Seeing there's no thread on either player, and we might go there this year, who knows with eggnog on the team. Who you got, and why? I've expressed my views on the subjects so I won't bore you, but Eifert had top stats in catching the football, Ertz, notsomuch. " Ertz had almost double the drops of Eifert at a drop rate of 10.68% to only 5.26% for Eifert. That drop rate would give him the second best hands out of this wide receiver class behind only Keenan Allen. This is pretty impressive for a TE, especially if you're looking for someone to make tough catches in the red zone." Thank you to NUgap for the stat. Mr C...your boy drops the football twice as much?,and, is light in the ***?
This is what you want http://secondroundstats.com/2013/02/12/tyler-eifert-vs-zach-ertz-a-metrics-breakdown/
You hear that Clean, better yet, have One of your Ertz Boyz apply it for ya..cause you all are gonna need some extra lube.
I choose EifErtz. Kidding. gonna go watch their film (I've seen Eifert but forget what I saw. lol. need to rewatch him and watch ertz for the first time). Will post thoughts a bit later.
Look for control of the body, flexibility, the ability to shields, hands, catch radius, especially vertically, smarts, versatility to play on the perimeter, and strength..
[video]http://draftbreakdown.com/zach-ertz-vs-notre-dame-2012[/video] Ertz vs Notre Dame [video]http://draftbreakdown.com/tyler-eifert-vs-stanford-2012[/video] Eifert vs Stanford
Zach Ertz TE, Stanford (Games Watched, 2012 - Notre Dame, USC) - bodycatch = drop - blocks a guy well, then finds a NEW guy to block. Like that attitude. The anti-Egnew. - climbs ladder well to catch, and over the shoulder... best when he can extend - trouble when ball is on his numbers (same as other long armed tight ends) - can play in tight or in space. versatile. - blocks decently in space. - not fast, but not slow - loved him selling the seam then getting open on an out route versus a DB - double move TD vs USC is sweet - drops a key 3rd down throw that would have sealed the victory. Hm. I mean, he's good. He can block pretty well. He has decent movement ability. He catches well enough. I can't say I'm crazy excited about him. He's not a top of the first round guy, imo. I like him. I think he's a 28-38 type pick. Even as I write that I wonder if that's a bit too high. I want to see more of his games. I have a feeling I caught him on a hot game versus USC. Anyways, I doubt we get him, as he will go before our second rounder. Who is this #85 guy? - Ryan Hewitt, FB. Senior. 6'4" 248. Nice blocker. I have to watch him some more. - runs a 4.76 40 time, so he's slow. - tight end size. Could he be the heir to Mastrud?
Tyler Eifert - great hands - seems to drop it when there's a guy draped on him - average run blocker (he won't be blocking DBs as much in the NFL as he did in college. hen he blocked LBs or DEs he was not as good) - on shallow passes, curls, ins, outs, he does not have the mental awareness to cut the DB off from the ball with his body, consequently doesn;t help prevent the DB tipping or intercepting the pass (a great TE or receiver can help the angle, which makes up for a late throw by a QB by stepping towards the ball and cutting off the DB. Eifert fails to do this) - great length when ball is in air and he goes up to get it - should be deadly in seam and endzone - at his best in the MIDDLE of the field. Stronger on high vertical balls, not cutting to sidelines. - struggles to catch passes that are right on his numbers, actually better when it's away and up due to his long arms Interesting. Definitely more of a receiving TE, and the NFL seems to value those more highly, so he may actually go ahead of Ertz despite Ertz being the better well rounded TE. Another way to look at it is that Ertz would be more Parcells and Eifert is more Philbin. The question I have is, "Is Jeff Ireland more Parcells or more Philbin nowadays?"
