Gronk is trying to make a name for himself as an analyst and so he has to say some things outside the main stream of thought or that are semi controversial.
I do not hold it against him, but remember Gronk had a critical role in only one of the 6 super bowl wins (the last one). So his thoughts about the Patriot way are not exactly fundamental to the success they have achieved.
Lol...such a bad take.
In Super Bowl 46, he showed how dominant he was as the offense struggled having him limping around.
The Patriots didn’t make the Super Bowls 47 or 48. Both seasons he was injured and the offense stalled against Baltimore and Denver in the AFCCG. It was obvious to anyone watching that his absence was the reason the Patriots couldn’t move the ball.
He played an enormous role in Super Bowl 49. What game were you watching? That was a historic defense, and the Patriots put up 28 points. There's a reason Edelman was single covered the entire fourth quarter. Gronk still had a great game statistically.
The Patriots didn’t make Super Bowl 50, even though his performance at Denver in the AFCCG was absolutely legendary, basically willing the team back while multiple star players on Denver defended him. He was even open on the 2-point conversion, but Brady missed it.
He didn’t play in SB51, so there’s the one (rather ridiculous) gripe that he wasn’t tremendously important to the team. Luckily that might have been the best Patriots team on the 2010s and Bennett was also a really good player.
SB52 was a historically great game from Gronk despite the defense allowing 41 points.
SB53 was another incredible game considering his limitations. That catch up the seam was the difference in the game.
To recap, he played through the postseason in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. In six postseasons with Gronk healthy, they made four Super Bowl appearances and won two. He was a complete monster even in losses in 2015 and 2017 (SB) and playing on a high ankle sprain in 2011 (SB). I don't know if there's another player in the league who was so consistently great in the postseason, provided he was semi-healthy.
Rob Gronkowski Playoffs Game Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Gronkowski was the difference maker is every imaginable way, and I believe he’s the league’s most valuable player (besides QBs) of the 2010s. He’s like Bobby Orr without any historical comparison as an offensive player, since he is the only player who could dominate the game on the line of scrimmage
and downfield.