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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.and the AFC is just down year tooOf course it is. It depends upon the other skills players stepping up, but this team won three Superbowls without him.
Winning is still a team effort, and New England still has one hell of a team.
gronk is an all time great player.
That being said, he tends to get a lot of attention from brady, sometimes with bad results. Forcing the ball when he has better options.
the only way this team IMPROVES without him is if Brady is able to stop relying on his binkie.
Of course it is. It depends upon the other skills players stepping up, but this team won three Superbowls without him.
Winning is still a team effort, and New England still has one hell of a team.
Can we still win the Super Bowl without him? Sure. Is it possible that we're better without him? Of course not, that's insane.
The issue with this is that this also removes the usual double team that others have to put on Gronk which makes life more difficult for everyone else.
While I understand the "Brady now needs to use all his weapons" POV and it makes it even harder for opponents to prepare I don't see a single angle where you could claim the offense is better off without him while a game is played.
Depends on whether the other skill players step up. If we win a superbowl WITHOUT Gronk, is the team improved? Or is it not improved, but winning despite him? hard to say.
Agreed!! Biggest question with the offense is can the key guys stay healthy? If so they're in really good shape because the biggest weapon (when healthy) yet the biggest anchor that weighs them down (when hurt or not 100%) is gone for the year with 5 games left in the regular season. It is a blessing in disguise to have Gronk gone early so they can develop their offense without him. He is such a supreme talent that the Patriots have built their O around him but seems like every freakin' year when December and January roll around there are Gronk issues that require real time management and it has hurt this team significantly on numerous occasions including last season when home field advantage went bye bye.The team as a whole won't improve because of Gronk's absence, but the offense should still be great without him. A fully healthy offense with Gronk and everyone else was an absolute embarrassment of riches. Without Gronk, I see a great offense that's about equal to, if not slightly better than, the offense of the Saints in terms of talent. It will be a matter of adjusting.
Didn't the Jest try to triple team Marty B on the last touchdown? If Brady and Bennett can establish a connection, then he's going to command those same double teams.