EIFERT OPTING FOR SEASON ENDING BACK SURGERY

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(10-20-2017, 11:07 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: As I mentioned previously, I think eifert is a tad overrated around here, even when healthy.  He is great in the redzone, but you can't rely on TDs as those tend to be fluky, and outside of one great season of tds, his stats are not all that impressive as a whole.

Eiferts best season is 2015 - 52/615/13

In 2016 seventeen (17) TEs caught more than 53 balls
In 2016 thirteen (13) TEs caught more than 615 yards

In 2015 fifteen (15) TE ranked ahead of eifert in catches, and 11 had more yards.

In 2014 fourteen (14) caught more than 53 balls
In 2014 thirteen (13) caught more than 615 yards.

Again, eifert is a great redzone target but given his lack of availability, he could be easier replaced than I think we understand.  

Maybe it is a lack of how we use TEs

But even Gresham had more catches 4/5 years.  He only had more yards 1 time however.

Eifert is indeed a bit overrated for the first 80 yards of the field, but he is a legitimate weapon in those last 20... when he's actually on the field, that is.

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With this most recent injury, Eifert will have played in 39 of 80 games, or less than 50%. If you flip a coin, you can guess it more reliably than Tyler Eifert.