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(04-28-2021, 05:04 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I have talked about TEs being hurt for years. It's not a new stance. Talked about it a good amount earlier in the FA period. I even mentioned it quite awhile back in this thread when someone tried to say TEs last a long time and made like 7 examples of HoF TEs, and I said that they were great TEs BECAUSE they held up. 

You just hope your TE is more Gresham (1-2 games missed) than Eifert. 2020 was the first time Gronkowski played 16 games in the last 9 seasons. Kittle has only played 16 games in 1 of 4 seasons. 

I mentioned 1st rounders when talking about injuries earlier because they're generally expected to actually start from the getgo. If you're a 6th round pick and you play 16 games as a STer, or play like 15% of the offensive snaps, it's not really the same thing as we're talking about. ....Also because I did all that looking up and compiling by hand, and I simply didn't want to expand it.

The reason Pitts won't reach the targets isn't just because of likely injury, and it isn't just because TEs historically struggle their first year (Gronk had 546yds, Kittle had 515yds, Gonzalez had 368yds, Witten had 347yds, Gates had 389yds), and it isn't because if he goes to the Falcons he will have to share targets with Julio, Ridley, and Gage. It's a combination of all of them. The deck is stacked against the likelihood that all the stars align for his rookie season... and all of that is ignoring the possibility (regardless how small you think it is) he just outright busts.

You know in your entire rant you have not talked about Kyle Pitts as a draft prospect once other than mentioning his stats...

Historical position data, position injury history of rookie years, number of targets for the position, and stat comparison vs WR and TE position all of that is irrelevant numbers that have nothing to do with Kyle Pitts as a draft prospect.