When Rob Gronkowski chose to end his retirement to join Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, some expected the duo to pick up where they left off with the New York Patriots. -England But things are not that simple in the NFL
Yes, it’s true that TB12 and Gronk have had great chemistry over the years.This is what happens when you spend nine seasons together.But through the Bucs’ first five games in 2020, this chemistry hadn’t really shone The two are still adjusting to a new attack in a new city and the comfort that helped the duo win three Super Bowls together just didn’t seem to be there.
Although Tom Brady was solid in his debut season in Tampa, Rob Gronkowski really hadn’t been involved in the offense. That all changed on Sunday in the Green Bay Packers Buccaneers game 38-10 and the rest of the NFL should be terrified
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Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski spent nine seasons with the New England Patriots and were one of the most dangerous duos in the NFL During their run with the Patriots, the two won three Super Bowls together, the last coming in Gronk’s final year in New England two seasons ago
Of the 77 different Patriots receivers who caught a regular season touchdown pass from Tom Brady during TB12’s 20 years in New England, Rob Gronkowski caught the most with 78 and also added 12 more in playoffs So the two certainly know how to connect
As mentioned, Rob Gronkowski didn’t play a major role in the Buccaneers offense in the first five games Maybe Tom Brady wanted to develop chemistry with his new weapons Or maybe Gronk just didn’t feel comfortable in the new program But whatever the reason Gronk just wasn’t producing a way we have grown used to all these years
In the Bucs’ season opener against the Saints, Rob Gronkowski was only targeted three times and caught two passes for 11 yards The following week against the Panthers, Tom Brady threw just one ball in his direction and failed to connect Things got better in Week 3 against the Broncos when Gronk caught six passes for 48 yards But he then only caught one pass on the week 4 against the Chargers
In Week 5 against the Chicago Bears on Thursday night, Tom Brady targeted Rob Gronkowski six times, but only managed half of those passes Gronk only made 12 catches in the team’s first five games and couldn’t find the end zone This changed on Sunday
If Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and Packers is any indication of how Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski will perform together in the future, the rest of the NFL is in trouble For the first time as Buccaneers , Brady and Gronk were really on the same page and looked like the dangerous duo that Tampa Bay fans were hoping for
While the Tampa Bay defense certainly deserves a ton of credit for smothering Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay offense, Brady and Gronk certainly played a part in the Bucs’ 38-10 win Gronkowski had the looked extremely comfortable on Sunday and caught five passes for a record 78 yards, including his first touchdown in a Buccaneers uniform and his first touchdown in 679 days
Combining the regular season and the playoffs, this was the 91st time Brady and Gronkowski connected for a touchdown It’s the third most quarterback combos in NFL history behind only Peyton Manning & Marvin Harrison (114) and Steve Young & Jerry Rice (92)
Tom Brady already has a ton of guns in Tampa Bay And if Rob Gronkowski slowly returns to his All-Pro form, the Buccaneers are going to be extremely dangerous
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