It only stands to reason that we spend all of our FA money on the defensive side of the ball.
The Kenyon sadiq crowd should want Pitts as he was a better receiving prospect.
Sadiq like pitts is a matchup mismatch that needs to be split out in a 2point stance. Too big for corners too fast for linebackers. And motioned into inserts runs as Godwin should be used as well in the slot
The Kenyon sadiq crowd should want Pitts as he was a better receiving prospect.
Sadiq like pitts is a matchup mismatch that needs to be split out in a 2point stance. Too big for corners too fast for linebackers. And motioned into inserts runs as Godwin should be used as well in the slot
Sadiq is a two-way TE. He's a willing blocker.
Pitts is Evan Engram
It only stands to reason that we spend all of our FA money on the defensive side of the ball.
I sure as hell hope so...
I think Kyle Pitts is Kyle Pitts, he's the closest thing to Calvin Johnson at 6'6 245 4.40 speed and fluidity in routes. He's just not an inline blocker mentally or physically you want on lb's dends 50% of the game, and hes not a burly guy hes looks like an athlete that is gonna win with finesse than raw power. Pitts already has a more accomplished career than Engram. If Pitts is seen more as a receiver like Puka/Kupp/Godwin who can perform insert runs as a slot and be lined up outside for 1on1's he can flourish as 1k receiver.
Sadiq is a muscley compact guy that can hold against deneds and lbs better but I'm guesstimating he's not long enough to take on Ends 1on1 when asked from pass protection.
I think value in a top 15 tight end needs to be a 800yards+ a year tight end who can block d ends occasionally when pass protections asks for it. The receiving yards come from scheme and the amount of blocking route concepts also come from scheme. The only tightends that have been able to do that consistently are borderline HOFers or HOFers. I think when a guy has expectations of HOF projection its gonna lead to dissapointment and lack of value, which is why i prefer post 1st round tightends.
Gronkowski was just a second round tightend at 6'7 260 and is an inline blocker who can take on Ends 1on1
Curious what your comparison to Sadiq is mine george kittle, but kittle is kittle because of scheme and he was also had in the 4th.
Tight end is one of the positions where their production is relied heavily on scheme. Are they more of blocker or receiver?
I do want Pitts if he's used more as a receiver deep threat receiver that can go over the middle, threaten the seams, than an inline blocker
Let's say we were to have Kyle Pitts. Keep partially in the TE room and partially in the WR room to have him learn 3x1 or 2x2 formations with concepts out of those formations where the route concept is the same, but the formation looks different if he were to ask to block inline he can understand that easily, and if he were to shift into the slot the same route concept applies where as the spacing is different as he's not an inline.
Or if he were into the slot and shift into the inlineY or he can insert run. Guys who have big bodies willing blockers and receiving abilities are what makes the MCvay offense special because the use of 11 personnel that slot receiver is used as physical blocker when the defense tries to matchup with nickel/dime formation. Also why I think Nacua's/Kupp's/Godwin's are animals because they got no fear of taking on LB's
unfortunately we got a lot of mouths to feed in Emeka,Evans,Godwin, Mcmillan