 I don't know what time it is it continues to be list season whether it's top 5 this top 10 that Love looking at people's lists different players from different teams how they feel that they should be ranked Where they got them placed that and all that good stuff But this list has had a lot of people talking a whole lot of people talking now y'all know me I don't like to create lists. I don't like to say oh, I think that this is the top five This is this is the top 10 that but somebody who didn't mind saying it was former Baltimore Raven and current Las Vegas Raider Darren Waller titan for the Raiders and Again, you're welcome You welcome Raiders for the Ravens converting him to a titan Because you know they they ain't know what to do with a receiver. That's over six for very way Shout out to the Ravens for making that switch because the Ravens must have known like man We we like this guy. He got some good speed got some good size But at wire see we just don't know what to do with him But we want him to be on the field so bad You know what? Let's make a switch and that switch worked out for Darren Waller in the long run So it's been an amazing thing to just see how his career has blossomed. I love it Super happy for him, especially knowing what he had been through in order to get where he is now so shout out to him, but he was on a podcast the other night and He was asked who are your top five tight ends in the league right now Now we know Your top five this top five that is debatable Is to to everybody's own personal judgment and discretion and how you feel about it yourself and that's fine But widely around the league widely around fan bases widely around just a lot of people who talk football Most people in their top three to five they'll have a combination of Travis Kelsey, George Kittle, Mark Andrews, and Darren Waller and However, you list them at one through four Whatever, it's you could throw it up in the air and it could be a fair list, but With this list from Darren Waller, I just I got no problem with a lot of the stuff That's in here, but there was just one that just threw me off in the placement of that one that threw me off I was like what? Let's go over this list. So Number one, Darren Waller his top tight end in the NFL. He believes it's himself. Hey, I respect the confidence I respect you believing in yourself and I'm he is a baller as we all know I mean if you're Ravens fan and you weren't familiar with Darren Waller being a baller Then I think you need to go rewatch week one of last year alone. That's the only game. You even need to watch Because he was going off. He was going off But anyway, he has himself at number one. All right, cool number two Travis Kelsey, I believe Travis Kelsey has like the record for most like thousand yard receiving a thousand yards Thousand reception yards by a tight end and have X amount of seasons in a row something like that Some crazy number like that. But anyway, Travis Kelsey is also a beast number three George kiddo. He is like a super shredder a wide receiver playing a tight end position The dude is big. He plays with a lot of power At tight end and George kiddo. He is a monster as we all know now number four Fast speed is there Even even cracked a thousand yards last year as a rookie Came from Florida tight end cow pits Again rookie rookie last year rookie last year the tight end cow pits He is at number four and then following cow pits following cow pits top top top five received I mean, excuse me top five tight ends in the league right now According to Dan Waller and again, I respect everybody's opinion. I sure do. I don't have to agree with it But I do respect it. But number five is Mark Andrews and I was thinking like huh that just That had me a little perplex. I'm like, man. How can you put cow pits Over a Mark Andrews the one through three No problem, whatever again Like I said, if you throw those forest those four tight ends that we named you throw a bunch of names in a hat You pick one out randomly That could be the list as far as it goes for Dan Waller, Kelsey, Kittle and Andrews And I don't think many people would have a big problem with it because I feel like those top four is just so close I feel like it's so close and I feel like if you put any one of those top four and I mean including cow pits to in another one of the team's situation because They are relied upon heavily. I feel like anybody would ball out any of these tight ends will ball out in other Situations, but these guys just they just got some extra but back to the subject at hand cow pits over Mark Andrews Now, what is this based on? Is it based on how he feels the potential is the potential certainly there and he again to get a thousand yards at the Tight end position in your very first year But let's look at if it's just based off of last year long because you know, that's what some people do I mean, he was a rookie. So he's only had one year in the league, but let's just look at last year alone. So Cow pits had 68 receptions. Okay, and had a thousand twenty six yards. Okay So he averaged fifteen point one yards of a catch his longest catch was for 61 yards. Oh, that's long right there And he had a whopping one touchdown Wapping one touchdown now, we know Falcons last year were in for really for the longest I think really ever since the Super Bowl They've been a big yikes ever since their Super Bowl against the Patriots. They've been a big yikes So they really haven't been doing much of anything, but Yeah, that's so though those numbers are those numbers are nice as far as the catches and the yards and the average Touchdown. Yeah, that's gonna improve over time but Let's just look at Mark Andrews numbers just just last year alone. We're not not his career, but just last year alone last year 107 catches 1361 yards now his average was lower than cow pits It was 12.7 yards per and we know the quarterback situations or whatnot, but no, we don't care We ain't getting tall that this is what his numbers are And we don't know but don't tell the host but this is what the numbers are. So we going by that His longest reception was 43 yards. I'm sure Georgia which game was that in I don't even remember, but anyway touchdowns he had one two three four five six seven eight nine So he had eight more touchdowns than one cow pits So I just If you just base it off a last year alone, how can you put? pits over Andrews that's that's my only gripe with this list that that's my only way and again Like I said, I know everybody is entitled to their own opinion and I respect it. I respect it like crazy But again, just because you respect something you don't have to agree with it and that's fine. That's fine So that's the part that had me really scratching my head now To take it on another level This is something that I was thinking about You see with Mark Andrews, and I mean you could say the same thing for George Kittle too Because I feel like it's something that really Propels those guys up even more when you really really really just think about it Mark Andrews plays for the Baltimore Ravens What are they known for on offense? They are known for being a run first Not just that they're known for being a run first Second run third run fourth run fifth run six run seventh They they are a predominantly run Team run heavy team like if you I know that the 49ers they are run heavy But like the Ravens are like run my size heavy They like really do this thing on the ground and that's their MO. That's what they've been known for That's what they've been especially over these past ever since Lamar Jackson They like they were always a run team, but after Lamar Jackson got there. They went run crazy with it so for Mark Andrews to still be Considered one of the top tight ends. It ain't cuz of blocking. I Mean his blocking hasn't proved over the years, but he ain't one of the top tight ends cuz of blocking It's because of him making plays in the passing game So for him to put up the numbers that he puts up in the passing game As a tight end in a run first second third fourth fifth offense That elevates him even more in my opinion. It really does Because you look at a Travis Kelsey Chiefs now chiefs are the exact opposite of the Ravens They are a past first past second third fourth fifth sixth, and they are past first team by far The Raiders They are a past heavy team as well They try to run here and there then they'd certainly try to run more than the Chiefs I think everybody tries to run more than the Chiefs do well Maybe accept the Beatles maybe but they certainly do their fair share running, but they they pass that ball for sure And the 49ers they they are run first. They pass more than the Ravens. I think everybody passed more than Ravens, but You see what I'm saying So I think that um That allows you to make a case for Mark Andrews even more Based off of his situation and the fact that he has continued like every year He like elevates himself He continues to ball out like let's just look at his numbers real quick. I got him pulled up 2018 34 catches 552 yards three touchdowns. All right, cool. That's his rookie year and we know that that draft class was Anyway, 2019 64 catches 852 yards 10 touchdowns So he went from three to ten touchdowns from his rookie and rookie he didn't even start all the way So rookie he just getting a feel for the NFL. He's like, oh, okay. I think I can do this boom 10 touchdowns And in 2020 58 catches 701 yards and he has seven touchdowns What happened there? Why would a number so low there? Hmm? That's interesting. I really don't remember. I know somebody in the comments section I know y'all got a better memory than me though But anyway, and then last year he just went crazy with it He was like, oh Ravens paid me. Oh, you know what? Let me show them Let me show them that they getting way more than their money's worth We're crazy with it 107 receptions 1300 yards and nine touchdowns So Mark Andrews has continued to improve his game Over the years and again, like I said earlier to the blocking the blocking has improved too But again, you could really make a case for Mark Andrews Like I told you you could put those four names Kittle Andrews Kelsey and wall you could put them in a hat and draw out randomly and put them in top In the top four list based off of that But Mark Andrews can really he's really made a case for himself why you could propel him even higher But I know where Kelsey a lot is based off of the situation Where Kelsey putting up the numbers that he's continued to put up to see why he's up there with walla And just like I said everything not just everything that he's been through with everything that he's done As a as a tight in for the Raiders and then him being on that steel of a cut like a steel steel of a contract It's crazy. And of course George Kittle the same thing cow pits first year. Good job. And that's only the start So again, this was not to to the down cow pits at all. That's that's not what we about But this is just more so we're just wondering how Why he placed cow pits Over mark Andrew, even if it's just based off of last year alone So anyway, that was that I love y'all team keep it clean if y'all find any lists Y'all know send them my way