Zach Ertz the Target Monster

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ANALYSIS: Ertz’s 2015 campaign was rockier than Rick Perry’s presidential campaign.  He went without a touchdown catch for the first 10 games and missed a week due to a concussion.  But at least Ertz’s 2015 is ending on a much higher note than Perry’s.  Ertz has been downright dominant over the past three games, catching 26 passes for 298 yards and one touchdown.  That’s more receptions and yards than some starting tight ends have posted over the entire season.

More impressive is that Ertz has been targeted 30 times over the past two games, including an ungodly 17 times last Thursday against the Washington Redskins.  Philly QB Sam Bradford is locked on to Ertz now.  It may have taken 13 weeks for it to happen, but Ertz has finally become a focal point of Chip Kelly’s who-knows-where-this-is-going offense.  Somewhere, DeMarco Murray must be crying even harder.

The New York Giants have proven this season that there is no offensive player that they cannot make look better.  They are the lipstick and blush of the NFL.  The Giants are dead last in pass defense, and they are by a wide, wide margin.  So if you think this is the week that Ertz has one catch for seven yards and will torpedo the fantasy hopes of millions, guess again.

Ertz is the top tight end to pick up on waiver wires in my mind this week.  Only Washington’s Jordan Reed has probably been hotter the past three weeks.  Add Ertz to your fantasy roster and your chances of winning your league can only improve.