Zach Ertz Quotes

As a running back, it takes five offensive linemen, a tight end, a fullback and possibly two wide receivers, in order to make my job successful.

Anytime you've got a good running back, it will help your passing game.

The reason I do not like to have much passing in my offense is that when you throw a foward pass, five things can happen and four of them are bad.

I ran back punt returns and kickoff returns, and I played a pretty good game.

Any time you get a new running back, whether it's a rookie or hasn't played a lot, that's the first thing you test, is their pass protection. That's big.

You can't put a running back in there and have him not know who to pick up. You can't get your quarterback hit.

If it's an outside zone play, you have the green light to cut-block.

If you're a quarterback and you keep throwing interceptions, you change quarterbacks.

I came from a high school where I didn't have a playbook or anything like that. Coach would draw it up and get the headset on, and we'd go after it.

I think I'd be a good pass-catching fullback.

I was mainly a blocker in college. I mainly lined up in the backfield at fullback.

There will be plays where you've got to just lower your shoulder and get 1 yard.

To me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.

There are a lot of good tight ends.

I've split out, played receiver, I've been a fullback, I've been in-line.

I want to go play behind that great offensive line they have down in Dallas.

It's good to be able to run and have a balanced offense. They've got to be worried about both things. They can't just focus on the run game or the passing game and have us locked down that way. So when you have balance, good things are going to happen on offense.

I'm a versatile guy. I'm a third-down back.

Every week you go in and hope that you have production in the passing game and also in the running game.

Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting

I think Marshawn Lynch is the most important player in this football game.

Quarterbacks will make plays; they always do. But I think the team that runs the ball the best will win.

Sometimes as a player you have a different view and you can't believe what we did as a defensive unit.

I'm a natural pocket passer.

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.