cupofjoe1962
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This is one of those misleading statements that people attribute to BB but if you think about it for a bit it makes no sense whatsoever.
Yes, you don't keep people based on their past performance but if you completely throw that out of the window how exactly will you project their future performances when it comes to contract negotiations.
If you are seriously trying to tell me that past performance is not an indicator BB is using to come up with whatever metric he uses to determine value then I'd be extremely curious how you think he comes up with numbers.
Belichick was willing to trade Gronk to the Lions in 2018 for a 1st round pick, but Gronk said he would retire.
Gronk has a far better resume than Ghost & in his prime he was worth far more than a 1st round pick.
Then why would Belichick trade a guy who many consider the best TE of all time and a sure first ballot hall of fame member?
Belichick knew more than anyone that Gronk
Was on the decline & he ended up retiring after the season. His 2018 numbers were by far the worst of his career.
We all love Gronk, but Belichick made the right call.