Philadelphia Eagles 2010 Tight End Preview
Brent Celek
A breakout season for the 2007 fifth-round draft pick is one reason
that Celek has moved up so high, but the Andy Reid offense and the
Eagles new quarterback are equal reasons.
Andy Reid has been searching for a tight end for quite sometime
and he finally got his man in Celek. Now that the Eagles have there
receivers (DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin) they can play the Andy-Reid-type
football that Reid hasn't been able to do in the past. And a big
part of that is throwing to the tight end, especially in the end
zone (Celek had eight touchdown catches).
Of course the Eagles will have a new quarterback in Kevin Kolb starting
in 2010. Usually you want a good quarterback to go along with your
high-pick receiver or tight end, but not only does it look as if
Kolb is the real deal, there also is no better help for a young
quarterback than a good tight end.
Celek's 2009 stats are good enough to argue him as a top-three tight
end coming into the 2010 season and he has the team and the ability
to finish as the number tight end in fantasy football, but he still
has to prove himself with another big year.
2009 Statistics:
76 Rec - 971 Yds - 8 TD's
2010 Projection: 81
Rec - 943 Yds - 8 TD's
