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Analytics have revolutionized football decision-making, but for one notoriously finicky position...
That's why Tight Ends needed their own metrics, their own framework, and analytics designed for them.
Introducing the Remember The TIght Ends Composite TE Value (🔗🔽)
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Of all the guys who profile as good, but rotational TEs, Pitts is probably the best in the league.
He's too exposed and should be more part-time in long-yardage, and in some of their 12/13 personnel looks only, but he's the best of those types.
They also asked him to run 7 routes from true WR alignments, also a lot.
In total, that's 7 WR-grade routes and 18 in-line blocks, a very exposed, versatile usage run and pass games.
The problem is that he went 8/18 in-line and 4/7 when flexed. Exposed, but over-exposed
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They also asked him to run 7 routes from true WR alignments, also a lot.
In total, that's 7 WR-grade routes and 18 in-line blocks, a very exposed, versatile usage run and pass games.
The problem is that he went 8/18 in-line and 4/7 when flexed. Exposed, but over-exposed
In Kyle Pitts' defense, the Falcons at least ask him to do things.
I just finished charting the TNF game. They ran behind him in-line 10 times total, which is a lot for one game. Granted, he went 4/10 on those.
And 2/5 while playside and covered (solo on DE)
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In Kyle Pitts' defense, the Falcons at least ask him to do things.
I just finished charting the TNF game. They ran behind him in-line 10 times total, which is a lot for one game. Granted, he went 4/10 on those.
And 2/5 while playside and covered (solo on DE)
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Joe Brady is on an absolute heater to start the year.
The Bills used this to attack every coverage Houston had in week 1.
Here, by moving Kincaid outside and DJ Moore into the weak #2 or "false slot," they force the WLB to range with a true WR in his zone and put him in hi-lo conflict.
Normally he's just covering an RB or TE in the flat. You can see how the Bills use a man-zone indicator motion to diagnose the WLB's coverage rules and check into their beater to exploit him.
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OCs are using a creative new trick to weaponize their passing-down TEs to attack coverage rules.
How the Bills, Bengals, and others exploit blurring lines between TE & WR to attack the weak side of coverages WHILE bolstering pass protection 🧵🧵🧵
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The Bills aren't alone. The Bengals have been doing this with Andrei Iosivas and Mike Gesicki.
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Much of Dalton Kincaid's "slot" usage has come as just a detached Y.
While he's off the line, he's still at the TE spot and gets those juicy matchups. On passing downs, he crushes them. On run downs, they have to work around him.
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On passing downs, Dalton Kincaid is a cheat code. On standard downs…it’s more complicated.
He is the Bryce Huff of offense.
Taking a DEEP dive into how the Bills are deploying their unique weapon on his ripping hot start to 2026:
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I wrote about this last offseason. Pitts has issues blocking in-line and needs to be paired with a true Y to work on standard downs.
But London can do much of that move-blocking role and is a much better receiver. He benefitted from London going down last year.
Kyle Pitts has only run a route on 63% of the dropbacks this season. He has six targets through three games, a pathetic 8% share.
Pitts targets per route run last two seasons:
* With Drake London off field: 33%
* With Drake London on field: 17%
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So beautiful how he reads the DE and bounces. Also London on the edge
Since Bijan Robinson entered the NFL in 2023, he leads the league in explosive runs on outside zone, per @SumerSports
Robinson is always a home run threat, has great vision, and will run through arm tackles
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