SAINTstunna

I'm a die hard SAINTS fan but numbers don't lie.gronk and GRAHAM
both had spectacular seasons, but you hafta tip your hat to the IDIOT.when
You keep looking four reasons your guy is better, all they gonna say is
Scoreboard.....but clearly, GRAHAM makes better choices....

burningmetal

That's a bit of a simplistic way of looking at it. Graham has been playing football for a grand total of 3 years while Gronkowski has been playing football most of his life. Yet Jimmy was only slightly behind Gronk in numbers, and he actually broke Kellen Winslow's tight end record first before Gronkowski was thrown a couple bones late in the game to pass Jimmy.

But here's the main point you are missing. The Patriots offense is built around the tight ends, whereas the Saints don't feature anyone. We spread the ball all over the field and it's why we broke records last year. If Drew threw the ball to Jimmy 15 times a game, he would have blown Gronkowski away. Jimmy Graham is a tremendous athlete. Gronk is just a lumberjack, who the league will adjust to much more easily.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.