Graham is not better than Gronkowski

burningmetal · 06-25-2012, 05:41 AM

Originally Posted by rdanderson91

Jump at the NFL Combine feat. Glee - YouTube

Bout 30 seconds in is just one reason graham is better. That and his 4.5 speed compared to gronks 4.65-4.7

Yeah, Jimmy is freakishly athletic. The only TE perhaps in the history of the league who remotely compares is Vernon Davis. But even he takes a back seat to Graham, in my opinion. Davis is very fast for a TE but he doesn't consistently make plays, and he's been playing the game a lot longer than Jimmy.

I predict a couple years from now this subject will not be worth discussing. Jimmy Graham is going to be light years ahead of everyone else.

Edit: Want to clarify that I think Davis is the only TE who compares athletically, not in overall play. Obviously Gronkowski, Gates (when healthy), Tony Gonzalez in his prime and many others are, or were, better than Davis. Jimmy is in that upper echelon, but Vernon (except against us) just doesn't bring it enough.

06-25-2012, 05:41 AM	#13
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by rdanderson91 Jump at the NFL Combine feat. Glee - YouTube Bout 30 seconds in is just one reason graham is better. That and his 4.5 speed compared to gronks 4.65-4.7 Yeah, Jimmy is freakishly athletic. The only TE perhaps in the history of the league who remotely compares is Vernon Davis. But even he takes a back seat to Graham, in my opinion. Davis is very fast for a TE but he doesn't consistently make plays, and he's been playing the game a lot longer than Jimmy. I predict a couple years from now this subject will not be worth discussing. Jimmy Graham is going to be light years ahead of everyone else. Edit: Want to clarify that I think Davis is the only TE who compares athletically, not in overall play. Obviously Gronkowski, Gates (when healthy), Tony Gonzalez in his prime and many others are, or were, better than Davis. Jimmy is in that upper echelon, but Vernon (except against us) just doesn't bring it enough. Rell&Gold likes this.
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