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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Big blow. Gronk was the greatest TE I've ever seen, and a hell of a lot of fun to watch.
Pats receiving corps is now Edelman, Larry, Moe and Curly. Not pretty. Long way to go yet, though and we'll see how it shakes out in the long run.
I still think the Pats win the SB in 2011 if Gronk was healthy.  |
The irony is because Gronk was so hard to take down, players started trying to take him down in ways that would injure him.
One of the few players I've seen willing to take down Gronk cleanly was Earl Thomas. I remember a play where he made a perfect form tackle and stopped Gronk dead to rights. No gain at all after contact. It's a shame a lot of players lack that respect or ability.