The Facts: Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta more than filled the shoes of departed longtime tight end Todd Heap. In their first seasons splitting the workload, they combined to catch 94 passes for 933 yards and eight touchdowns. Those are better numbers than any of Heap’s 10 seasons in Baltimore in all three categories. Now OC Cam Cameron only sees more production ahead out of his two young TEs.

Diehards Line:“Those two are right on track in their development and we expect big years out of both of them next year,” Cameron said.Both second-year players started to better understand opposing coverages, Cameron said. ...Seeing their progression in practice and games allowed Cameron to rely on them more down the stretch. Pitta, in particular, became an integral target, and logged three touchdowns in his final six regular-season games and another in the AFC championship versus New England.