Kyle Pitts to "Take a Big Jump" in 2025, per Falcons' OC Zac Robinson

Will Kyle Pitts actually come through in Year 5 and finally start shooting rainbows all over the place like the unicorn he was tabbed to be coming into the NFL? At the end of the day, only time will tell, but this sounds like some pretty unhealthy self-gaslighting that the Falcons and their coaching staff are engaging in ahead of 2025. Since ripping off over 1000 yards in his inaugural season in the league, Pitts has dealt with injuries and generally fell short of every expectation laid out in front of him since being selected 4th overall four years ago. Of course, the quarterback situation has hardly been stable in Atlanta since the best days of Matt Ryan’s career were over (which weren’t in this decade), so Pitts does deserve some slack here. Perhaps that’s the string that Robinson is holding onto, but Atlanta did, after all, pick up his fifth-year option and seem keen to continue giving Pitts chances on the field. Michael Penix is as promising a talent at QB Atlanta has had since Kirk Cousins, and the Falcons neglected to add any big name playmakers on offense during last month’s draft. He’ll have to wrangle back the title of the No. 2 target in the offense from Darnell Mooney, but the runway is far from too crowded for Pitts to re-enter the discussion as a fantasy-relevant starter at TE.