Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski caught five passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in Sunday’s 41-25 victory over the Bills, which is the kind of production we’ve grown accustomed to seeing as Gronkowski made his way to being the franchise’s all-time leader in touchdowns.
Those performances leave many people impressed with what Gronkowski is able to do on the football field, but a couple of Bills defenders aren’t going to be joining the tight end’s fan club anytime soon. Cornerback Corey Graham said Gronkowski uses his body well, but gave Tom Brady the credit for his receiver’s success.
Linebacker Zach Brown wouldn’t even give Gronkowski credit for the way he uses his own body.
“I’m more impressed with [Martellus] Bennett than Gronk,” Brown said, via the Boston Globe. “When Tom Brady wasn’t here, you didn’t hear [Gronkowski]. But when Tom Brady comes back he knows where to place it, how to place it, and he uses Gronk’s size to his advantage. As far as blocking, no, I do not think he’s one of the best. Bennett is probably a better blocker.”
Gronkowski didn’t play the first two weeks of the season because of a hamstring injury and played limited snaps the next two weeks, including a 16-0 loss to the Bills while Jacoby Brissett was starting at quarterback. Brady returned the next week and Gronkowski has 21 catches for 473 yards and three touchdowns over that period.
Is that all because of Brady? The Bills might think so, but there’s not much point making the argument after a game that saw you fail to stop either one of them.
