01-08-2016, 11:27 PM
(01-08-2016, 11:22 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Well first off, TDs are a pretty big category, especially for TEs. Second, missing 3 games really hurt his overall numbers. He was on pace to go 64-757-16. The catches would've ranked 9th among TEs, the yardage would've been good for 8th and the TDs would've been 1st in the NFL regardless of position.
Gronk: 72-1176-11
Olsen: 77-1104-7
Walker: 94-1088-6
Barnidge: 79-1043-9
Reed: 87-952-11
Honestly, those are the only TEs I think had better seasons, and I think Eifert's projected statline (64-757-16) stacks up even with these. Sure, he didn't have the yardage and catches of these guys, but he also killed some of them in the TD department. I'm sure some will argue that Eifert missed the games and it's not fair to go off of projections. To that I would say that projections are based on averages. When Eifert plays, he plays at an elite level, and that's why many Bengals fans felt he was a top tier TE.
Now 2nd best overall? No, but he was up there no doubt, and it's not homerism to say so.
All 5 of those guys was their respective teams #1 target and it wasn't even close in some cases....
Olsen had 33 more catches than #2
Barnidge has 11 more catches than #2
Walker had 58 (FIFTY EIGHT!!!) more catches than #2
Reed had 15 more catches than #2
Gronk had 7 more catches than #2
