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[Merlin]

I don't want to sign him because this is the first year since his rookie year that he's actually produced. Contract year, and all that.

No doubt. I want nothing to do with Pitts.

 

[HitStick]

And drops a lot of passes.

Lies

 

[jjab360]

In the 2025 NFL regular season, Kyle Pitts was credited with 4 drops on targeted passes, according to advanced receiving statistics from Pro Football Focus (PFF)

same with 2023 and 2024.

4 drops isn't bad. For some reason I thought it was more.

I was going based off of pro-football-reference but clearly they track drops differently although they have him with 4 in 2023 in 2024 as well. But yeah still not that many and not the first time I've heard that. The Falcons haven't really given fans a reason to watch and drops aren't tracked in fantasy football and so I think assumptions have been made based off of how much of a disappointment he's been in fantasy since he was drafted.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Why not just extend Parkinson? Think there's a decent chance they do that.

I don't pretend to know the ins and outs of the offseason, I think that's probably a great idea but also, maybe worth seeing how draft falls with a deep class their first?

Then again, Rams seem to operate from a bird in hand offseason mentality so I could see an extension before other options take shape.

 

[Memento]

Maybe, although I don't think Cook is a great comparison. Cook was a very rigid, robotic, one-speed runner with very little wiggle or agility and inconsistent hands. Pitts is a much, much more fluid athlete and natural receiver.

However I will not be banging this drum because I have seen him take plays off as a blocker which is extremely frustrating but does have the ability in that regard.

What I will say is that we don't ever see athletes of this caliber hit the open market, I don't think Atlanta has been featuring Pitts like they should have been, 13 personnel looks to be the future for this team moving forward, and I think we'll be looking to make a Davante Adams style splash for that last Stafford SB push. Call it more of a soft prediction than what I want to see happen.

When I compare Pitts to Cook, it's as what I think he'll be once he has that fat contract. The fact that he only gave a shit in his rookie year and contract year concerns me a great deal. It's the same with Cook; he gave a shit in his contract year, Fisher signed him to an extension, and lo and behold, he suddenly gave less of a shit than a constipated sloth in molasses.

Pitts takes so many plays off as a blocker or when he knows he's not the first option. That's a cardinal sin in a McVay offense, and why I'd doubt he'd sign off on that. If he does sign off on Pitts, that's a different story; he'll have had to have done his homework on Pitts.

If he hits the market, he'll have no shortage of suitors, that's true. I just don't want the Rams to be one of them.

I'd rather sign Doubs/Pierce or trade a Day 3 pick for Wicks or a youngish receiver who's been pushed down the depth chart. Hell, I'd rather re-sign Higbee than go for Pitts. At least he knows the offense and gives a shit as a blocker.