Eric Ebron: Intentionally funny or just goofy?

Ebron has done a few things that made me laugh. I'm just not sure if it is intentional humor or not.

That said, compared to Heath Miller, he does suck.

 

I think he dropped more passes this yr than heath has his entire career

 

Ebron isn't even close to Miller. He slowed down his last few seasons, but some people tend to forget that Miller was also very athletic. He could make big plays down the seams. He was also a tremendous blocker. Ebron isn't even a willing blocker most of the time.

 

They did not showcase Heath enough, perhaps his blocking prevented that. When they needed him he seemed to be always there.

 

Well...Maybe he is smarter than he looks!

 

That's saying it lightly about Ebron. I can think of 3 easy Tds right off my head if he just .....kinda blocked.

 

There was a time when he was featured in the redzone quite often . No not his whole career, but there were a couple of years .

 

https://stillcurtain.com/2020/03/26/ebron-steelers-free-agency-addition/

Interesting drops are not a new problem with Ebron.

He doesn't suck, but he's not great either.

Heath Miller was consistent

 

"That's Jesse James replacement. Not mines!"

 

Ebron

 

Many of us knew about the drops when they signed him. I remember him dropping a couple in a game against the Steelers when he was still with the Lions.

 

This team is full of clowns.

 

They should just throw Ebon in the WR room.

Bring in a whole new TE group ... Gentry and Rader feel like they have been here forever and haven't really developed at all.

 

Ebron had 7 drops this year. Unfortunately, I cannot find any stats on Miller for drops.

 

Ben not the greatest with Ball placement nor did Ben throw a lot of tight spirals.. I not blaming all the drops on the QB but a lot of them he did his guys no favors....

You make that Diamond on a tight spiral and catch the front the ball almost feels glued to your hands , now if that thing has a tail wobble much harder to catch ...

I am sure no one on the Team wanted to state that 'our starting NFL QB can't throw a tight spiral..

 

Didn't he drop a Td the year before against us....when we played Indy ?

 

I'm mainly down on Him...well...because he doesn't seem like a willing participant in blocking. Like he doesn't even care, or something.

 

Hey Formerscribe.

I was very happy when I heard we picked up Ebron. Given that, he definitely lacks some "Commitment" seemingly to take his game to higher levels. He is a very good "Receiver". Yes, I know he has had his share of drops. On the other hand, he has also made some terrific catches. I believe if he really dedicated himself to honing in on the craft of "Catching" the ball consistently, he could become a very good Wide Receiver type Tight End if that makes sense. That is where my "Commitment" comment comes in. I think he can be a really good catching TE. I mean really good. However, I just do not know if he is dedicated to put in that kind of work.

The other half of the story is "Blocking" which is almost non-existent with him. That is not good. Thus, we needed to have two people to do the job of one TE. Ebron-Catch and McDonald-Block. Even given that, there is always room for improvement; for every Steeler in every facet of their positions.

I like the guy but he needs to get more serious IMO if he wants to be a consistent "Top-Tier" Tight End. Also Ben seems to like him a lot and does have a chemistry with him. Also, if we lose JuJu, we are going to need him in the Passing Game even more.



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Ebron is serviceable, but he's not good enough to carry Heath's shorts