Zach Ertz Quotes

On third down, anytime our team needs a play, I want to be the guy that gets the ball.

It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.

One thing I've been doing since I was a little kid and that's score touchdowns so if somebody needs somebody to get in the red zone and do some work, I could probably still do that pretty well.

Jaelen Strong's big. He runs really good routes. He's got great hands.

Tight ends, third down, and the red zone is where you kind of need to stand out to be a very good tight end in this league.

Would you rather have a good fullback or a good third receiver? I'll take the receiver.

I feel like, even if a guy is covered, I can put the ball where it needs to be so we can have a successful play.

I want to be the guy on third down, whenever the coaches need a play, they call my number.

I like the way Michael Crabtree plays the game. He's strong, he goes up for the ball, he has that mentality to just make plays.

If I was going to play offense, I'd love to play running back. In high school I played quarterback and wide receiver, but I wouldn't mind running over some folks.

Quarterbacks are always ready.

Austin Pettis can make plays.

I definitely like to throw a deep post or something over the top that gives a receiver time to run under it and score a touchdown.

I don't think people are keen to have Coldplay tell me about Cam Newton's red zone option.

My job is just to get open and catch the ball so I don't really focus on who the quarterback is. But I try to build a rapport with whoever is calling the plays.

Whether the ball is on the 99-yard line or the 1-yard line, I'm going to find a way to get into the end zone.

I love throwing the deep ball.

The route may, say, go across the field for 22 yards. I know I have to be there, but how I get there is where they allow me to be creative.

We just got to capitalize in the red zone. Don't turn the ball over.

In ninth grade, I played wide receiver.

As I go back and look at the film, if I look at my first year, every time I caught the ball, I was looking to do something.

It's fun to come in when it's first down. It's not fun to come back in when it's third-and-long.

I just want to be a guy that's reliable, make sure I take care of the football, make plays in situational downs, get in the end zone, help the offense move the ball, and win games.

Whenever we have penalties and take a 10-yard penalty down the red zone, it gets tough.

I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.