It’s his blocking that makes him the best. Kelce and Gonzalez may have been better receivers but Gronk was like having a pro bowl level Tackle and an All pro receiver in one
@@vilious Well, TB & Gronk beat Mahomes & Kelce in an AFC championship and in a Super Bowl. They have totally different styles too. Kelce is good at what he’s does but he has a much softer style of play than Gronk. He isn’t as physical, as strong or as dominant and he definitely can’t block as well as Gronk. Kelce can run routes and get open. Gronk could snag the ball in double coverage, get physical to go up and get 50/50 balls, and run guys over. He could block just as good as a lineman in the run game. Gronk still holds the record for most TDs in a season by a TE. He scored 17 TDs during his 2nd second (and best season) but Kelce has only scored 12 TDs during his best season. Idgaf about yard cuz Gronk was the better TE, his only negative attribute was his “run em over” style of play because it got him injured. Kelce is great but he isn’t as dominate or powerful as Gronk. If u needed a TE to get physical and overpower a defender to snag a game winning catch would u choose Gronk or Kelce?? Kelce plays like a receiver. Gronk is the all around better TE.
Gronk almost had that hail mary against the eagles in 2017... Very close. If you think about it, Brady went to 10 superbowls and lost 3 of them by 1 possession.. that is crazy
Zeged meaning what? That he played better competition? That’s what that means. Bradshaw played competitive Superbowls. Brady played more competitive Superbowls. Mahomes also played more competitive Superbowls. Montana didn’t. The Giants didn’t against the Broncos. The Redskins didn’t. The only competitive Superbowls the Cowboys played they lost. And so forth
@johnnywilkman I understand that. I was just commenting on how close Brady was to having 10 superbowls and not just 7... super damn close. He had his team's in every game. That is unbelievable 🐐
Gronk came in to a league with Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates and took the mantle as best tight end ever real quick. He could catch anything, was impossible to match up with, loved to block, and played through pain. LBs were too slow to cover him, DBs were too small to take him down. He could block the top rushers one-on-one. He progressed each and every year skills wise.
@@Coffey_Black You don't see Kelce straight up trucking 2 defenders and staying on his feet, or flipping into the end zone. Kelce is a great route runner , that's it. What separates Gronk from Kelce is his ability to be a great overall tight end, blocking, receiving, dominating defenders, etc.
@@LiamDeegehey you’re good bro I personally have gronk at number one because he’s slightly more versatile with his abilities in the line, but u really can’t be mad about taking Kelce
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady was one of the greatest QB-TE duo in the history of the game. He was one of a kind tight end who was a pass-catching threat.
I was at Mile High stadium looking down at Gronk from the 5th level and almost saw him take over the game in 2015, but Broncos squeaked out a nail biter. Gronk defines football in every category, checks all the boxes. A lot of great tight ends out there in history, but he was my favorite even though the Pats weren't my team.
Gronk was and still is my favorite Patriot’s player of all time. That men is a legend and he created one of the greatest QB and TE tandems in NFL history. Tom Brady couldn’t have won those 7 Superbowls without Gronk, he was the Pipen to Brady’s Jordan. Jordan couldn’t win his championships without Pippen, the same could be said for Brady and Gronk. All of Tom Brady’s success was all because of Gronk, Gronk created Brady.
Rob Gronkowski 1x First Team All Pac 10 1x Third Team All American 1x NFL 2010s All Decade Team 1x NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team 1x NFL Comeback Player Of The Year 1x NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leader 1x New England Patriots All 2010s Team 1x New England Patriots All Dynasty Team 1x PFWA All Rookie Team 4x First Team All Pro🥇 4x Super Bowl Champion🏆 5x Pro Bowl
I saw Rob run routes in practice in 2016. As a athlete I was completely shocked as to how fast he was and how quick his feet were. He was truly a once in a lifetime athlete.
This man has to be the most lovable, silly, not-so-intelligent most cherished player in NE's history. He holds a lot of records, yes, but more than that, he's Gronk and we here in New England will never forget watching him run down the field shedding tackles as he just stomps on men who weigh 300 lbs trying their best not to let him run. Not happening with Gronk.. Thanks Gronk. You gave us a reason to CHEER!
The light touch with his hands, great hands, usually big guys don't have that touch, best blocking TE, he is a great blocker on top of his receiving abilities. Clutch. Clutch Clutch.
Don't ever forget this guy did this in the defensive era of Polamalu's Steelers, Ray Lewis' Ravens and the Seahawks legion of boom! Then went two for two in the play offs (AFC Champ, Superbowl) against Maholmes, Kelce and Tyreek.
there will never be another like our man Gronk. Now Bill deserves a lot of credit, for keeping Brady in for their first SB win, sure, but Bill, HOW in heck did you ever consider doing what you did, to Gronk, and to Malcolm? I'll never for get it. Thanks Gronk!!!!
When Gronk retired, I tabbed him as the GOAT of TEs. I'm a Charger fan and Antonio Gates'career is way better than the so-called other GOAT, Tony Gonzalez. If Gronk played 2 or 3 more 50/700/5 years, he'd be the ultimate GOAT. Yes, he had Brady but Gronk was unstoppable. Gates was the only weapon after LT left the Chargers. Mahomes rejuvenated Kelce's career. These 4 TE's IMO are the top 5 in NFL history, bar none!
One thing that always stuck out to me was how big Gronks hands are. When I was watching him playing I always remember my dad and I talking about how small the football looked in his hands.
I never realized just Hou big a d talented Rob is!@": when he came here to Tampa from the patriots for Tom Brady just watching him it was crazy!!no wonder Tom loves him so much"" he has total trust in him"" he"s like Mike Alstott dragging grown men down the field"" just wow!!"" That man is a real beast and a first ballot Hall of Famer!!"" I miss him already.....😮
As a Chiefs fan you could say Gronk is the TE 🐐 and I’d be fine with that. I personally think Kelce is better due to his playoff domination and 1000 yard streak, but Gronk definitely had the higher peak. 18 tds in one season is insane. First ballot HOFer for sure
the best 2 way TE i mean offense and defense....once in every century.....imagine if his career never shortened by his injuries....his record will be unbreakable
What made gronk so good is what became his downfall. The dude was so hard to bring down defenders had to hit him as hard as they could, and hit him in the legs all the time, it beat him down and destroyed his back. That flip into the endzone against the Chiefs in this video, that was the start of his back problems I think, and that was his rookie year.
For those that keep saying Kelce is a better receiver, here's some career stats: Gronk averages 15.0 yards a catch... Kelce averages 12.4 yards a catch Gronk has 10 or more TDs a season 5 times... Kelce only 3 times Gronk set the all time TE record for most TDs in a season 17 Gronk has 92 TDs while Kelce only has 74 Tds in 19 games more Gronk fumbled only 5 times in his career, Kelce has fumbled 13 times The only thing Kelce has is more total catches and yards for his career. This includes the fact Gronk was out of the league for a year, retired. Look up the two player's stats on pro football reference if you don't believe me. Gronk is the better receiver in addition to a much better blocker.
Look at all those perfect balls from Brady. Gronk literally just gets his head turned around a split second b4 the ball is right there wherever it needs to be whether it be in dbl coverage, a 50/50 ball or any other type of coverage. Just imagine if he showed up a year earlier or Moss didnt move on. I mean who are the opposing teams gonna double not to mention the slot receivers who would have had a field day if not one or the other recievers. It would also open up the running game so much more the pass would likely become secondary on most downs. Js
Brady won 4 rings without Gronk including with him watching from the side lines hurt in 2016 Question is what would Gronk be without having GOAT QB for his entire career throwing to him
@@davis2k1234 there is a big difference between 7 rings and 4 rings ...Gronk can account for 3 of those for sure...he had big game moments against the seahawks...Rams..and the chiefs....but yeah you could say that. Either way... Brady is the goat and so is Gronk
This could be the length of the lord of the rings trilogy and i'd still watch it
Gronk want football, Gronk catch football, Gronk spike football.
Mongo Gronk
Gronkowski doing his Ben Coates 😁
GRONK SMASH!!!
Gronk Smash Foozeball.
An absolute privilege watching his career as a pats fan growing up. Something so special that won’t be repeated.
Brock Bowers
Guy just started his NFL carrer. Lets come back to this in a decade. @@zeged
@@zegedno doubt he’s talented but let’s see him put together some special seasons to start mentioning him with gronk 😐
He’s in that tier of just being different. Him, Moss, Megatron, men amongst boys in terms of athletic ability
couldn’t of said it better
Something like that!
Best TE ever! Dominant, smart and goofy at the same time! Him and Brady are the greatest QB-TE duo of all time🐐🐐🐐
As a life-long Pats fan, Mahomes Kelce is clearly the better QB-TE duo.
It’s his blocking that makes him the best. Kelce and Gonzalez may have been better receivers but Gronk was like having a pro bowl level Tackle and an All pro receiver in one
@@vilious Well, TB & Gronk beat Mahomes & Kelce in an AFC championship and in a Super Bowl. They have totally different styles too. Kelce is good at what he’s does but he has a much softer style of play than Gronk. He isn’t as physical, as strong or as dominant and he definitely can’t block as well as Gronk. Kelce can run routes and get open. Gronk could snag the ball in double coverage, get physical to go up and get 50/50 balls, and run guys over. He could block just as good as a lineman in the run game. Gronk still holds the record for most TDs in a season by a TE. He scored 17 TDs during his 2nd second (and best season) but Kelce has only scored 12 TDs during his best season. Idgaf about yard cuz Gronk was the better TE, his only negative attribute was his “run em over” style of play because it got him injured. Kelce is great but he isn’t as dominate or powerful as Gronk. If u needed a TE to get physical and overpower a defender to snag a game winning catch would u choose Gronk or Kelce?? Kelce plays like a receiver. Gronk is the all around better TE.
@@vilious You have probably never been to Foxboro in your life
@@viliousI’m a chief fan big time no better QB but there is no better TE then gronk
As a Giants fan, I have mad respect for Gronk! Best TE in football history! There will never be another one like him!
Gronk was not only a great TE but he was also tough to get down. Brady and Gronk were a great duo for sure.❤❤❤❤
Gronk almost had that hail mary against the eagles in 2017... Very close. If you think about it, Brady went to 10 superbowls and lost 3 of them by 1 possession.. that is crazy
He also won all but 2 by one posession
Zeged meaning what? That he played better competition? That’s what that means. Bradshaw played competitive Superbowls. Brady played more competitive Superbowls. Mahomes also played more competitive Superbowls. Montana didn’t. The Giants didn’t against the Broncos. The Redskins didn’t. The only competitive Superbowls the Cowboys played they lost. And so forth
Yeah but when gronk didn't get that hail Mary against the eagles in 2017, it was blatant pass interference against him.
@johnnywilkman I understand that. I was just commenting on how close Brady was to having 10 superbowls and not just 7... super damn close. He had his team's in every game. That is unbelievable 🐐
Gronk came in to a league with Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates and took the mantle as best tight end ever real quick.
He could catch anything, was impossible to match up with, loved to block, and played through pain.
LBs were too slow to cover him, DBs were too small to take him down.
He could block the top rushers one-on-one.
He progressed each and every year skills wise.
Remember watching Kelce get body slammed by a 195lb corner last year on the 1 yard line? Gronk never got bitched like that
Personally he’s my favorite tight end ever to play the game.
Gronk was one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history and Brady gronk duo was tough to stopped with pats and bucs
Him and Tom Brady form one of the great QB-TE tandems in the history of the NFL
The greatest period
Mahomes and Kelce *
The Greatest...
@@Coffey_Black Agreed
@@Coffey_Black You don't see Kelce straight up trucking 2 defenders and staying on his feet, or flipping into the end zone. Kelce is a great route runner , that's it. What separates Gronk from Kelce is his ability to be a great overall tight end, blocking, receiving, dominating defenders, etc.
Steelers fan.
Gronk is the best TE ever.
As a die Hard KC Fan who loves Kelce, Gronk was one of a kind man….dude was simply dominating at every aspect of being a TE
Simply the best. A throwback to those 70's Steelers, Raiders, Viking beastly players.
THE GOAT OF TIGHT ENDS 🐐🐐🐐
The Greatest TE Ever The 🐐💯
“Kelce”
@LiamDeege Nah he ain't better, hes pretty close but has less efficiency, especially redzone, and gronk can block as well
@@nothing9260Gronk's blocking is so underrated
@@nothing9260 Gronk was a beter blocker, while Kelce is the better receiver, but I can't put Gronk at number 1, I'm sorry.
@@LiamDeegehey you’re good bro
I personally have gronk at number one because he’s slightly more versatile with his abilities in the line, but u really can’t be mad about taking Kelce
He’s for sure a hall of famer
The greatest true TE of all time. All you Kelce glazers need to realize he is not a true TE.
Man there are 2 players I can't wait to see get inducted into the hall of fame, TB and Gronk!
I wanted to hate him for always destroying the Steelers, but you definitely have to respect him for being this good.
@@bradkillian7768 exactly. We had no answers
The greatest TE to ever play
Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady was one of the greatest QB-TE duo in the history of the game. He was one of a kind tight end who was a pass-catching threat.
the greatest*
@@mariosnum1fan Not everyone will say it was the best duo, myself included, but your opinion is respected by me.
@@LiamDeegeno one cares they ARE the best it’s fucking Tom Brady and Gronk😂
@@LiamDeegeYou won’t say it cause you hate the Patriots. They are easily the best QB-TE duo ever, Just Like Montana and Rice are the best QB-WR duo
@@LiamDeege none taken!
I was at Mile High stadium looking down at Gronk from the 5th level and almost saw him take over the game in 2015, but Broncos squeaked out a nail biter. Gronk defines football in every category, checks all the boxes. A lot of great tight ends out there in history, but he was my favorite even though the Pats weren't my team.
Most dominant te ever imo
Imagine if he was healthy more. Dude was insane.
Tbh if you play 13 years in the NFL, you will get injured. He had a very long career while everyone call him injury prone
Jermichael Finley had the same potential people forget how talented he was for packers when Rodgers first got goin!
@@eric3298 He was a fantasy football must for me. Always drafted him.
Rob Gronkowski is and forever the greatest tight end of all time. Even after he retired he is still my #1 favorite TE.
Speed, Power, Catch, Run, Block and pure determination...
Gronk is the one head and shoulder above everyone else. The GOAT of TE.
The most dominant TE of all time
Mahomes and Kelce will never compare
You are comparing them right now...
goat TE
is that even a debate lol
Gronk was and still is my favorite Patriot’s player of all time. That men is a legend and he created one of the greatest QB and TE tandems in NFL history. Tom Brady couldn’t have won those 7 Superbowls without Gronk, he was the Pipen to Brady’s Jordan. Jordan couldn’t win his championships without Pippen, the same could be said for Brady and Gronk. All of Tom Brady’s success was all because of Gronk, Gronk created Brady.
Rob Gronkowski
1x First Team All Pac 10
1x Third Team All American
1x NFL 2010s All Decade Team
1x NFL 100th Anniversary All Time Team
1x NFL Comeback Player Of The Year
1x NFL Receiving Touchdowns Leader
1x New England Patriots All 2010s Team
1x New England Patriots All Dynasty Team
1x PFWA All Rookie Team
4x First Team All Pro🥇
4x Super Bowl Champion🏆
5x Pro Bowl
A treasure of any team. One of NFL's GOATs.
I saw Rob run routes in practice in 2016. As a athlete I was completely shocked as to how fast he was and how quick his feet were. He was truly a once in a lifetime athlete.
This man has to be the most lovable, silly, not-so-intelligent most cherished player in NE's history. He holds a lot of records, yes, but more than that, he's Gronk and we here in New England will never forget watching him run down the field shedding tackles as he just stomps on men who weigh 300 lbs trying their best not to let him run. Not happening with Gronk.. Thanks Gronk. You gave us a reason to CHEER!
_I pray Kittle has this kind of video after his career ends_
(And of course a ring)
Hopefully he wins a ring with a team other than yours. Maybe he'll even go to the Chiefs and beat the 49ers in a Super Bowl. 😂
Tom Brady no hubiera logrado nada sin éste hombre, el era la verdadera estrella.
Gronk crazy smashing into defenders after the catch. Pure beast
The light touch with his hands, great hands, usually big guys don't have that touch, best blocking TE, he is a great blocker on top of his receiving abilities. Clutch. Clutch Clutch.
Probably the most physically gifted Tight End I've ever seen in my lifetime.
If Gronk never got hurt along with some longevity he probably shatters the TD record kuz he was a TD machine
The greatest of ALL TIME! Defenders had to cheap shot him in the knees every play just to get him down
Makes you see what TEs like Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzales could have been with a QB.
My team is featured in half his career highlights seemingly lol (Broncos). I believe Gronk is the best TE of all time.
He needs his own reality show.
It would be X rated.
Guys like that you wish could play forever. So badass & a treat to watch.
there's gotta be steel underneath that bigass armbrace
Big 9ers fan here and didn't realize how much I was going miss watching this guy...
Don't ever forget this guy did this in the defensive era of Polamalu's Steelers, Ray Lewis' Ravens and the Seahawks legion of boom! Then went two for two in the play offs (AFC Champ, Superbowl) against Maholmes, Kelce and Tyreek.
The best TE ever it isn't even a debate. Don't bring up Kelce hes a glorfied WR.
Great career one of favorite players and gronk is very funny
Dude was an absolute beast…best ever imo.
Love to see these types of videos about more the 1990s greats. Thank you for the awesome productions
...how old do you think TB and Gronk are???
@@njmksr8686 That means I'd like to see the same kinda of videos BUT about some of the 1990s players.
4:24 has to be the NASTIEST catch I've seen. He had Ryan Kerrigan grabbing him from the beginning of the play and just treated him like a toddler.
Gronk suffered a litany of injuries throughout his career but he still put up great numbers.
there will never be another like our man Gronk. Now Bill deserves a lot of credit, for keeping Brady in for their first SB win, sure, but Bill, HOW in heck did you ever consider doing what you did, to Gronk, and to Malcolm? I'll never for get it. Thanks Gronk!!!!
The fact he tossed t suggs
When Gronk retired, I tabbed him as the GOAT of TEs. I'm a Charger fan and Antonio Gates'career is way better than the so-called other GOAT, Tony Gonzalez. If Gronk played 2 or 3 more 50/700/5 years, he'd be the ultimate GOAT. Yes, he had Brady but Gronk was unstoppable. Gates was the only weapon after LT left the Chargers. Mahomes rejuvenated Kelce's career. These 4 TE's IMO are the top 5 in NFL history, bar none!
The moment I saw him drag James Laurinaitis into the end zone his first preseason... sold on him for life.
One thing that always stuck out to me was how big Gronks hands are. When I was watching him playing I always remember my dad and I talking about how small the football looked in his hands.
18:27 Tom throws a backpeddling 15 yard out that is immortal. Wow.
I never realized just Hou big a d talented Rob is!@": when he came here to Tampa from the patriots for Tom Brady just watching him it was crazy!!no wonder Tom loves him so much"" he has total trust in him"" he"s like Mike Alstott dragging grown men down the field"" just wow!!"" That man is a real beast and a first ballot Hall of Famer!!"" I miss him already.....😮
Kelce has done some great things in his still ongoing career, but Gronk? He's just different man. 💪🏈
he certainly was A GREat player, and Gronk's personality was his best asset
GOAT TE!!!
As a Chiefs fan you could say Gronk is the TE 🐐 and I’d be fine with that. I personally think Kelce is better due to his playoff domination and 1000 yard streak, but Gronk definitely had the higher peak. 18 tds in one season is insane. First ballot HOFer for sure
Thanks for the few amazing years with the bucs!!
just a big human with great hands, hard to handle !!
the best 2 way TE i mean offense and defense....once in every century.....imagine if his career never shortened by his injuries....his record will be unbreakable
GROOOONK!!!!
Travis kelce COULD NEVER. Gronk was a monster.
What made gronk so good is what became his downfall. The dude was so hard to bring down defenders had to hit him as hard as they could, and hit him in the legs all the time, it beat him down and destroyed his back. That flip into the endzone against the Chiefs in this video, that was the start of his back problems I think, and that was his rookie year.
@@fromulus Right, people took cheap shots on him because that's all they could do, and it just destroyed his body
he had back surgery in college and is why he was drafted in the 2nd round. His back problems unfortunately began in high school.
Gronk: Yeah, when you talk ish you get thrown out the club 👀😃😂🤣😭
Him and Hernandez could have been a special TE duo.
During his final seasons with the Bucs, I thought about him staying. But he's the most elite TE ever.
The joy of being a Patriot fan during the dynasty.
of all the players to catch a pass Gronk is my favorite since Lynn Swann
Just watch Gronk's Standup, and you'll realize his Brilliance.
People have the audacity to say kelce is a better TE than gronk 🤦🏾♂️
It's GRONK time! 💪😤🏈
Nobody can watch this I’m honestly say Kelce was ever better.
For those that keep saying Kelce is a better receiver, here's some career stats:
Gronk averages 15.0 yards a catch... Kelce averages 12.4 yards a catch
Gronk has 10 or more TDs a season 5 times... Kelce only 3 times
Gronk set the all time TE record for most TDs in a season 17
Gronk has 92 TDs while Kelce only has 74 Tds in 19 games more
Gronk fumbled only 5 times in his career, Kelce has fumbled 13 times
The only thing Kelce has is more total catches and yards for his career.
This includes the fact Gronk was out of the league for a year, retired.
Look up the two player's stats on pro football reference if you don't believe me. Gronk is the better receiver in addition to a much better blocker.
W
The beast. Fantástico e mortal
Look at all those perfect balls from Brady. Gronk literally just gets his head turned around a split second b4 the ball is right there wherever it needs to be whether it be in dbl coverage, a 50/50 ball or any other type of coverage. Just imagine if he showed up a year earlier or Moss didnt move on. I mean who are the opposing teams gonna double not to mention the slot receivers who would have had a field day if not one or the other recievers. It would also open up the running game so much more the pass would likely become secondary on most downs. Js
Dude was a monster..
Gronk is so great and lethal, he makes Travis look like a bum.
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I absolutely hate the Pats, but I love Gronk.
Gronk was that dude for damn sure. I just wished he had better injury luck, though...
Gronk IS the greatest TE of all time. Tom Brady IS the greatest QB of all time. Period.
Thanks
If he continues for another season with the Bucs they'll definitely win another superbowl.
If it were not for Gronkowski....there is a good chance Tom Brady doesnt have so many rings. Patriots fan 4 life !!!
Brady won 4 rings without Gronk including with him watching from the side lines hurt in 2016
Question is what would Gronk be without having GOAT QB for his entire career throwing to him
@@davis2k1234 there is a big difference between 7 rings and 4 rings ...Gronk can account for 3 of those for sure...he had big game moments against the seahawks...Rams..and the chiefs....but yeah you could say that. Either way... Brady is the goat and so is Gronk
“Brady never had any help”
RIGHT WITHOUT THIS GUY HE WOULD OF BEEN JUST A GOOD QB
MY GOAT TIGHT END.
i know about Tony, and yes Kelce is looking special but this dude is first pick on my team
Imagine if he stayed healthy
YOU CAN'T STOP THE GRONK!
Great hands