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(01-09-2016, 12:26 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not so sure he is. What about Jorden Reed? That guy's crazy talented, same age, same draft class, better production, and it's not like the Browns. DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon aren't total schmucks.

There's also Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz (Eifert, Reed, Kelce, Ertz all in same draft? Crazy)... heck, Jason Witten is still a beast even at age 33, with Matt Cassel, Kellen Moore, and Brandon Weeden at QB. That's not even mentioning Jimmy Graham.

I'm just saying, we're all so excited as Bengals fans that they finally have a TE who is doing good things that we've kind of all gone overboard with the ridiculous hyperbole of how great he is in the grand scheme of the NFL.

I don't think it's hyperbole to put him in the top 5-6 TEs in the league based on what we saw this year. You say Jordan Reed had better production, but that's debatable. Based on Eifert's projected numbers, he wasn't THAT far behind Reed in yards (200+ yards) while posting more TDs. You say Reed is crazy talented, I think Eifert is viewed the same way across the league. Who high points the ball better than Eifert? He runs great routes and has good speed and cutting ability. The sky is the limit as dude just finished essentially his 2nd season.

This argument reminds me of all the debates about whether or not AJ Green is elite. Even if AJ Green isn't "top 5", who cares? Is it really that big of a difference between the 4th ranked WR and the 7th? Same thing here. Eifert is definitely in the top 7-8 guys. Is there such a huge difference between 4th and 8th that you feel only a homer would say Eifert is the 4th best TE?

Btw, I noticed you took a shot at Eifert's durability, but some of these guys you think are better than Eifert have also missed a ton of games. Kelce missed his entire rookie season. Reed and Gronk have missed a ton of games as well. I just think we got lucky with Gresh (from a health standpoint). TE is a rough position. They do it all and don't have the size of a lineman. I mean, is Eifert really a glass jaw for missing 3 games over a dirty hit?