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Does he have any value this season? Seems like he can be drafted very late. Does his stock increase with Maclin out for the season?

 
He's got great value this season IMO. This offense will revolve around the RBs and TEs, like recent Oregon teams. Personally, I think both Celek and rookie Ertz are poised for great seasons. Now that Maclin is done I only feel stronger about that conviction.

 
I'm going to guess or suppose that Celek is going pretty well underdrafted or undrafted.

TO BORROW a line from Mark Twain, reports of Brent Celek's football death have been greatly exaggerated.

A subpar season and the offseason arrival of two heralded tight ends - free agent James Casey and second-round pick Zach Ertz - had a lot of people in these parts ready to put the 6-year veteran out to pasture.

But when the Eagles open the season in less than 2 weeks against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, Celek, 28, once again will be their starting tight end.

"I love this offense," he said. "Just from a communications standpoint. It's amazing how fast you can execute it."

The Eagles have run 225 offensive plays in their first three preseason games. That's an average of 75 per game, which is more than any other team in the league.

For Celek and the rest of the Eagles' receiving corps, more plays means more opportunities for catches and big plays.

He has seven receptions in the preseason, which is the most he's had since his rookie year (2007). Productive preseasons don't necessarily translate into productive regular seasons. But it's been clear from watching Chip Kelly's offense operate this summer that the 6-4, 255-pound Celek still is going to be a big part of the Eagles' passing game.

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Despite playing 82 percent of the team's offensive snaps, Celek was targeted just 83 times last year. That was just five fewer than wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who only played in 11 games.

That will change this year. In Kelly's offense, the tight ends seldom are asked to stay in and block on pass plays.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20130828_Eagles__Celek_rejuvenated_by_Kelly_s_offense.html#3P1sR8v9VwM3yA7H.99

For people looking at names that could emerge at TE it's been Cameron, Finley, Cook, Myers, Bennett.

But maybe Celek now belongs on that list?

ETA Fwiw: The 2012 Ducks receiving stats were (1) RB Thomas 45, (2) WR Huff 32, (3a) TE Lyerla 25, (3b) WR Hawkins 25, (5a) WR Lowe 22, (5b) WR Addison 22, (7) RB Barner 20, (8) WR Murphy 19

 
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I'm going to guess or suppose that Celek is going pretty well underdrafted or undrafted.

TO BORROW a line from Mark Twain, reports of Brent Celek's football death have been greatly exaggerated.

A subpar season and the offseason arrival of two heralded tight ends - free agent James Casey and second-round pick Zach Ertz - had a lot of people in these parts ready to put the 6-year veteran out to pasture.

But when the Eagles open the season in less than 2 weeks against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, Celek, 28, once again will be their starting tight end.

"I love this offense," he said. "Just from a communications standpoint. It's amazing how fast you can execute it."

The Eagles have run 225 offensive plays in their first three preseason games. That's an average of 75 per game, which is more than any other team in the league.

For Celek and the rest of the Eagles' receiving corps, more plays means more opportunities for catches and big plays.

He has seven receptions in the preseason, which is the most he's had since his rookie year (2007). Productive preseasons don't necessarily translate into productive regular seasons. But it's been clear from watching Chip Kelly's offense operate this summer that the 6-4, 255-pound Celek still is going to be a big part of the Eagles' passing game.

...

Despite playing 82 percent of the team's offensive snaps, Celek was targeted just 83 times last year. That was just five fewer than wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who only played in 11 games.

That will change this year. In Kelly's offense, the tight ends seldom are asked to stay in and block on pass plays.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20130828_Eagles__Celek_rejuvenated_by_Kelly_s_offense.html#3P1sR8v9VwM3yA7H.99

For people looking at names that could emerge at TE it's been Cameron, Finley, Cook, Myers, Bennett.

But maybe Celek now belongs on that list?
gotta agree with you here... last year was a horrible year for Philly... the year before Celek was a top 10 TE... Vick targeted him early and often... I think in Chip Kelly's offense.. Celek is definitely a huge value at the end of the draft with upside to be in the top 10... best part is you can even draft him as a backup TE at this point and potentially end the year with a top 10 TE...

he is on the waiver wire in both my leagues.. definitely picking him up.. was targeted more than any Eagles player in the 3rd pre-season game and you gotta think with Maclin out that Vick is going to rely more on the guys he can count on ... Celek and McCoy

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.

 
Glad you started this thread OP. I read the same news this morning and it piqued my interest in clerk as well. I think we have to look very closely at the entire eagles offense given the rapid fire style of it and the amount of plays that will be run.

I don't follow college that much but if you guys are saying that chip Kelly's offenses revolve around the RBS and tight ends I'm grabbing Celek rt now.

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.
Casey seemed enthused about Kelly actually using him than his role in Houston. I don't think he would signed to be just a blocker.

That said, it seems like most of the targets have been for Celek. I am hoping that Kelly's offense is money for TE's. i have no idea what to expect from Casey though.

 
I think Ertz, Casey and Celek (and Harbor?) are all going to be heavily involved but it may not be consistent production from any of them. At the end of the year they may all have nice numbers, but week to week who's going to be the go-to guy? Preseason has shown us very little of what Kelly plans to do imo. Just how much we can assume based on what we've seen so far is strictly a guess. Not to mention that Kelly has a plan - which may or may not work. Week 4 may be drastically different from week 1 based on what's working and how the defenses are scheming for it.

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.
Casey seemed enthused about Kelly actually using him than his role in Houston. I don't think he would signed to be just a blocker.

That said, it seems like most of the targets have been for Celek. I am hoping that Kelly's offense is money for TE's. i have no idea what to expect from Casey though.
They signed him for $14.6 million over three years. Pretty expensive blocker.

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.
Casey seemed enthused about Kelly actually using him than his role in Houston. I don't think he would signed to be just a blocker. That said, it seems like most of the targets have been for Celek. I am hoping that Kelly's offense is money for TE's. i have no idea what to expect from Casey though.
They signed him for $14.6 million over three years. Pretty expensive blocker.
Not if he helps keep Vick in one piece and helps McCoy score Tds..

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.
Casey seemed enthused about Kelly actually using him than his role in Houston. I don't think he would signed to be just a blocker.

That said, it seems like most of the targets have been for Celek. I am hoping that Kelly's offense is money for TE's. i have no idea what to expect from Casey though.
They signed him for $14.6 million over three years. Pretty expensive blocker.
Maybe they are keeping the offense very vanilla, but the guy only has 1 catch in the preseason. Has he been injured?

 
FWIW, I heard that Ertz was having problems with blocking. If Kelly's running a high paced offense...he's going to need players who can stay on the field and be versatile.

 
FWIW, I heard that Ertz was having problems with blocking. If Kelly's running a high paced offense...he's going to need players who can stay on the field and be versatile.
That's the problem with rookie TE's. They have to learn two skill sets at the NFL level, blocking and receiving.

 
I keep hearing all about Ertz and Casey, but in the preseason, Celek is the one getting the ball. I don't think that is just a fluke.
Casey seemed enthused about Kelly actually using him than his role in Houston. I don't think he would signed to be just a blocker. That said, it seems like most of the targets have been for Celek. I am hoping that Kelly's offense is money for TE's. i have no idea what to expect from Casey though.
They signed him for $14.6 million over three years. Pretty expensive blocker.
Not if he helps keep Vick in one piece and helps McCoy score Tds..
You don't pay a TE $14.6 million to block, unless of course you're just a drooling moron. Blocking TE's are relatively cheap. For example the Pats signed Hoomanawanui, who is one of the best blocking TE's in the league (capable of blocking most DE's 1 on 1), for $1.3 million. Trust me, Casey got paid because they want to utilize him as a weapon. The question is, has something changed, or are they just keeping him close to the chest?

 
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trying to pick him up after going undrafted...a ton of plays in philly to go around for everyone, especially if mccoy keeps getting winded

 
He looked good, but only two catches and three targets was a bit of a concern, no? Granted, they likely won't always be winning by a lot and running 2/3 of the time, but a few more targets for Celek would have given me more confidence in him going forward.

 
He's a good last guy on your roster in deep leagues, but he's not a guy you can start with confidence at this point. The upside here is obviously that he's a veteran tight end who has a longer history with Vick than any of the other TEs, in a TE friendly offense that will run a lot of plays, and the competition for targets after Jackson and McCoy is pretty light. The bad news - that he only had two catches on three targets - might not be all bad, considering that the Eagles got out to such a big lead that they played an entirely different game in the second half and were taking the air out of the ball instead of pushing the pace. The guys who were part of that onslaught got their points, and the ones who weren't, didn't. If you're just blindly playing the odds, you could peg Celek as the featured receiver next game, or he might not even see a target. One half of one football game isn't enough to make real predictions, but it seems unlikely that the Eagles will get as many first half plays, or have as few second half plays, in most games going forward.

For reference - Celek had both his catches in the first half. But DeSean Jackson had all seven of his catches in the first half, too. In fact, Vick only attempted five passes in the entire second half - and two of them were wiped out by penalties. Which leads us to the one thing that does hurt Celek's stock in Philly - two of those penalties were on the same play, both by Celek, and cost the team 15 yards. That could land him in the doghouse for a while if he isn't careful.

I'd call him a hold. If he has a big week next week, his trade value could be substantial - back to back weeks with TDs, part of one of the most exciting offenses so far this season, and has some name recognition. If you can't trade him, he's still got end of roster potential. I'd rather have him in non PPR, and I wouldn't start him, but he's a backup with upside.

 
FBG's wasn't too impressed with Celek in Week 2's Top 200 going forward. I was actually surprised. No love.

He's not a beast of a TE but he's steady. The rookie TE has had trouble both blocking and receiving evidently. Jackson is the only super threat on the outside. Outside of the backs, I look at him as the #2 in this offense.

He was in on 66 snaps, 82% of plays.

Casey is a TE to watch for but I don't know much about him.

One things for sure, the Eagles are going to run a lot of plays and I think that they'll have to pass more than they did against the Skins in future games.

 
The Eagles seem determined to replace him and he still produces pretty well. I'd avoid for FF. It's more fun to watch a veteran get it done despite the pressure, than to be involved.

 
FBG's wasn't too impressed with Celek in Week 2's Top 200 going forward. I was actually surprised. No love.

He's not a beast of a TE but he's steady. The rookie TE has had trouble both blocking and receiving evidently. Jackson is the only super threat on the outside. Outside of the backs, I look at him as the #2 in this offense.

He was in on 66 snaps, 82% of plays.

Casey is a TE to watch for but I don't know much about him.

One things for sure, the Eagles are going to run a lot of plays and I think that they'll have to pass more than they did against the Skins in future games.
I have a feeling from that game and past Ducks stats that receiving will go 1. Jax, 2. McCoy, 3. Celek for the year.

One thing Ialso really liked in that Skins game was Celek being available for the big play. Not a lot of TE's get that kind of use.

 
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Leaning towards rolling out Celek this week over Gates.

Can't afford another 6 yard day out of Gates and Celek got ten targets last week from the Sanchize.

 
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Leaning towards rolling out Celek this week over Gates.

Can't afford another 6 yard day out of Gates and Celek got ten targets last week from the Sanchize.
I would do the same, I dont want to throw Gates in the pool though, and no one else to drop. I like him today.

 
Wasn't watching game - did he have to block more when Peters got hurt? In any case, there wasn't exactly a lot of passing yards to be had for the whole Eagles bunch.

 

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