NFL 2020 Season: Gravy Edition!

Meh. Still need a running game.

Tom and Rob sure hated Boston and it’s fans. Gronk retires early then takes a huge dump on the city while only coming back if he can play for another team. Hilarious.

I wonder how high and out of shape he is now.

Nester said:

Tom and Rob sure hated Boston and it’s fans. Gronk retires early then takes a huge dump on the city while only coming back if he can play for another team. Hilarious.

I wonder how high and out of shape he is now.

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Yeah Gronk hated the Pats so much that he worked with the Patriots to unretire and in return the Pats turned a 7th pick into a free 4th and it literally cost them nothing. They couldn't even afford Gronk if he decided to come back and play with the Pats (1 mil cap space and Gronk is 11m). He's on record saying the only QB he would ever play for is Brady and he voided a trade to Detroit a few years ago for this very reason.

This trade is very clearly a win - win for everyone involved, even if it might hurt emotionally for some Patriot "fans". Gronk gets to play russian roulette one final time with his body in his final contract year with Brady before going back into the entertainment industry, the Patriots upgrade a 7th to a 4th for free by trading a retired player they can't even afford, and the Bucks get a good player (even if far from his prime) for cheap. I just hope we don't see Gronk turned into a potato or a cripple live next season.

Gronks Agent said:

“Rob is a very classy guy in the way he handled this,” he said. “Rob could have come out of retirement and become reinstated and put the Patriots in a tough situation cap-wise, but he decided not to do that. He decided to be patient and really allow this to work out. “He loves New England; he loves the Patriots organization, Coach (Bill) Belchick, the Krafts, his teammates that are still there. He had an amazing run in New England. It was just time for him to continue his career with Tom Brady in Florida with Tampa. It was something cool and exciting and challenging for him. He’s well-rested and looking forward to playing with Tom.”

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Really loaded tight end and receiver group down there. Three tight end sets in the making? The Bucs should be interesting to watch if nothing else.

I'm interested to see who the winner is fantasy wise. If Gronk is even a shadow of his former self it'll be him but who knows with Brady.

Fadaar said:

I'm interested to see who the winner is fantasy wise. If Gronk is even a shadow of his former self it'll be him but who knows with Brady.

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He's clearly been staying in shape, although that isn't the same as game ready shape. I think the biggest thing going for him is he has had over a year to properly heal up, since nagging injuries are what kept his performance in check the past couple years with the Pats.

Dude is 30 and his contract is up soon. If I understand football office logic, that means trade him for max "value" asap even if the couple high performing years he likely has left could easily be the difference between winning another championship or not.

So I take it Gronkowski's wrestling career is over already? well what a shame.

DickTrickle said:

Really loaded tight end and receiver group down there. Three tight end sets in the making? The Bucs should be interesting to watch if nothing else.

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Bucs should trade us OJ Howard and a 3rd for Trent Williams.