[Rapoport] Falcons standout TE Kyle Pitts is believed to have suffered a torn MCL that would require surgery. This is following his MRI today. A brutal blow to one of the game’s best young players. He’ll have a second opinion before deciding what's next.
Fuck. But looking at that tackle I would have been a shock if it wasn't a serious injury
Honestly could’ve been a lot worse. I saw a lot of sports doctors on twitter worried it could be one of those JK Dobbins type injuries where the whole knee gets fucked up.
Damn that escalated unlucky
Looks like a 4-8 week recovery time if no surgery, or 9-12 months with surgery. Basically depends on how bad the tear is and if any other ligaments were injured to if surgery happens.
Irv Smith tore it last year and elected to have surgery and miss the year, it's pretty common for flare-ups to happen if you go the non-surgical route
What a shitty year for Pitts. Falcons need to find a QB this offseason.
I’d like to see ridder get some reps but the falcons keep winning so i doubt they decide to change shit up now. Maybe if/when they get mathematically eliminated from the playoffs we’ll see him
I mean they literally drafted one. Arthur Smith is just content to rest on a mediocre running game so long as then keep winning these garbage fight games.
As a Gator fan, this hurts to see. I love Kyle Pitts. Hope he has a very speedy recovery!
I believe he should be one of the game’s best young players but his team doesn’t for whatever reason. He’s been wasted so far
It ain’t “the team”. Considering he put up 1,000 yards last year with the corpse of Matt Ryan (love you) throwing to him. Mariota is just not good. He targets him several times a game and the ball ends up 10 ft over his head
Yeah, I'd like to see him spend way more time split out. Sure, he's a "te", but we'd get way more out of him running routes.
Yeah that's a Mariota can't make reads thing, not a team thing.
Pain
Life is pain. Everything is pain.
Promising is maybe a better descriptor than best
Damn man that’s brutal. Hopefully he comes back better than ever and they get a Qb to help make the most of his incredible talent
That's fucking sucks. I really want to see him ball out. This has been the season from hell for this kid. I hope he can bounce back next season and show us why he was a generational TE prospect.
Sorry Falcons bros.
We have Mariota bro... what do you want us to do go demand a top 10 QB?
One of the games best young players? This is why I’m convinced that guys like Rap, Schefter Pelissaro etc are required to fill a word count when they tweet. I’m not trying to drag Pitts here either but c’mon. Dude been one if the games most underwhelming players.
It's Mariota tbh. Pitts seems open a lot when I watch the games and tape.
Dude broke long standing rookie records for TE's. At the very least he is one of the best young players at his position
Congrats on looking at stat sheets brother
Mariota don't throw to him 😭
I’ve seen several NFL players have Pitts in their top 5, including Travis Kelce, Waller. Even Tony Gonzalez the GOAT himself. Those guys themselves know
Please watch him first lol
To no fault of his own. Mariota is shit. Matt Ryan was shit the year before. He is probably the best athlete in the NFL
I was saying this when he was drafted. He had one dominant game in college against a weak opponent and never ever looked like he should be a top 5 overall pick.
On a cheap tackle by Eddie Jackson. Dude went straight for the knee caps on a defenseless reciever.
Clip of it here for those (like me) who missed it:
Don’t think he has any intent to injure him, but yeah it was a shit tackle
That's a normal tackle. His shoulder hits the thigh pad it's just unfortunate timing. Looks extra brutal in slow motion.
He should request a trade and come here where tight ends shine
Standout? Whether it’s QB or him, he didn’t standout this season
Well Ryan had 2,009 when he was benched, that was 4 games ago, Mariota only has 1,878 yards and he's started and played every game. Hard to get your stats when you don't have a QB who throws to you
Oof, you draft a TE that high, he better be the next Gates or Kelce. Zach Ertz quality if anything.
I mean pitts IS really incredibly talented. They just have a complete ditz of an OC that refuses to use him (I know mariota is bad but a HS coach would still find more touches for his star TE).
He has the ability, but the Falcons just chose not to use him (partially because Mariota sucks)
Ryan already had 2k yards when he was benched, that was 4 games ago, had he played every game, he'd probably be at 3k yards, compare this to Mariota's 1,878 yards and he's started and played every game.
Hopefully by the time he’s back he gets a new QB that will actually throw him the ball too
He’s been so trash, why does everyone say he’s a great talent.
Standout for all the wrong reasons. Come on do something.
Well he can't do anything now you jabroni
Cheap hit yesterday by that bitch Eddie Jackson
Nothing against him, but I really don’t like drafting TE’s with such an early pick. At best, you’re not going to get a TE that is game changing. There are very few of those.
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Not his fault his QB is Marcus Mariota
He's a standout player. He's just on an offense that doesn't let standout players shine.