I don't care if this gets written in every thread, even if for no reason, we're watching the best Tight End to ever play the game.
Ever.
Gonzalez numbers were about playing 17 seasons. Gates isn't even close. Vernon Davis? Child please. Witten? Gronk is 4 touchdowns away from tying him.
Gronk is the. Best. Ever.
He's the best offensive skill player in the NFL right now. Better than Dez, better than Calvin, better than Graham. He scares a defense as much as Randy Moss did in his prime, maybe even more because Moss never got flagged for burying someone into the Camera truck 15 yards out of bounds.
Nobody can a.) block like him, b.) break tackles like him and c.) brings his attitude.
Jimmy Graham proves his point to the NFL by dunking the ball over the goal post for a 15 yard penalty. Wow, intimidation! Emotion! Gronk? Well, ask Sergio Brown how Gronk earned his penalty. Ask him if he'd want to play that blocking game again.
And then after he does his damage he's a big kid on the sideline who everyone that doesn't need to play against him loves the hell out of.
Gronk has the attitude of a 70's Steelers' Linebacker and produces like Randy Moss or Jerry Rice when healthy, while blocking like ...well, you might need combine a few players to reach that.