SBLII: A Gronking to Remember
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You always see video of Tom walking in with a couple of bags. Maybe that’s just for a regular game though. They are in Minny for a while, so someone else carries their stuff. OK already.
BB’s hat was his father’s per BB during opening night interview.
Also, Gronk’s buttoned blazer is troubling. Hiding a colostomy bag? Herniated umbilical cord? It’s amazing he’s able to walk, quite honestly.
Also, Gronk’s buttoned blazer is troubling. Hiding a colostomy bag? Herniated umbilical cord? It’s amazing he’s able to walk, quite honestly.
Reports indicate that Gronk has participated "fully" in practice for 2 days - not sure if that includes contact at this stage of the preparation, but certainly seems to include sport specific physical activity. This bodes well for clearance - I would suspect only a repeat cognitive test remains for final clearance (all pertinent disclaimers apply).
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22259995/how-even-pure-football-fun-faces-endgame-nfl
Decent Gronk article, but the above is just tough to swallow and really frustrating/annoying. How is it that the above behavior is somehow deemed acceptable or, at minimum, constantly ignored. Just because a guy is a physical freak of nature shouldn't allow opponents to break the rules to try and contain him. Oh well... Hoping the big fella stays healthy and gives us 5+ more years. He's just so fun to watch.
He's in!
The Boston GlobeVerified account @BostonGlobe 3m3 minutes ago
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The Boston GlobeVerified account @BostonGlobe 3m3 minutes ago
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11,842, actually.
In the most upper midwestern thing ever*, Minnesota and Wisconsin have a dispute over who has more lakes. TLDR; Wisconsin cheats and even then loses. Suck it, Paul Ryan.
*A man in a Wisconsin bar actually taunted me with this when I told him I was moving to Minnesota several years back.
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Gronk makes a big difference vs. the Eagles. They are bad at covering TEs:
FiveThirtyEightVerified account @FiveThirtyEight 13m13 minutes ago
If Gronk plays, Philly is doomed. http://53eig.ht/2DNox8a
FiveThirtyEightVerified account @FiveThirtyEight 13m13 minutes ago
If Gronk plays, Philly is doomed. http://53eig.ht/2DNox8a
A small interesting nugget in that table: the Pats had the league's smaller (by far) delta between QBR of passes to WR and TE/RBs:
25 New England 92.5 92.3 +0.2
Neither number is exactly great, but it seems very...Patriots...to have almost no difference in efficacy between the targets.
What exactly does it mean to be in the protocol. Is there a test he needs to pass once and then he's cleared?
Assuming Gronk plays, two really good tight ends in this game. Actually, Burton is pretty good too and Celek isn't awful either.
Ertz could present just as much of a challenge for the Patriots as Gronk presents for the Eagles.
Ertz could present just as much of a challenge for the Patriots as Gronk presents for the Eagles.
I'm assuming Gronk's answers to his baseline questions match what he says post-headshot, since he answers everything as "69"
Check out my post on page 2 of this thread - entire protocol is there, and summarised for easy reading.
They asked Bill if he was still in protocol and he said yes
Edit - He first said he was limited in practice and then said Yes to the question about protocol.
Wrong thread for my comment, but while it is great that everybody is focused on Gronk, I wish the media would exercise the same diligence on Wise as he will be needed for the pass rush.
I’m not sure what this means, we know he isn’t in step 5 yet and is a big question mark right now. If you think the coverage should be equal between Gronk and Wise Jr., I can’t say I agree.
Ok, thanks, I was unclear.
Tried to edit this twice. Here's what I wanted to say:
Same coverage, no. Same question - i.e., did he take contact in practice today? - yes. I know Gronk is critical to the offense. There is only one Gronk. But I hope Wise can play, because he's one of those guys on the Pats D that might be a darkhorse to have a big game.
If the pass rush (Flowers x 2, KVN, Harrison, Wise) get into Foles' face on Sunday, that will go a long way toward the Pats winning.
There’s really no benefit to having Gronk take contact until as late as possible, is there? They know how to game plan without him, they’ve done it before. Why not let him recover as much as possible? Getting hit today and experiencing a recurrence of symptoms means he’s almost certainly out. If they can wait until tomorrow or Friday for that, it gives him a better chance of being cleared, and makes Philly plan for an offense that features him and one that does not.
Sure, but there has been reporting on this. Wise and Brown wore red non-contact today. Brown is apparently playing, but I would assume Wise is on shaky ground if he’s not yet to Step 5 and we’re four days out.
Thanks. In Australia we don't get blanket coverage, so I didn't see it. Plus, since it's daytime I am supposed to be getting things done...
I suspect you're right about Wise, as it's not his first concussion this season, but hoping for the best. As somebody else said, it's Wednesday, so there is still time.
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