Brady And Gronk United Once More
Well at least now we know where Gronk’s loyalties truly lie: with Tommy, not Billy.
I genuinely thought Gronk would stay retired. He has always been a smarter person than he appears to be. You’d expect the guy who seems like a big dumb lug to actually be a complete big dumb lug but if you paid attention to some of the stories about him, he’s not a complete lug. He took proper care of his earnings, and he seemed to genuinely give good answers when asked the right questions. He’s just a fun loving doof in the end, and his infectious personality seemed like it would translate to TV and wrestling extremely well. He seemed happy! He lost weight, he was funny, the future was bright for our favorite human-shaped golden retriever. Now he’s back with his bro in Florida and Pats fans feel a little betrayed.
Now that Gronk has “pulled a Witten” and returned after one season away, what can we expect? I think good things. The Bucs are astoundingly loaded. They drafted one of the top tackle prospects in Wirfs to keep King Shit upright. They drafted a couple of runningbacks to help ease the load. They already have a up-and-coming defense and are stacked at WR. On paper, the Bucs might be the NFC team to beat, simply because now they have a QB who won’t gift wrap freebie touchdowns to the opposing defense every so often. Also Gronk! Gronk no longer has to wear a shirt at all because Florida is a humid nightmare. I hope they bend the rules and allow him to be naked on the field.
I also can’t help but feel that Brady made the right move. The Pats, looking at the relative disaster of 2019 (I SAID RELATIVE), came out of that film room and decided what they needed was defense for some reason. They spent their first three picks on a saftey, a linebacker, and another linebacker. Then they drafted two tight ends in a row. Then they picked the now famous alt-right kicker. They finally addressed the Oline with 2 picks in the 6th and one in the 7th. Any wide receivers in this notoriously deep class to help our left behind pal Edelman? No. It was a very Patriots draft, which might not work anymore without King Shit under center. We’ll have to see.
I hope everything explodes because that would be funny.
I am honestly curious about one thing. Now that Brady will be playing eight home games in ball sweat heat will he shit the bed the way he always seemed to in Miami or was that actually a result of the Dolphins and not the heat?
Based on road games at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, the answer appears to be… possibly and improbably due to the Dolphins own efforts?
Brady has a 2-1 record in visits to Jacksonville, though both wins appear to be week 16 or 17 games, and one possession wins at that.
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/new-england-patriots/teamvsteam?opp=15&ha=A
The Brady led Pats were 2-0 in visits to Tampa, and these two games were both in October, and include one 35-7 drubbing.
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/new-england-patriots/teamvsteam?opp=30&ha=A
I know that the dolphins managed to beat Brady even with a bad team, but a couple of those Pats wins were against really terrible teams. Those wins came over teams that (at the time) were a combined 12-29. One of the Jags wins was against a 2-13 team and one of the Tampa wins was against a 0-7 team.
If I’m not mistaken, one of those wins against the Buccaneers was played in London.
As a Patriots fan, all I wanted out of the draft class was a good blocking TE who might also be able to catch the ball, but blocking first. That’s something people tend to miss with Gronk was his incredible blocking, and that’s what the running game was missing last year, plus losing your two full backs before game 8. No run means always throw which means every defense knows your gameplan. I’m highly intrigued by the new direction of the team and will always wish Brady good luck, but I don’t expect him to win the SB next season. The season after however…could be a different story.
They really should just trade Edelman to the Bucs. How much will a 34 year old possession receiver with a $10M price tag really help them in 2020? Keeping him in time out while his two BFFs get to play together in his window just seems vindictive.
He signed an extension in 2019, knowing that this exact scenario could play out.
Tampa isn’t getting prime Brady, we’re getting 2015 Peyton Manning.
Give Brady some credit, they’re getting 94 Joe Montana.
Nah Brady still got it. His game was never built on arm strength although his arm strength was good. The bigger question is what happens if he gets the real NFC QB experience: you score 30 but also your defense gives up 30? To my knowledge the worst defensive team Brady ever had was 2011 where they were ranked 17th. The Bucs, Saints and Falcons have all had a few 30 something ranked defenses in the last decade.
The Fiesta returns! May you bring the 69’s to Tampa!
I’m so torn.
Does my disgust for the absurdly obnoxious Pats fans in my life outweigh my disgust for the human being that refers to itself as TB12? I can’t decide. =/
If TB/NE both go 0-16, I’ll be supremely happy.
If TB/NE both go 16-0, I’ll be happy, but in the most miserable kinda way.
If one is 16-0 & one 0-16, I’ll be miserable, but in a happy kinda… no, I’ll just be miserable.
i have SO MANY questions, BB!
does it matter which team goes undefeated/winless?
does the postseason matter at all to you?
what if they both go 8-8?
what if they both go 8-8, but that’s enough to get one (or both) a postseason berth?
Let’s see…
No. Wait, yes. Ugh, I’m not sure. Final answer – Probably. I actually like Belichick, so I think Brady finding success would annoy me more. But I HATE Kraft, so… ugh. This is one thorny thicket. Ok, final final answer. If Kraft goes to jail or gets devoured by squirrels, Patriots all the way.
No. The postseason stops existing if the Giants go more than 2 years without playing in it.
8-8 means I’m a *little* less happy, and a *little* less miserable about it.
See above. The NFL canceled the postseason last year and have’t brought it back since. 😉
NE goes 18-1 again, and Tampa goes 19-0.
I think Tom Brady looking like crap after a ton of hype would be the worst thing to happen to Pats fans. Most of Pats nation sides with Brady over Belichick. Brady tarnishing his legacy while Bill Belichick proves that literally any QB could play for him would be the biggest blow. If Belichick makes the playoffs with THIS roster and Brady doesn’t with a clear playoff level talented team, we’ll be able to taunt Pats fans forever.
Brady’s always annoyed me more than Belichick. Belichick is just a grumpy old dude who’s been a good coach for too damn long; he’s only as annoying as anyone who wins too much is annoying.
Brady is a Goliath that won’t stop crying about how he’s really the David. That’s what makes him the most insufferable player in the league. I hope the Bucs bomb and Brady is remembered forever after as a system quarterback.
aaron rodgers to the pats.
you heard it here first, folks.
While I can understand the Bucs going after Tom Brady, I don’t really get this move. Gronk was pretty much done by 2018, and you could tell by watching him play that he barely had anything left in him. It was smart for him to get out of the league when he did, but suddenly he wants to play again? I don’t really see Gronk having a big year unless he was quietly planning this all along.
The big omegalol here is the fact that there were reports that Tampa offered OJ Howard, and New England took the pick instead. Of course they would value a useless asset over a proven player. Tom Brady was right to get the fuck out of there when he did.
He’s probably got a good half-season in the tank after recharging for a year. And with Tampa’s WRs, Gronk won’t be the only target Tom has, so he’ll be able to play in a more limited role. He doesn’t need to have a huge year– he just needs to have a few huge plays. And he’s definitely got the kind of team that won’t make him sacrifice his body quite so often.
and as people point out, his blocking was still top-notch. pricy for a blocker, sure, but still…
I kinda wanna see the Pats win the East at 5-11.
Pats fan here – Nothing “relative” about it, last year was a trainwreck, buoyed only by the fact that we played the literal softest schedule in league history. They literally just had to beat Fitzmagic at home to secure a bye, and couldn’t. Astounding.
Actually a little curious about how our…um… “newer” fans react to a year that will be somewhere between rebuilding and full on tank.
And yeah, Tampa and New Orleans are probably the teams to beat, so that should be a fun division.
Nah, still relative. Only Pats fans would consider making the playoffs and getting bounced by a team that makes it to the conference championship to be a “trainwreck.” Other teams fans might still consider that disappointing, or annoying, or irritating, but not a trainwreck.