Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Time to upgrade at backup TE spots?

Eagles Stay or Go 2024: Time to upgrade at backup TE spots? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2024, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster.

We already looked at quarterback, running back and receiver.

Up today: Tight end

Grant Calcaterra

Roob: Calcaterra is OK. Good size and can run. But he’s a receiving tight end who’s got nine catches in two seasons. Kellen Moore loves playing 12 personnel, and you don’t have to have two big-time receiving tight ends to play 12 but it sure helps. There’s no question the Eagles need to upgrade tight end behind Dallas Goedert, and that means you can’t keep both Calcaterra and Jack Stoll. Stoll played 38 percent of the offensive snaps this year and Calcaterra played 12 percent. That speaks volumes.

Verdict: Goes

Dave: This was a tricky one for me. The Eagles had the same three tight ends in 2023 as they did in 2022 but I can’t imagine them running it back again in 2024. That means that either just Calcaterra or Jack Stoll will be back and I think it’s more likely Calcaterra will be gone. This could be an opportunity for the Eagles to draft another tight end to be the No. 2 or No. 3 behind Goedert and Stoll this season. If that happens, the the former sixth-round pick Calcaterra is the odd man out.

Verdict: Goes

Dallas Goedert

Roob: This was a tough year for Goedert — his 42 yards per game were his lowest since his rookie year, when he was backing up a tight end who caught 116 passes — and he’s now 29 years old, and you wonder if his drop in production was just due to some injuries and a dysfunctional offense or whether we’re seeing the start of a career decline. I still believe in Goedert and there’s no reason to think he can’t regain his form of 2019 through 2022, when he was a top-5 tight end. The Eagles do need to start thinking about his successor soon, but I expect a big bounce-back season from Goedert in…

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Publish date : 2024-02-15 12:00:00

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