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Originally Posted by Amnorix
Well, 3rd all-time in touchdowns for a TE. Gates, Gonzalez, then Gronk.
Only TE to lead all receivers in touchdowns in a season.
Only TE to have 3+ seasons with 10+ TDs and 1,000+ yards.
Tied most seasons by a TE with 1,000+ yards
On the plus side, let's face it, he was a much better blocker than TonyG or Gates....or most any other TE ever who was any good as a receiver. His passer target rating was ridiculous, as was his TD/game ratio.
On the minus side, his stats are inflated by playing with Brady his whole career, as opposed to some schmucks. I didn't both listing any of his many playoff/SB records, because those are a function of the teams he played with. They should help his HOF candidacy, but I don't think it's fair to post them compared to Gonzalez/Gates/whoever for who should be on the top 100 list.
Bottom line -- if you told me we're creating an NFL league that will last 10 years only, and I had my pick of any TE ever, I'd take Gronk. Utterly dominant.
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Gronk is too injury prone to be considered better than Tony G. He only had 2 seasons where he played a full 16 games.
Tony G was much better in the blocking game (which was much more valuable back then) and had really good numbers with crap quarterbacks. He was just as good of a receiver as Gronk without the GOAT throwing to him.