Eifert Update

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(10-12-2017, 09:19 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Even cheap...why would we want him?

Back surgeries are tough on players careers...and IF he gets another this will be his 3rd. He's close to being out of the league.

And back surgeries take away athleticism. We need to stop thinking of Eifert as the same player he was as a rookie. He's losing skills because of these.

Exactly. Tyler Eifert has had just 1500 yards and 20 TDs in five seasons. When that is averaged out, it's a measly 300 yards and 4 TDs per year.

To those that will say "It's cuz he was hurt, not cuz he's bad!" - Yes, I get that he had two good seasons and the production was affected by his health, but you can't be productive when you're not able to take the field.

For as frustrating as Gresham was, he was far more reliable to play and ended up with 2722 yards and 24 TDs in his five years with the Bengals.
Better overall production compared to Eifert.

Looking to next year, I'd prefer to just roll with Kroft and Uzomah as the top two TEs, draft another in the middle rounds, and build the offensive gameplan around the WRs and RBs.