For whatever reason, it's hard to integrate TEs as rookies into NFL offenses. Either coaches don't trust them with blocking responsibilities so they don't see the field, or their receiving skills are still sucky, or some other such reason.
Pitts already has the 2nd most receiving yards for a rookie TE in NFL history. A rookie TE hasn't cracked 1000 yards since Ditka did it in 1961, but Pitts can do that with just 50 more.
I don't really care if the Falcons are force feeding him the ball or not. That's a pretty good indicator of NFL success provided you don't see a total implosion like Jeremy Shockey had following his rookie season. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
I don't know about shitting on Pitts.
For whatever reason, it's hard to integrate TEs as rookies into NFL offenses. Either coaches don't trust them with blocking responsibilities so they don't see the field, or their receiving skills are still sucky, or some other such reason.
Pitts already has the 2nd most receiving yards for a rookie TE in NFL history. A rookie TE hasn't cracked 1000 yards since Ditka did it in 1961, but Pitts can do that with just 50 more.
I don't really care if the Falcons are force feeding him the ball or not. That's a pretty good indicator of NFL success provided you don't see a total implosion like Jeremy Shockey had following his rookie season.
I'm not. He's a stud. He will get those TDs next season I bet, [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
Do we take 4 TEs?
If he is playing as well as is being reported they might have to. Bell has value none of the other three do. I would hate to see Fortsen be the odd man out. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
If he is playing as well as is being reported they might have to. Bell has value none of the other three do. I would hate to see Fortsen be the odd man out.
Michael Burton makes Bell expendable. Bell's "value" is the occasional chip block. Burton can do that. [Reply]
Can we come up with some kind of universal punishment for idiots on this forum who after the 3rd day of training camp say shit like, "Noah Gray has been awfully quiet. Not good. Haven't heard a single thing about him. Probably gonna get cut I'll bet."
There. There's your noise. Just because a guy's name doesn't get called doesn't mean he's not doing well or not meeting expectations of the coaches.
I'm not saying he's going All Pro now, but he IS getting your precious training camp buzz you were desperately searching for to affirm that he'll be sticking around the team. [Reply]
Gray is going to have every opportunity afforded to him to make this team as a guy Veach moved up to the top of the 5th to get. If he's playing good ball, no way they'll ditch him.
Fortson was showing last year he could be a red zone threat at a minimum but KC lacked the size they now possess at WR. He could have value but he's going to have to show more than that, and he just might.
Bell has a very limited, specific skill set, that isn't so incredibly valuable that I could see Reid letting the two younger guys go for if they are both playing well. That would be my odd man-out candidate.
Now, if Fortson or Gray suck ass in pre-season game action, then Bell could keep one of them from making the team. From what we're hearing very early, Bell is going to have his work cut out for him. It's early though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Heh. Posted this in the other thread, but we'll probably only keep 9 OL, and that should cover the extra TE spot.
We kept 4 TEs last year until Fortson went down.
Some position group is going to go light. Will it be OT or defensive line? Heard a blurb about how they're lining Mike Danna up on the inside, could it mean they're looking to maximize players that can play multiple positions in order to keep skill guys on board for special teams (and Mahomes, obv)? [Reply]