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Did the Atlanta Falcons err by drafting Pitts over Chase?

Adam G in Big D : 5/4/2021 3:51 pm
I was surprised when the Falcons drafted Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida, over Ja'maar Chase, WR, LSU.

To me you always take the elite player at the premium position (WR, QB, CB, Edge, OT) over the elite player at the non-premium position.

In addition, there has been speculation that Atlanta is going to trade Julio Jones, a productive pass catcher at a premium position, so a replacement at WR would be necessary.

Adding to the argument, Chase's stats are far superior to those of Kyle Pitts:

Pitts:

Rec/Yds/Avg/TD
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2019: 54/649/12/5
2020: 43/770/18/12

Chase opted out in 2020 but look at his 2019 stats:

2019: 84/1780/21/20

Should the Atlanta Falcons have picked Chase over Pitts?
We’ll find out.  
Big Blue '56 : 5/4/2021 3:52 pm : link
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 5/4/2021 3:52 pm : link
No. And Pitts is going to play like he's a WR anyways so who cares where he lines up?
No.  
HMunster : 5/4/2021 3:53 pm : link
They erred in draft Pitts over Sewell.
Let's consult  
JayBinQueens : 5/4/2021 3:53 pm : link
the Magic 8 Ball
No...  
bw in dc : 5/4/2021 3:58 pm : link
They have very capable WRs in Jones, Ridley and Gage (who is very underrated). A freak, hybrid TE like Pitts makes a lot more sense than Chase.

However, the better question is did they err in choosing Pitts over Sewell. I'm inclined to say no, but it's a better question because Ryan isn't a mobile player and could certainly use more beef up front...
RE: They erred in draft Pitts over Sewell.  
Trainmaster : 5/4/2021 4:02 pm : link
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No  
jeff57 : 5/4/2021 4:03 pm : link
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agree they should have taken Sewell.  
Victor in CT : 5/4/2021 4:41 pm : link
and the Bengals should have run to the podium, I mean rocking chair, for him when ATL passed.
no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
Platos : 5/4/2021 4:56 pm : link
just my opinion.
RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
tyrik13 : 5/4/2021 5:03 pm : link
In comment 15253697 Platos said:
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just my opinion.


This tells me you haven’t watched Pitts play. That position value bulls hit is obsolete in today’s NFL. Pitts is a flat out beast and mismatch for anyone lined up against him. He moves better than alot of 6’1, 6’2 WRs in today’s draft. This dude is going to be a beast and instant impact player.
They erred in drafting Pitts  
Mike in NY : 5/4/2021 5:15 pm : link
I don't think you take a Darren Waller-type that high because his production is not enough by itself.

The thing is the player they should have picked was not Chase. They needed Sewell or a QB. Jones and Ridley are a great 1-2 combination and if you draft Sewell at 4 they could have dealt up from 35 to 29, 30, or 31 and landed Elijah Moore while having 5th year option. Imagine Moore in the slot with Jones and Ridley on the outside esepcially with adding Sewell to give Matt Ryan more time to throw.
RE: RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
Mike in NY : 5/4/2021 5:16 pm : link
In comment 15253709 tyrik13 said:
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just my opinion.



This tells me you haven’t watched Pitts play. That position value bulls hit is obsolete in today’s NFL. Pitts is a flat out beast and mismatch for anyone lined up against him. He moves better than alot of 6’1, 6’2 WRs in today’s draft. This dude is going to be a beast and instant impact player.


What makes guys like Kelce, Kittle, and Gronk so great is that they are always a threat to be run blocking so you have to respect that. Darren Waller you know he is going to be running routes like a WR. I have a feeling Pitts will be productive for a TE, but it will not be the type of production that actually translates to wins.
RE: RE: RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
tyrik13 : 5/4/2021 5:27 pm : link
In comment 15253726 Mike in NY said:
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just my opinion.



This tells me you haven’t watched Pitts play. That position value bulls hit is obsolete in today’s NFL. Pitts is a flat out beast and mismatch for anyone lined up against him. He moves better than alot of 6’1, 6’2 WRs in today’s draft. This dude is going to be a beast and instant impact player.



What makes guys like Kelce, Kittle, and Gronk so great is that they are always a threat to be run blocking so you have to respect that. Darren Waller you know he is going to be running routes like a WR. I have a feeling Pitts will be productive for a TE, but it will not be the type of production that actually translates to wins.



You don’t know that, no one does, but he will be an impact and productive player from day 1 as an split end. That’s why they drafted him, to create mismatches. Also with the news that the Falcons might trade and move on from Julio after this year, this was the smartest move they could’ve made. He’ll end up in the Julio role and he’s going to be great, there’s no doubt in my mind about that. Ok hes not going to be an in-line blocker, oh well, they’ll have another blocking TE handle those duties like we do. This assumption that he won’t be great because he doesn’t block as an in-line TE is bullshit right along with the positional value shit. This isn’t the 90s or early 00’s, this is a flat out passing league, he does that exceptionally well. Just like they’re going away from strictly pocket passing QBs with no mobility. The league is evolving rapidly, those stuck in the past with those phrases I mentioned above, it’s time for y’all to either accept it or don’t watch the sport anymore.
no  
GiantsFan84 : 5/4/2021 5:37 pm : link
pitts might very well be the best WR in the class
I think they erred  
cjac : 5/4/2021 5:42 pm : link
By not replacing Matt Ryan
It's a good question  
ZogZerg : 5/4/2021 5:45 pm : link
They also already have a very good TE on their roster.

And, there is a very good chance that they trade Jones.
Another thing to keep  
tyrik13 : 5/4/2021 5:59 pm : link
In mind about Pitts, he was only 19 when he was cooking everyone just like Chase was only 19 when he was doing his thing as well
They  
Straw Hat : 5/4/2021 6:14 pm : link
Should of drafted a qb. I think matt ryan is super overrated. Has big stat games, but blows it in the important games.
RE: RE: RE: RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/4/2021 6:19 pm : link
In comment 15253737 tyrik13 said:
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just my opinion.



This tells me you haven’t watched Pitts play. That position value bulls hit is obsolete in today’s NFL. Pitts is a flat out beast and mismatch for anyone lined up against him. He moves better than alot of 6’1, 6’2 WRs in today’s draft. This dude is going to be a beast and instant impact player.



What makes guys like Kelce, Kittle, and Gronk so great is that they are always a threat to be run blocking so you have to respect that. Darren Waller you know he is going to be running routes like a WR. I have a feeling Pitts will be productive for a TE, but it will not be the type of production that actually translates to wins.




You don’t know that, no one does, but he will be an impact and productive player from day 1 as an split end. That’s why they drafted him, to create mismatches. Also with the news that the Falcons might trade and move on from Julio after this year, this was the smartest move they could’ve made. He’ll end up in the Julio role and he’s going to be great, there’s no doubt in my mind about that. Ok hes not going to be an in-line blocker, oh well, they’ll have another blocking TE handle those duties like we do. This assumption that he won’t be great because he doesn’t block as an in-line TE is bullshit right along with the positional value shit. This isn’t the 90s or early 00’s, this is a flat out passing league, he does that exceptionally well. Just like they’re going away from strictly pocket passing QBs with no mobility. The league is evolving rapidly, those stuck in the past with those phrases I mentioned above, it’s time for y’all to either accept it or don’t watch the sport anymore.


Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Let's put aside the opening statement that says people don't know anything yet - but then a certainty is uttered:
"You don’t know that, no one does, but he will be an impact and productive player from day 1 as an split end"

But did you really just say he's replacing Julio Jones as a wideout when he is gone?? Not only is that a stretch, but you're telling people what they do and don't know and come up with that nugget of crap?
They really wanted a Running Back  
Jimmy Googs : 5/4/2021 8:06 pm : link
but Pitts was a generational Tight End that the Falcon GM's mother could have scouted...
RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
djm : 5/4/2021 8:45 pm : link
In comment 15253697 Platos said:
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just my opinion.


George kittle isn’t worth a top five pick?? Gronk in his prime? Of course they are.
Sammy Watson  
Grizz99 : 5/5/2021 5:29 am : link
This draft reminds me of 2014 in many ways and not just because the Giants are picking in approximately the same slot. Sammy Watson got the same bouquets that Chase is wearing. He's still in the NFL, but he's close to being called a bust and certainly a disappointment. And it brings to mind the bust potential they all Carey. You can't measure the stuff, you can't eliminate the potential, but you can minimize it. And it seems to me the pure physical advantages that Pitt brings make him one of the safest picks in the draft.
"Safe" matters.
I always recognize what an amateur I am dealing in a field of the most dedicated professionals in the world so I qualify, but based on that little knowledge I think if you put pits on the outside he would be a better wide receiver than Chase and a much safer one.
Both the man and the circumstances remind me of a little of the saquon Barkley pick. Both were clearly the best position of players offered and not by a narrow amount. They were both the safest. That can never be a bad choice

RE: RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
giants#1 : 5/5/2021 6:57 am : link
In comment 15253709 tyrik13 said:
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In comment 15253697 Platos said:


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just my opinion.



This tells me you haven’t watched Pitts play. That position value bulls hit is obsolete in today’s NFL. Pitts is a flat out beast and mismatch for anyone lined up against him. He moves better than alot of 6’1, 6’2 WRs in today’s draft. This dude is going to be a beast and instant impact player.


Let's put aside the positional value bs for a second. If he's going to play like a WR and is a mismatch for anyone, shouldn't he then have better #s than the WRs he's drafted over? Or at least comparable numbers that allow you to project him surpassing those players in the NFL?

Travis Kelce is a beast. Who's taking Kelce over Hopkins?
RE: RE: no TE is worth a top 5, maybe even top 10 pick  
giants#1 : 5/5/2021 7:04 am : link
In comment 15254005 djm said:
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just my opinion.



George kittle isn’t worth a top five pick?? Gronk in his prime? Of course they are.


In a redraft of 2010, who goes first: Antonio Brown or Gronk?

Even better one - who goes 2nd in 2017 redraft: Kamara, McCaffrey, Kittle, Godwin? (Engram's a lock for #1)
If Pitts is Kittle or Kelce good  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/5/2021 7:17 am : link
he makes TE on that team a premium position.

No need to overthink it.
Matt Ryan is a good, but not a great qb. At his age, they should be  
Ira : 5/5/2021 8:51 am : link
looking to replace him. Fields or Jones would have been the better pick for them.
If the Falcons didn't have Calvin Ridley, I'd bet they draft Chase  
Kyle_ : 5/5/2021 10:20 am : link
Yes, it was a mistake.
Probably was a close decision among those two  
NYGgolfer : 5/5/2021 10:47 am : link
and Sewell as well. But tough to couch Pitts as an error in any fashion.



The issue is bing passive at 4 and passing on a QB.  
LauderdaleMatty : 5/5/2021 2:54 pm : link
Ryan is done. Should have taken a QB or traded out if they could. Ryan couldn't win in his prime w Jones and Tony Gonzalez.

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