JJ Watt a better TE than Gronk?!?

Rob0729 · Dec 5, 2014

Well, that is what one writer from ESPN is saying:

J.J. Watt has played tight end for probably less than 30 seconds this season. Three plays. Three routes. Three touchdown catches. Not a very large sample size. But I've seen enough to know that if the Houston Texans All-Pro defensive end ever wanted to switch to the other side of the ball and go back to his original position of tight end, he would never be as good as, say, the Patriots Rob Gronkowski.

He'd be better. Much, much better.

I'm not disparaging Gronkowski. Not even close. He's freakish and phenomenal. I just think Watt would be light-years better. He's bigger. He's stronger. He's more explosive and every bit as fast. And if you've seen Watt in training camp or before games catching passes one-handed off the Jugs machine, you know he's got great hands, too. Really, as far as I can tell, Watt's only obstacle to becoming the best tight end in football is that he's, ya know, a little busy being the most explosive defensive lineman since Reggie White.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...-texans-defensive-end-one-nfl-best-tight-ends

When healthy, Gronk is arguably the best TE in NFL history and this guy thinks Watt would be a much better TE.? Let's see Watt play TE in the open field and not the goal line before we even put him in the better than Gronk category at TE.

Brady2Gronk · Dec 5, 2014

Absolutely not

The Brandon Five · Dec 5, 2014

High comedy. Thanks, I needed a good laugh. I woke up in a lousy mood.

BSR · Dec 5, 2014

Stupidity has spread like Ebola through the media these days.

bresna · Dec 5, 2014

Ha ha ha ha. What a moron. Like goal line pass plays are the only thing Gronk does... why does this guy even bring up Gronk? To get clicks?

InRodWeRust · Dec 5, 2014

Trolling click bait. Next.

RayClay · Dec 5, 2014

Satire?

JMC00 · Dec 5, 2014

Typical ESPN sensationalist crap.

Jackson 2 · Dec 5, 2014

I saw that piece yesterday. Just the latest attempt by The World Wide Leader to panhandle for clicks. I can't ever recall a more ridiculous premise. The 4 Letter Network can't publish crap like that and at the same time claim to be a credible news source. As my old man used to say, "More balls than brains."

Armen Da Pats Fan · Dec 5, 2014

I guess if your sample size is three plays a season from the one yard line, ok.

But how about going over the middle, playing 80% of the offensive snaps, cracking off 30-yard runs while bowling over and stiff-arming defenders, blocking (an area in which Gronk is very underrated), then maybe not so much?

oldrover · Dec 5, 2014

"Puny writer. Gronk smash!!!"

Marinlik · Dec 5, 2014

Have people still not learned that articles like this are designed to make people mad. Because they know that if people think they are absolutely crazy and stupid, then they will link the article and more people will click on it, which will give them money.

Silver Blue&Red · Dec 5, 2014

Teams haven't game planned for him yet. Watts offensive play will wear off a bit. Imo

oldrover · Dec 5, 2014

Marinlik said:
Have people still not learned that articles like this are designed to make people mad. Because they know that if people think they are absolutely crazy and stupid, then they will link the article and more people will click on it, which will give them money.

DON'T DO IT!!!!!

chasa · Dec 5, 2014

what a stupid assertion.

Soon as jjwatt runs a seem rout 60 yards breaking tackles, after blocking for 25 plays we can talk about him as a tight end, and after he does it consistently we can start discussing where he would rank.

FrodoBagginz · Dec 5, 2014

BSR said:
Stupidity has spread like Ebola through the media these days.

There's going to be a cure for Ebola someday. Unfortunately, can't say the same for Stupidity.

Kontradiction · Dec 5, 2014

I think Watt would be a sensational TE, were he allowed to play the position 100% of the time. The guy is a freak athlete. Would he be better than Gronk? Well, let's hold our horses on that one.

Oswlek · Dec 5, 2014

Mike Vrabel laughs at Watt's pathetic 3-3 TD record.

Kontradiction · Dec 5, 2014

Oswlek said:
Mike Vrable laughs at Watt's pathetic 3-3 TD record.

Mike Vrabel may think it's pretty funny too.

tasmlab · Dec 5, 2014

Should we try out Gronk as a defensive lineman?

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