burningmetal

Stats definitely don't tell the whole story, but even if they did, c'mon... Jimmy broke Kellen Winslow's record and then Gronkowski Passed him by about what, 10 yards later that day? The only area where Gronk was fairly significantly ahead was in TD's. That's only because every time the Patriots got in the red zone, or near it, they were throwing to him. You never had to wonder who the first target was. It was always going to be him, and if someone else ended up with a TD it was only because Gronk was probably triple teamed. The beauty of our offense is we have so many polished weapons, Brees can pick and choose.

But all stats aside, the most dynamic playmaking TE I saw last year was Jimmy Graham. He might not be a polished blocker, but he now has just three combined years of playing football in his entire life. Give him a break, he'll get there. Though I think Gronkowski is a total moron, he's a good player, I'll give him that. But he unquestionably benefits from a TE oriented system, whereas we're more wide open and thus get more out of everyone.

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