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You can't judge something as catchable or not catchable. So if a guy is covered and the ball is batted away is that catchable or not catchable? Just way too subjective.Those statistics can not isolate the accuracy of the thrower, the depth of routes run, or quality of coverage. From what I can tell, Pitts is being treated by his coaching staff more like a big WR including running big WR routes.
2023: 53 of 57 catchable off 90 targets (63% catchable vs 83.5% Kelce) dropped 4, 10.1 yards before catch per reception (#2 TE overall, Kelce #39 at 5.5, Mike Evans 11.8)
2022: 28 of 33 catchable off 59 targets (56% catchable vs 78% Kelce) dropped 3, 8.2 yards before catch per reception (#13 TE overall, Kelce #36 at 6.3, Mike Evans 11.8)
2021: 68 of 77 catchable off 110 targets (70% catchable vs 76% Kelce) dropped 6, 10.5 yards before catch per reception (#2 TE overall, Kelce #26 at 6.1, Mike Evans 10.5)
And frankly the guy was touted as a big WR. Those numbers are bad for a WR. I will agree that the Falcons could probably scheme more up for him. That's a big part of what the Chiefs do. They scheme a ton of stuff up for their weapons. Same with the 49ers for example. But not everyone has an elite OC. And like I've said, I expect having a competent QB will help some this year. Recievers/TEs are heavily reliant on their QBs.