In Dragon Ball Z, the villain Frieza declares at one point “you fool, this isn’t even my final form” before transforming into something even more powerful. The Falcons aren’t literally hoping that Kyle Pitts and the rest of this 2021 draft class transform into stronger forms—I think—but they are certainly hoping they have dramatic improvement in them.
It’s easy to focus on the additions the Falcons need this offseason, because they need so many and those additions more or less have to be impactful for this team to take a step forward. The progress of last year’s rookies, who as Terry Fontenot noted in his postseason press conference played more than any other rookie class in the NFL this year, is also going to be instrumental.