Slater And Freiermuth

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(03-23-2021, 05:40 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: This doesn’t make any sense to me. Kyle Pitts still plays the exact same position as Freiermuth, except he is bigger, faster and more athletic. He is a TE with WR athleticism, but he is going to see LB and S coverage, not CB. That’s the big difference. He is a matchup nightmare. Kyle does everything that Pat does, except better.

(03-23-2021, 06:13 PM)Gdale_Bengal Wrote: Everything you posted here is what Pitts can do, but better.

He’s a chess piece you use to find better match ups on the defense. He’s faster than linebackers and taller than safeties. If you split him out corners aren’t tall enough to defend him.

Watch this video.  Only 3 or 4 times does he catch the ball between the hash marks and he's never being physical with the defenders, and he also caught those balls downfield, not where backers would have to keep an eye on him or where safeties couldn't be just dropping deep.  (May be two more between the hash where he caught a slant but no one was around.)





We want a tight end that's going to be a mismatch in the middle of the field, not a tight end that's going to be a mismatch on the outside or for defensive backs.  That's good and all to have, but a tight end that stays in the middle of the field keeps the safeties and backers in the box and inside the hash marks so they can't double wide receivers.

For Pitts, the defense just brings in another defensive back and then safety over the top helps, which is nice, but a tight end to force defenses to cover the middle of the field and also prevents safeties from doubling receivers is much more valuable.