The Falcons are off to a surprising 2-2 start to the 2022 season. And given some of the unfortunate bounces of the ball, one might be able to argue this Atlanta squad should even be 3-1. But it’s how the Falcons have failed to use second-year star tight end Kyle Pitts that makes one wonder whether this team could be undefeated if they gave their best player the ball.
Through four games, the 6-foot-6, 247-pound Pitts has 22 targets and has yet to score a touchdown or record a 100-yard effort. Some notable players who have seen more targets? To name a few — there’s the Chiefs’ third or fourth (at best) receiver in Marquez Valdes-Scantling (23), David Njoku (23) in the Browns’ anemic passing offense, and Arizona’s 5-foot-7 Greg Dortch (24).
Uh, yeah, what exactly is happening in Atlanta that they can’t feed one of football’s best playmakers the ball? It’s a question that NFL fans answered with some hilarious memes.