After tonight's game, Ertz has the 5th most receiving yards (5656) in franchise history surpassing Pete Pihos
Posted Dec 10, 2019, 5:03 AM UTC
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Greatest TE in franchise history. Glad we had a chance to see him
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Not to contradict my Ertz praise but I don't think he's surpassed both Retzlaf and Pihos yet when you consider the era they played in.
As long as he stays with the Eagles though, he'll undeniably be #1 by the time he retires. I'm glad he'll be able to have that position with a ring too.
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What’s crazy is Desean is only 2700 yards behind Howard Carmichael for the #1 spot. Probably a stretch but if we got all 3 years of this contract out of him he could’ve been too
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If Chip didn't trade him he'd be #1 already with a couple thousand yard buffer. But who knows if we win the SB in that timeline so im not too upset about it lol
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100% would’ve been but SB>everything
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Maybe we win 4 straight superbowls if Kelly doesnt fuck up everything the team was built on. F-ing F chip kelly im not gonna even give him butterfly effect praise im so happy USC sucks now
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Yeah... Pihos was one of the first TEs to be used heavily as a receiver. He is the precursor to a player like Ertz. Adjusted for Era, I doubt that he has gotten to Pihos's level yet: 3 time reception least, 2 time receiving yards leader, 6 time AP/Pro Bowl.
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The dude earned one of those pro bowls and all pros as a defensive end too which is ridiculous
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Greatest yes but my favorite will always be Celek
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And people wonder why he’s Carson’s safety valve
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Great route runner. Great hands. But for some reason struggles to run after he catches the damn ball sometimes
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Not terribly strong compared to some other TEs and also I think he sometimes purposely is easy to take down to preserve his health. If true, I don't mind it much because if he got hurt at any point over the past few seasons we would've been screwed
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But that play that he just falls down was pathetic, if you have a chance to spark your team and show fight he needs to do that. It was Scott who saved the team not Ertz.
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Both Scott and Ertz can be good at the same time. I disagree with your initial statement. Ertz is a significant portion of Eagles offensive production and whatever he is doing is working. I don’t know how true this soft tackle accusation is but if he’s healthy, the team is better for it.
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He even ran the wrong fucking direction after catching one with no one around him today.
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I think he knew the DB was coming up on him fast so he tried to cut back to have him go flying past him but it didn't work.
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Got 5 extra yards out of it tbf
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I am personally fine with him not fighting for yards during some plays. He can stay healthy for a very long time so he can contribute.
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I don't even care. He is always exactly where he needs to be and he makes catches. He can take a knee after making catches if he does everything else perfectly.
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Packers fan coming in peace. Thank you Ertz for that game tying TD which won me my playoffs. May Zach continue to score week in and week out and for the love of god, please finish higher than the Cowboys
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I think he picked up his 5th career YAC last night as well!
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Pete has his number retired. Will Zach?
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If he stays here into his early-mid thirties he should
If he stays that long, he'll absolutely demolish the franchise receptions record, he'll be at least 2nd or 3rd in receiving yards but with real potential to be #1, top 5 at least in receiving touchdowns, probably 3-5 pro bowls, and a ring that he was unbelievably instrumental in winning. If that resume doesn't earn a number retirement, I don't know what does.
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100%
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i think hes on track for HOF to be honest
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Nah he isn't unless he has absolutely crazy longevity. Kelce is the one not young but not old TE that looks like he'll have a chance
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Everyone complaining about Wentz only wanting to target Ertz needs to watch last night's highlights. He's had bad games this year, but Ertz is clutch AF and he and Wentz are usually in sync.
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And Foles targeted Ertz just as much as Wentz does. It's almost like every QB will target great receivers a lot
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He is also 2nd in receptions (73 recs behind 1st), and 8th in receiving TDs
He may not be the absolute perfect tight end but we're watching an all-time Eagles great in the middle of his prime.
He's a fuckin monster.
He’s so clutch