hollywood Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Jared Pinkney is a nice get. Solid all around TE. He is slow as molasses but he can catch, block, is surrprisingly athletic despite his speed and has some rumble. His 2018 yr put him on the map. Then in 2019 he had a wrist injury combined with poor QB play that affected all the passing game. Solid solid get. Edited April 27, 2020 by hollywood UnrealfalcoN and slamee101 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Maguire Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Possible red zone weapon. He has a legit shot at making the roster. hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B.N. Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yeah like this signing. He isn’t the fastest but is a great red zone threat hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rings Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 This is my favorite UDFA signing. He was a lot of people’s top tight end heading into last season. Curious if we can get version of him, low risk/high reward for sure. slamee101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FentayeJones Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 He dont look all that slow to me. His game speed looks fine. slamee101, Absolute, Dem Birds and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I like the other UDFA TE Caleb Repp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dem Birds Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, FentayeJones said: He dont look all that slow to me. His game speed looks fine. That's what I thought. He looks at least as fast as Hooper to me. I likey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geneaut Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Earlier this year he was in a lot of the draft simulators as a late Day2/Day3 type guy. I saw a lot of TE's drop in these simulators over the course of a few months. I hadn't kept up with the TE market much since we got the guy from Baltimore so I was surprised to see his name as an UDFA signing for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitdown Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Any notion if he can block well enough to play an H-back/fullback role? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearljamnash13 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 There is no arguing he is slow. However, watching those highlights I love how uses his body to box guys out. Matt Ryan loves tight ends that can do that. He has a good shot at making the team. hollywood and Dem Birds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akod2017 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Really love this signing and as more than a red zone threat. As stated Ryan loves his TEs and it’s not like Hooper was blazing past anyone. If he can find the holes and sit we will have a productive player on our hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade C Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Dude is HUGE. Match up nightmare in the 3 wide against dime coverage where a db has to tackle him. Love to see him punish some NFC South Defenders. I was amazed he went undrafted. Almost as surprising as how far Kenny Willekes fell. hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 59 minutes ago, Dem Birds said: That's what I thought. He looks at least as fast as Hooper to me. I likey. Yeah I agree he looks fine in the highlights, game speed that is... but he was really slow at combine: 4.9. ( Hooper was a 4.7 guy at combine). I'm not complaining though, I really like him and I think he game speed is faster than the 40 test. JDaveG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, Doug Carlton said: Dude is HUGE. Match up nightmare in the 3 wide against dime coverage where a db has to tackle him. Love to see him punish some NFC South Defenders. I was amazed he went undrafted. Almost as surprising as how far Kenny Willekes fell. I love his hands, his athleticism and his rumble!! He could be a sneaky good get for us. Wade C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Had him on my list in my annual 'players to watch at the combine & pro days' thread. He dropped off a cliff after showing the potential to become a really good TE, and that allowed us to get a potential steal as an UDFA. Looking forward to seeing how he pans out. hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yeah, that 4.96 40 time and his general lack of explosive athleticism hurt him. Looking back a few years when TEs weren't expected to be acrobatic pass catchers, and you can see his value in short yardage, 2 TE, goal line and run blocking situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 several good youtubes on him. This is just one of many: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealfalcoN Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 The more I watch of this guy, the more I like him. He is definitely going to make the team as TE3. Looks and plays like the lovechild of Hoop and Toilolo. hollywood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith2001 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Loving the UDFA TEs we got. Pinkney looks like the victim of a bad offense last year and feels like a steal to have him competing for us. Also going to drop a little Caleb Repp film here as even he looks promising fielding balls from Jordan Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsfan4life3 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 11. TE JARED PINKNEY TO THE ATLANTA FALCONS PFF Big Board Rank: 170 Pinkney was one of the biggest fallers when it comes to draft stock in all of college football this past season. Not only did he see a massive drop in production at Vanderbilt (770 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 2018 to 233/2 in 2019), but he put up a disastrous 4.96 40-yard dash time in Indianapolis. Getting past all that, he is still a big body who has route-running nuance you like to see. He may never be a featured tight end, but this is a solid move by Atlanta to continue to attack potential fits at the position after losing Austin Hooper in free agency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiruz Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I thought Pinkney was going to be drafted. I'd like to see who will be TE3 on this roster, should be a good competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.