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I personally don't think their catching abilities are a straight wash, but regardless of who you prefer, I think we can both agree one doesn't have a sizable difference over the other in that category.
Blocking, on the other hand...
Gronk missed the first game of his career in Year 3 Week 11 with the initial left forearm break. Year 1 and 2 he played every game. Bernard Pollard (Patriot killer
They brought him back too early from the arm injury to get him in for the playoffs and he re-broke it on a simple play. Then he had 4,562 surgeries in the offseason. The team doctor who initially cleared him to play was eventually let go from his position.
Rob didn't want to go through that **** again so he took his sweet *** time coming back and missed the first 6 games of the 2013 season. TJ Ward took him out in Week 14 on a collision that would've torn 100 out of 100 ACL's. Unfortunate and unavoidable.
I think his stupid left arm is brittle, but the glass label he carries is a bit overblown. Gotta consider the circumstances.
I'm not here to slander Jimmy and call him soft. I saw Talib completely shut him down in a game last year though. Held him to ZERO catches in a full game. I've yet to see something like that happen with Gronk.
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