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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.So consistent. Had 7 TD 11 times. 10 years with at least 700+ yards. Great player.
Get ahead of the TE debate though. If Kittle stays healthy, he's challenging Gronk for the GOAT spot.
Agreed to an extent. The catch radius, ability to take a kill shot and keep trucking. He's not far off though and his blocking is just as good. Maybe even better in space.Kittle's a great player but lacks Gronk's truly dominant qualities, it's like Shaq vs. any of the other great centers of the 90s-00s.
Agreed to an extent. The catch radius, ability to take a kill shot and keep trucking. He's not far off though and his blocking is just as good. Maybe even better in space.
LT, Turner, Sproles, Jackson, Merriman, Jammer, Williams all on the same team. They were loaded.I just can’t believe how much talent the Chargers had during the Rivers/Gates era and how little they did with it. It’s really remarkable. I remember that season when they led the league in offense and defense and missed the postseason...lol. This is why I think Brady to the Chargers will never happen. If you recall Archie Manning wouldn’t let Eli go to that clown show, and he was right in retrospect.
Gates was an awesome player. Always wished the Pats had someone like him (until they got Gronkowski.)
Yea Gronk was King Kong. His catch radius really was special. He could snag a ball one hand 3 feet away from his body and get low with a finger tip catch. Obviously his physical presence was unmatched.Gronk is the all-time leader in yards per target at 9.9 which is incredible because all the other all-time great TEa are around the 7.0-7.5 range, while Gronk leads all wide receivers, most being in the 8.0-9.0 range. I posted about this a couple of months ago arguing that Gronk, when healthy, was measurably the greatest offensive player ever.
Kittle is averaging roughly the same yards per target as Gronk. While it’s no secret that he’s a great player, it should be obvious to more people that he’s a sure-fire Hall of Famer if he stays healthy. If I could pick any skill player in the NFL, it’s probably Kittle. All that said, there’s something about Gronk’s presence that can’t be replicated...maybe it is just a matter of perception, but his freakish size and athleticism just stands out so much. Kittle may be as good but for whatever reason doesn’t have the “mega superstar” type of intangible where you think “holy crap” when you see him play unless you are really paying attention to him specifically. Gronk is like that in the same way as Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Randy Moss, etc. It almost seems unfair like he doesn’t belong in the same league.