As the Philadelphia Eagles continue their rebuild, or maybe a less drastic verbiage would call it a reboot, they continue to waffle with who should stay and who should go. Carson Wentz is long gone, off to Indianapolis in a trade that gave the Eagles draft compensation. Doug Pederson was shown the door earlier this offseason as well. A name that continues to pop up in trade talks is tight end Zach Ertz.

While the Eagles haven't traded him yet, they are clearing fielding offers as has been reported. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman had this to say on the matter today:

In other words: “Hey other teams, spice up the offers a bit more.”

Roseman is making a hell of a pitch for a tight end in Ertz who might not need it.

Sure, Ertz had a down year in 2020. In fact, it was his worst statistical year of his career and on top of it he was fighting off injuries. But looking at the big picture, who on Philadelphia's offense didn't struggle last season? It was an absolute mess from top to bottom.

It cost Doug Pederson his job, Carson Wentz his (in Philadelphia) and others are gone now as well.

It's a far more safe assumption that the 2020 season for Ertz was an anomaly, not a sign of things to come. He's still just 30 years old, and it was just in 2018 that he secured 116 catches, the most ever by a tight end in a season in the NFL.

For the Eagles, it makes sense to listen to offers for Ertz. They don't appear to be competing for a title anytime soon, so why not build up future assets via draft compensation or other young talent.

And for Ertz, like others, he likely just wants out of the mess that organization has created.