Watching and listening to his comments, responding or more accurately not responding to the trash talk coming from Ramsey, it really cements everything I’ve always thought about Rob Gronkowski.
Seems like a great, albeit goofy, guy who is really enjoying himself. Is he a rocket surgeon? Probably not. But over the years I’ve seen so many negative comments and reactions in the guy’s direction that it’s baffling.
Is he perfect? Probably not. But he seems like a good teammate, clearly a phenomenal player who leaves it all on the field.
Asked about the Jax DB’s comments, yesterday Gronk said, among other things, that (paraphrasing) he (Ramsey) must have seen something on the film, so I will need to work hard to get better at football. Such a Belichick response.
Anyhow, I know, random ... just have never understood why more non-New England fans aren’t flat-out entertained by the guy.
Would never see myself actually rooting for the Patriots, especially in a game like this one. But I wouldn’t mind if Gronkowski had a monster day, win or lose.
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what the hell is a "rocket surgeon"?
Someone who performs surgery on rockets???
Raghib Ishmail's surgeon of course.
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what the hell is a "rocket surgeon"?
Someone who performs surgery on rockets???
No dummy it's surgery on people who have been hit by rockets. Duh!
Maybe you can due diligence it.
Beezer was being tongue-in-cheek to jokingly show a lack of self-awareness in criticizing Gronk's intelligence.
As far as his abilities as a TE, I think he is the most dominant I have ever seen given that he is the biggest mismatch I've seen as a TE receiver and perhaps the best blocker of all the great receiving TEs. He won't have the best career, though. I think I view him similarly to Aaron Rodgers at QB.
To me, he is the single most difficult match-up in the NFL when he's healthy. There are many times when Brady throws these seemingly ill-advised balls into double coverage and Gronk grabs it like a Nerf ball. It's really incredible. And then once he catches the ball, you've got to deal with the problem of wrestling the giraffe to the ground.
Guy is just a force...
No one cares.
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I like Gronk the person. But when that uniform goes on my contempt for him becomes fanatical.
No one cares.
Lol
"Hi, this RG......I was away at the Superbowl and my house was robbed..........."
Great player, one of my fav non-Giants............
I think some people feel he's not as scrutinized as someone like Beckham, because let's be honest Gronk has had some bad moments on and off the field, but those are people who usually try and make everything about race.
Says the only person on the entire thread to even mention race. SMH. You can't make this stuff up.
He's gotten plenty of criticism and flack, and has definitely not be spared by the media or fans. Looks like he's come out the other side.
He actually gives me hope for OBJ, who has some of those same tendencies.
I know, it is amazing how Hate>Objectivity
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Dude was a 6 time all pro, 14 time pro bowler, 14,000 plus yards receiving and 111 TD's.
I know, it is amazing how Hate>Objectivity