Ertz Extension

Since he came into the league three years ago, Eagles TE Zach Ertz seems to be more known for what he could be rather than what he is. So it is with the five year extension Howie Roseman signed him to this week that will make him one of the highest-paid TEs in the league.

Certainly, by most stats Ertz is in the top quarter of TEs. This past season he was 6th in catches, 7th in yards, and 7th in yards/game. But with 3 less catches, he would have dropped to 9th in that category and he only scored two TDs, ranking him 33rd! among his peers.

Ertz is a decent TE. But he is hardly an elite TE. Indeed, he's perhaps only the 3rd best TE in the division (behind Witten and Reed). The deal is fair - $20 million guaranteed! - and gives the Eagles some outs in the later years. But until he starts producing like a premier TE, let's not project what Ertz could do as the basis for measuring him, but what he has actually done.