Pitre allowed three touchdowns and a 127.9 passer rating as the nearest defender in coverage in 2023, per Next Gen Stats.
The safety, who turns 25 on Monday, said that heading into Year 3, he’s focusing on “calmness” to help him achieve a 2024 turnaround.
“I think that’s the next step for me,” he said. “Just being calm and understanding what the coaches want from me.”
Pitre was a natural fit in Lovie Smith’s system in 2022, but the transition to Ryans’ scheme proved more difficult, leading to inconsistency. Missing two games early in the season following a collapsed lung in Week 1 didn’t help the young playmaker’s cause.
With coaching staff stability heading into his third campaign, Pitre believes the continuity will help him return to playing explosive football.
“The most important thing is just making sure I show up for the people who believe in me,” Pitre said. “I think that starts with my teammates, my coaches, my parents, and making sure I’m delivering for them. So that’s really all I’m focused on. Keeping the main thing the main thing and sticking to my process.”
The expectations for Houston in 2024 are sky-high after last season’s accomplishments. To meet those projections, still-growing players like Pitre need to take a leap forward.
Stream FOX 35 News ORLANDO, Fla. - This pre-season will look a little different for the Edgewater football team. They’re heading across the pond in August
The Dolphins have scored 27.6 points per game with the southpaw as the starter and 16.3 PPG in four games that Tagovailoa missed with injury in the last t
Who is the first pick in fantasy football this year? That question is easy to answer -- at least I hope it is. No need to overthink Christian McCaffrey, p
Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesThe countdown of the NFL's top 100 players for the 2024 season entered the top 50 Friday, and a star running back who changed teams, gam