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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.I am talking about the style of receiver they are. Gronk's style is closer to Shannon Sharpe than either Gates or Gonzo.
No way Hernandez are remotely like Sharpe or Coates. Those two lined up at the end of the line and caught balls in traffic over the middle line Gronk. Hernandez lines up in the slot or out wide like Gates and Gonzo did/do.
oh...did you think I was posting to you???...I cannot make any negative posts now???..is that ANOTHER new rule here??
why don't you post the TRUE PATRIOT FAN HANDBOOK so I can get acquainted with the proper methods of rooting for the Pats.
so much azzzholenish...
Gonzalez was always an in-line tight end (and probably the best ever) and Gates has been for most of his career, especially after he found blocking.
I do get what you're going for, though. Hernandez is a new breed of player because guys are just getting bigger and faster. If anything, he's more comparable to a slot wide receiver like Welker than he is to any of the guys you're comparing him to, he just weighs nearly half a hundred pounds more than most of those slot guys. It's not even really fair to call him a tight end.
And, for what it's worth, Gronk's a better downfield receiver than Hernandez is. He's hardly just a 'tough catch over the middle' guy, and nor was Gonzalez in his heyday. Hernandez is just substantially more dangerous after the catch since he can make people miss rather than just trying to rumble over people.
As I noted:
Which one of these guys will get added to the roster now that the kicker was released? I was surprised that there wasn't an update about Gaffney, Collie, or Lloyd this morning.