Quote:How do you hope to stop this beast?

 

I was talking about this just today with some friends. What I would do is have the SS tag him on every play and follow him to wherever he goes in the formation; if he lines up tight to the Line, go head up on him. If he lines up split out, give him a cushion.

 

Then, tell the LBs and the rest of the Secondary to find the SS so that each player is aware of where Gronkowski is. Have the LBs play underneath him to make Brady throw over the top of a taller target and have the DBs play over the top in order to come downhill on passes.

 

In other words, don't let Gronkowski beat you. Let Edelman do it, let Brady do it, heck, let the RB du jour do it, but don't let Gronkowski get loose and run free in the backfield.

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