Jeff Kerr#68 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 25, 2026
Kerr expects Zach Ertz to be elevated from the practice squad and play in the Eagles' Week 3 Monday night game against the Bears, and to serve as Philadelphia's clear TE1 with Dallas Goedert out.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Jeff Kerr said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWith Goedert out, Ertz is the TE1 in this offense.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Setting Eagles' Fans Expectations For Zach Ertz's Return vs. the Bears in Week 3
- The original
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- SaidSep 25
- GradedSep 29
- 1Zach Ertz to land on the practice squad“the Eagles are likely to use one of the practice squad elevations for him leading up to Monday's game”
- 2Zach Ertz to be 1st on the depth chart“With Goedert out, Ertz is the TE1 in this offense... They need him to take the reins as TE1.”
- 3Availability Calls“Ertz is expected to make his Eagles' return on Monday night against the Chicago Bears (Week 3)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Ertz to land on the practice squad1 | Roster Spot Calls | 2 weeks on a 53 | 0 | 100 | −189 | |
| Zach Ertz to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Ertz is expected to make his Eagles' return on Monday night…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 0 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 depth chart call and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Roster Spot CallsZach ErtzPhiladelphia Eagles
Zach Ertz to land on the practice squad
What happened2 weeks on a 530Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.89difficulty=−189skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- PHI
- skill:
- −189
- player:
- Zach Ertz
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- first week on the53:
- 3
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
2Depth Chart CallsZach ErtzPhiladelphia Eagles
Zach Ertz to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsZach ErtzPhiladelphia Eagles
“Ertz is expected to make his Eagles' return on Monday night against the Chicago Bears (Week 3)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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