Zach Ertz is the Eagles' most dangerous pass-catching tight end, but he's also the least accomplished blocker, according to Philly.com. To get the running game untracked, the Eagles played tight end Brent Celek on 57 of 73 snaps in the Week 6 win over the Giants. Ertz played 30 snaps.
Celek is one of the league's best blocking tight ends. It's no coincidence LeSean McCoy broke out for 149 yards on 22 carries Sunday night.
"We were running the ball well the whole game," Ertz told the website. "That's not my strength right now. But in the end, hopefully it will be. And I'm going to keep working hard at that."
Ertz has 19 catches for 306 yards and two touchdowns. He leads the team in third-down catches (10) and third-down catches for first downs (10).