Ertz Could Break Another Witten Record In Front Of Witten Sunday

[conner01]

What I like about Ertz is his respect for the history of the game and its players. He is always quick to mention Witten as a guy he tries emulate.

He’s a great player and most records will be broken some day
TE records will continue to fall because the league is such a passing league

 

[stilltheguru]

ertz only gets catches because Wentz is his best friends. His targets actually hold the offense back. That's why Alshon likes holes better.

And why did Witten get his?

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Who's this goon? He's in an Eagles uniform, so I hate his guts.

 

[OmerV]

He's a heck of a TE & Wentz relies on him to bail him out. Hopefully he waits until the final game to get that 2nd & 3rd catch.

Then again he's an Eagle, so he's probably been holding back just so that he can rub it in Jason's face.

I'm thinking neither Ertz or Witten will view it that way. lol Things are rarely as melodramatic as fans want to make them

 

[nightrain]

He’s a great player and most records will be broken some day
TE records will continue to fall because the league is such a passing league

There are some crazy good TEs in the league right now.

 

[jazzcat22]

Eagles love him so much they drafted his replacement last year....still don't understand that pick at all.

Supposedly to scoop us from getting him. Which they did not. Dallas was not selecting a TE there. Good player, but if Dallas did that and did not need a TE our fans on here would be blasting Jerry...oh, wait they did that twice already. Well, actually a lot more at other positions as well.

 

[conner01]

There are some crazy good TEs in the league right now.

The position has changed so much
These guys are tremendous athletes

 

[Blackspider214]

Great player. I miss having a great TE in their prime out there.

I mean we could have a good TE that is a game changer but nope, we have the broken down, progress stopper, selfish Witten out there who does nothing but rack up 4yd catches because the defense does not have to respect him at all.

 

[Ring6]

Eagles love him so much they drafted his replacement last year....still don't understand that pick at all.

that was a "jump in front of the cowboys" pick … that was their only goal

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Putting the homicide aside, Hernandez and Gronk worked out pretty well in NE.

Yep.

I always said we need a killer TE opposite of Witten.

You can’t just find those guys walking the street.

 

[OmerV]

I mean we could have a good TE that is a game changer but nope, we have the broken down, progress stopper, selfish Witten out there who does nothing but rack up 4yd catches because the defense does not have to respect him at all.

I'm always amazed at how Witten averages 9 yards per catch while only racking up 4 yard catches. That's quite a feat if you think about it.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

that was a "jump in front of the cowboys" pick … that was their only goal

That’s moronic to do with your first pick in the draft.

 

[HungryLion]

Yep.

I always said we need a killer TE opposite of Witten.

You can’t just find those guys walking the street.

 

[OmerV]

That’s moronic to do with your first pick in the draft.

I think people are way off base for thinking that's the only reason the Eagles took Goedert. The Eagles may have jumped ahead of the Cowboys because they were worried the Cowboys would take Goedaert, but if so, it was because they wanted him, and not only to keep the Cowboys from having him.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Another year, another Jason Witten record for Zach Ertz to break.

Last season, the Eagles tight end broke Witten’s NFL single-season record for receptions by a tight end (116). Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Ertz could break the NFL record for receptions by a tight end through the first seven seasons of a career ... in front of Witten, the current record holder.

Ertz has 521 receptions through his first seven seasons. Witten had 523 during the same timeframe, so Ertz only needs three catches to surpass one of his NFL heroes.

https://www.nj.com/eagles/2019/12/eagles-zach-ertz-could-break-another-jason-witten-record-in-front-cowboys-tight-end-in-week-16.html

Even with alshon and their other spares are playing ertz is still pretty much their entire offense.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I think people are way off base for thinking that's the only reason the Eagles took Goedert. The Eagles may have jumped ahead of the Cowboys because they were worried the Cowboys would take Goedaert, but if so, it was because they wanted him, and not only to keep the Cowboys from having him.

Yeah I think that’s more along their thinking. They liked him and jumped in front of a team they felt needed a tight end since Witten just retired.

 

[robertfchew]

Lol. So what. That’s not a record.

Exactly it’s a made up stat. They pick 7 seasons for what reason? To crease drama

 

[droopdog7]

I don’t classify most catches after seven years as a record. More like a random fact.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

I think Witten would care more about being in the Hall of fame then a superbowl ring or some "fastest to a certain amount of yards" record.

The whole ring fascination is mostly an old school fan thing unfortuantely. Modern day players care about having a hall of fame career that pays you 2 or 3 high dollar contracts

He's going into the HOF regardless if he gets a ring and his records speak for themselves. I would hope the ring matters the most with a guy like him at this point.