So, how are the Falcons helping Pitts put the best product on the field?

Consistency at the tight end position can be harder to achieve than at others. The dual nature of the role means that there greater responsibilities for tight ends than other skill positions. Even for a player like Pitts, who entered the draft viewed as a tight end with the skill set of a top-flight wide receiver, the split responsibilities can’t be avoided. They are an important lever for modern offenses.

Building consistency on a big-picture level means executing the smallest details on a regular basis. There may be more details for a tight end to execute, but that’s the job.

“He knows what he needs to work on,” Robinson said. “The details and some of the fundamentals, techniques, the consistency down in and down out. Those are things we talk about with him, coach Koger talks about with him all the time — It is those finer details and that next level that he can take as a player.”

The flashes have been spectacular. Like the 41-yard touchdown against Tampa Bay on a fourth-and-3, or any time he’s ever run a corner route. Internally, though, the belief is that focusing on the granular should create more opportunities for the spectacular.

Carrying a “generational” label as Pitts did as a draft prospect immediately broadens the scope of expectation and evaluation. Before a player ever sets foot on an NFL field, opinions have taken hold, and it’s easy to get caught up in noise. But while fans and media pundits debate all-time lists and season-long accomplishments, Atlanta’s coaches want to narrow the focus.

“Just day in and day out and understanding there’s a process to it,” Koger said. “If you look at the entirety of the picture from a 10,000-foot view, you get overwhelmed.”

It’s not hard to get excited about what the Falcons’ offense could become in 2025. The offensive line will return four starters; Drake London and Darnell Mooney formed one of the league’s best receiver tandems last year; the same can be said about Atlanta’s running backs and now Penix Jr. will join the mix at quarterback.

In that formula, Pitts represents a major x-factor. His role is not quite so clear as it was, say, when he was a rookie on a team with diminished receiving options. But that cloudy role brings him closer to the true nature of the position and why it remains important for any offense.

“You are involved in essentially all parts of the offense: run game, pass game, pass protection,” Koger said. “So, we have to know it all. I tell those guys in the room, ‘Our job as a tight end is to make it right.’ It’s not always going to be perfect. Football is an imperfect game. For us, we have to be able to operate in a grey area.”

Pitts was one of the first key pieces in this next chapter of Atlanta’s offense, but his future in it beyond the 2025 season remains in doubt. Can Pitts elevate his game within an offense on the upswing?

There are a lot of reasons to believe Pitts can become that impact player for the Falcons. He’s still got more than enough talent, four years of experience and enters his second season in Robinson’s offense. Delivering on that promise, though, will boil down to the details.

“I am expecting Kyle to take a big jump in Year 2 of the system,” Robinson said. “Year 2 of understanding what we are trying to do offensively, all those things that come with it. So, expecting a lot of good things from Kyle.”