Zach Ertz

February 21, 2013 11:23 am ET

While the results of the athletic drills conducted at the Combine each year generates the most buzz, scouts will tell you that the most important testing occurs off the field.

An example of this came Thursday morning with scouts getting their first opportunity to get reliable measurements for a number of highly regarded underclassmen tight ends, including Stanford’s Zach Ertz,

While Ertz looked the part of a first round tight end at 6-5, 249 pounds, he has surprisingly short arms, according to NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah.

Ertz’s arms were measured at 31 3/4.” By comparison, Notre Dame’s Tyler Eifert, the only other tight end consistently earning placement in NFLDraftScout.com’s first round mock drafts, measured in at 6-5, 250 with 33 1/8″ arms.

The difference might seem slight, until you compare Ertz’s arm-length to several of the other highly regarded underclassmen at the position, including San Diego State’s Gavin Escobar (33 5/8″ arms at 6-6, 254), Michigan State’s Dion Sims (33 1/8″ at 6-5, 262) and even significantly smaller “joker” tight end Jordan Reed of Florida, who has 33″ arms despite measuring in at 6-2 (1/2), 236 pounds.

Arm length can be significant at the tight end position. Longer-armed defenders might be able to get into Ertz’s chest and drive him back or toss him on when he’s asked to block. Theoretically, defenders playing tight against him might be able to reach from behind to knock away passes, though this wasn’t a problem during Ertz’s First Team All Pac-12 junior campaign, when he led Stanford with 69 catches in 2012 for 898 yards and six touchdowns.

from: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/blog/rob-rang/21742717/short-arms-could-be-issue-for-stanford-te-zach-ertz

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Zach Ertz was born on November 10th, 1990 according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Ertz

November 10th, 1990

11 + 10 +1+9+9+0 = 40 = his life lesson = Doing his part. Pitching in. Helping out.

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November 10th, 1990

11 + 10 = 21 = his core number = Seeing the big picture.

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November 10th, 1990

10 +1+9+9+0 = 29 = his “secret” number = Skilled. Talented. Coordinated. Self-confidence. A real team player.

Three of Wands Tarot card

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November 10th, 1990

November 10th

11 + 10 +2+0+1+2 = 26 = his personal year (from November 10th, 2012 to November 9th, 2013) = In the news. Making headlines. The media.

Page of Wands Tarot card

26 year + 4 (April) = 30 = his personal month (from April 10th, 2013 to May 9th, 2013) = Blessed. Having a lot to be thankful for.

Four of Wands Tarot card

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using the number/letter grid:

1      2    3       4       5       6     7    8     9
A      B   C      D      E       F      G     H      I
J   K    L      M      N     O   P    Q R
S     T      U      V     W     X      Y    Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

Zach Ertz

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