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01-19-2013, 11:20 AM #49Legendary RSR Poster
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It's not inaccurate, it's an opinion.
And you kind of made my point for me. They're still scoring even without Gronk.
As I stated, its not a big deal as some are making it out to be. I never said it wasn't a big loss. Yet, after the loss, they're still finding ways to score.
Let's suppose we lose Torrey but David Reed steps in and starts scoring TD's in his place. Yes, we suffered a big loss but the impact of that loss isn't all that.
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01-19-2013, 11:33 AM #50Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Rob Gronkowski
Most of the time I see receivers twist their bodies coming down to land on their sides or backs. Less chance of the ground causing the receivers to lose control of the ball, making it an incomplete pass. So Gronks back hurts and he is avoiding hard contact with the ground.
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01-19-2013, 12:52 PM #51Legendary RSR Poster
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I don't think you can just dismiss losing the best TE in the NFL. Sure the pats had no issue with the texans but the texans are a shadow of what they were in the earlier part of the season. The Brady bunch will put up points but I still think gronk is a huge loss. His blocking is one aspect they'll miss a lot. Especially with Suggs and Kruger rushing the passer.
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01-19-2013, 02:02 PM #52
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01-19-2013, 06:05 PM #53Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Rob Gronkowski
Holy shit nobody ever said he broke his arm because of back problems. Excell said back problems can translate to problems elsewhere in your body.
This is a fact. I have Stenosis in my lumbar region. My back pain led to the misuse of my left arm to compensate. I tore my bicep tendon. Two shoulder surgeries later it is still not right and never will be again. It also causes numbness in my leg at times. If i would be walking down the street and my leg goes out i could fall and break my arm. The back problem wouldn't be the direct cause but it contributed.
You also could just fall the wrong way for whatever reason and break a bone. My son fell off his scooter last summer and came in screaming he broke his arm. Now he has fallen off his scooter dozens of times and came in screaming so why would this time be any different? Arm didn't look broken and he could move his hand and all his fingers. The next day he had a knot the size of an egg on his arm and it was in fact broke.
It's not that big of a stretch to say a guy with back problems is more likely to get hurt (any injury) than a guy without.
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Re: Rob Gronkowski
Broken arm or not if that draft was done over again Gronkowski would be a top 5 pick. If the Ravens had a top 5 pick and Gronk was there Ozzie would be picking him. No way is he saying 'I told you so' over this.
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Re: Rob Gronkowski
No but he's saying I'm glad I have PItta who is playing Sunday and is expected to impact while Gronk is missing another big PO game. Bad back, back ankle, bad arm, always something. I was taking a shower in my new condo and slipped right out of
the bath tub but landed on my fat ass. That saved my back.
Last edited by AirFlacco; 01-20-2013 at 12:23 AM.
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01-20-2013, 05:06 AM #57
Re: Rob Gronkowski
I honestly think he would have been no more productive than Pitta & Dickson combined have been.
Keep in mind, Cam always wanted to run the ball into the end zone once the Ravens got within 7-8 yards of it. That takes away a lot of scoring opportunities from both the WRs, TEs and QB.
By contrast, the Pats' playcallers have always relied on Brady once they're in the red zone.
The only real advantage Gronk has over Pitta & Dickson is blocking.
And his earlier back trouble has nothing to do with him breaking his arm again while trying to brace himself from a hard landing. It has more to do with his physical, hard-nosed, somewhat reckless style of play.
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