Zach Ertz makes hilarious comment about Jets

Washington Commanders tight finish Zach Ertz caught the game-winning landing on Sunday evening towards the Atlanta Falcons. The win improved Washington to 11-5 and clinched a playoff berth.

It has been a miracle season for the Commanders. Ending 4-13 final season, hiring a brand new teaching workers, and flipping over half of the roster shouldn’t have had Washington competing for a playoff spot this season.

Due to a roster led by phenomenal rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and a number of veterans, like Ertz and Bobby Wagner, Washington gained 11 video games for the primary time since 1991. And the Commanders nonetheless have one regular-season sport remaining.

Ertz defined after the sport when he thought this crew might be good and made a hilarious, unplanned remark relating to the New York Jets.

“It was actually about guys coming collectively,” Ertz stated. “And it didn’t occur in a single day, however I did assume as soon as we acquired all collectively and I noticed the expertise and coaching camp and also you go to the Jets towards a crew that we thought was going to be good I’d of, you possibly can erase that [laugh]. Go towards the joint practices and we felt like we have been enjoying towards some good defenses that we have been going to have an opportunity to be good.”

Ertz was referring to the Commanders’ joint practices with the Jets. On the time, it regarded like New York could have gotten the higher finish of these practices, however right here we’re, heading into Week 17, and Washington sits at 11-5, whereas the Jets are 4-12.

Ertz, being the professional he’s, shortly returned to his remark and apologized.

“I apologize to these guys, man, that didn’t imply to return out like that, but it surely simply felt like we had the expertise to do one thing,” Ertz stated.

Ertz stated what everybody else thought: The Jets have been alleged to be good.

Earlier than the season, nobody had the Commanders successful 11 video games and going to the playoffs, whereas the Jets gained 4 video games with Aaron Rodgers.

That’s why the video games are performed on the sector.