“What I would expect from you, Ryan, is to be a professional about it, to prepare like a starter, to be ready to play”, O’Brien said via ProFootballTalk.com. “He’d have to look like King Kong”, Ryan quipped Wednesday. In seven career games against Buffalo, the big tight end has 37 catches for 543 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore said he’d cover Gronk, but Ryan said it’ll be a team effort. “We move him around a lot and the guy’s been really successful for a long time”. Instead, Gronkowski has stayed focused and has never wavered and now he’s quietly becoming one of the best players in the game. It is a gift to all of us everywhere.
Not only is Watt a real person, but King Kong would likely kill Gronkowski instead of cover him. “You just have to find his weak points and do whatever you can to attack them“.
I’m going to chalk it up to old-school magic.
Franco doesn’t even get his hands on Gronk’s phone until after Gronk has already thrown the ball.
This week however, we are going to see what this Patriots’ offensive line is made of as they head to upstate New York to take on the Buffalo Bills. Rob Gronkowski knows something about finishing first, as well, and the New England Patriots star was recently treated to a display of Franco’s prowess.
That’s how much Gronkowski, now in his sixth season, has evolved. Obviously they are ones you want to knock off. That probably hasn’t changed a whole lot. “We still need some time to prepare”.
Ryan has had some success in limiting Gronk’s production, and Gronk knows this. In fact, Gronkowski has 19 catches for 213 yards and one touchdown in his last three games against a Ryan-coached defense.
He didn’t fare much better in the second half and was eventually replaced by Mallett with 6:10 to go in the game.
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Q: Does it ever get personal for you against a team like the patriots? “Whatever coverage it is, I have to go out there and perform to my ability and do my job out there to help out the team”. But we will just try to hang in there.
