Gronk committed deliberate, intentional, and defenseless criminal assault with his metal elbow brace

[Lfod]

Gugny you got me thinking about Gronk some and the Patriots in general. You know how I feel about the hit and all so I'll spare you that. 

 

The Patriots (Gronk) are hardcore about winning. So hardcore that getting picked off by a rookie in a game you basically won hurts your ego enough to over react like he did. That you simply cannot afford one bad play as a Patriot. The guy was having a great game had no reason to be angry over one play....

 

I started wondering if Gronk acted the way he did not because he's just a douchebag but maybe it was the standards and expectations of the team he plays for. I'm not trying to justify what happened to anyone reading this. I'm just looking for deeper meaning.

 

What if that's the sacrifice you make to have a championship team. You expect no mistakes. Your standards are higher then normal. That every step you take is on eggshells. Then when you win you get guys with big egos. That getting picked off by a rookie is so embarrassing that you just can't simply let it go. That one bad play will cause you to snap.

 

It might just be a thought experiment. That if you hold everybody to that high of a standard even though the play didn't matter it still will be scrutinized by the evil master mind head coach. That if we want to become a repeat championship team in Buffalo you might just get a guy who over reacts over one bad play in a game that is already won. 

 

I guess in a strange way I look at BB as the reason it went down the way it did. That publicly he acts disgusted but in private hes praising him like the shady Sensai in the Karate Kid. It could be that the 100 good plays don't matter but the one bad play you made does in Patriot land and that might cause people to act up sometimes. Just food for thought.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2017 by Lfod

[GoBills808]

7 minutes ago, Lfod said:

Gugny you got me thinking about Gronk some and the Patriots in general. You know how I feel about the hit and all so I'll spare you that. 

 

The Patriots (Gronk) are hardcore about winning. So hardcore that getting picked off by a rookie in a game you basically won hurts your ego enough to over react like he did. That you simply cannot afford one bad play as a Patriot. The guy was having a great game had no reason to be angry over one play....

 

I started wondering if Gronk acted the way he did not because he's just a douchebag but maybe it was the standards and expectations of the team he plays for. I'm not trying to justify what happened to anyone reading this. I'm just looking for deeper meaning.

 

What if that's the sacrifice you make to have a championship team. You expect no mistakes. Your standards are higher then normal. That every step you take is on eggshells. Then when you win you get guys with big egos. That getting picked off by a rookie is so embarrassing that you just can't simply let it go. That one bad play will cause you to snap.

 

It might just be a thought experiment. That if you hold everybody to that high of a standard even though the play didn't matter it still will be scrutinized by the evil master mind head coach. That if we want to become a repeat championship team in Buffalo you might just get a guy who over reacts over one bad play in a game that is already won. 

 

 

Dang I'm sorry I have to LOL at this...battered fan syndrome. 

[Bing Bong]

2 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

Dang I'm sorry I have to LOL at this...battered fan syndrome. 

I can't tell if he's serious. It's The Patriot Way I guess, can't beat winners doing their winning thing and pile driving rookie heads into the ground.

13 minutes ago, Lfod said:

The Patriots (Gronk) are hardcore about winning. So hardcore that getting picked off by a rookie in a game you basically won hurts your ego enough to over react like he did. That you simply cannot afford one bad play as a Patriot. The guy was having a great game had no reason to be angry over one play....

Nah man, winners don't do that. TreDavious White sure looks like a winner in that play. Can't say the same for that Patriot Fella.

[Lfod]

11 minutes ago, PetermanThrew5Picks said:

I can't tell if he's serious. It's The Patriot Way I guess, can't beat winners doing their winning thing and pile driving rookie heads into the ground.

Nah man, winners don't do that. TreDavious White sure looks like a winner in that play. Can't say the same for that Patriot Fella.

Don't get me wrong. All I wanted for Christmas was a Tre White interception on Tom Brady for Christmas. I said as much on posts before the game went down.

 

I'm disgusted by what went down. It was a low class move. What I suggested isn't something I'm arguing for. Just something I was curious about. Call it a thought experiment. 

 

Was merely suggesting that the motivation might be the team the guy plays for and not just him being an ultimate d-bag. I'm not saying I'm right. It could be one way or another or both. Just wanted opinions and I can appreciate if that sounds stupid to people.

 

Not trying to stick up for the guy or justify how it went down. Just looking into the though process that might cause a person do to it. It could just be isolated and the guy is just a turd. 

Edited December 5, 2017 by Lfod

[Bing Bong]

2 minutes ago, Lfod said:

Don't get me wrong. All I wanted for Christmas was a Tre White interception on Tom Brady for Christmas. I said as much on posts before the game went down.

 

I'm disgusted by what went down. It was a low class move. What I suggested isn't something I'm arguing for. Just something I was curious about. Call it a though experiment. 

Sure, it might be indicative of a culture that tolerates few mistakes. And Gronk really did seem hung up on being intercepted, that's fine. But what he did after was a bigger mistake in itself.. Like how we rag on Hughes, but really, worse. Beli isn't happy with a play like that. If that happens in tight a playoff game, and officiating is better, this is a move we point to and laugh at like we do every year when the Bengals implode.

[Doc]

59 minutes ago, Lfod said:

Gugny you got me thinking about Gronk some and the Patriots in general. You know how I feel about the hit and all so I'll spare you that. 

 

The Patriots (Gronk) are hardcore about winning. So hardcore that getting picked off by a rookie in a game you basically won hurts your ego enough to over react like he did. That you simply cannot afford one bad play as a Patriot. The guy was having a great game had no reason to be angry over one play....

 

I started wondering if Gronk acted the way he did not because he's just a douchebag but maybe it was the standards and expectations of the team he plays for. I'm not trying to justify what happened to anyone reading this. I'm just looking for deeper meaning.

 

What if that's the sacrifice you make to have a championship team. You expect no mistakes. Your standards are higher then normal. That every step you take is on eggshells. Then when you win you get guys with big egos. That getting picked off by a rookie is so embarrassing that you just can't simply let it go. That one bad play will cause you to snap.

 

It might just be a thought experiment. That if you hold everybody to that high of a standard even though the play didn't matter it still will be scrutinized by the evil master mind head coach. That if we want to become a repeat championship team in Buffalo you might just get a guy who over reacts over one bad play in a game that is already won. 

 

I guess in a strange way I look at BB as the reason it went down the way it did. That publicly he acts disgusted but in private hes praising him like the shady Sensai in the Karate Kid. It could be that the 100 good plays don't matter but the one bad play you made does in Patriot land and that might cause people to act up sometimes. Just food for thought.

 

No, he's just a douchebag.  I'd blame the 'roids affecting his CTE-riddled brain.

[Gugny]

1 hour ago, Lfod said:

Gugny you got me thinking about Gronk some and the Patriots in general. You know how I feel about the hit and all so I'll spare you that. 

 

The Patriots (Gronk) are hardcore about winning. So hardcore that getting picked off by a rookie in a game you basically won hurts your ego enough to over react like he did. That you simply cannot afford one bad play as a Patriot. The guy was having a great game had no reason to be angry over one play....

 

I started wondering if Gronk acted the way he did not because he's just a douchebag but maybe it was the standards and expectations of the team he plays for. I'm not trying to justify what happened to anyone reading this. I'm just looking for deeper meaning.

 

What if that's the sacrifice you make to have a championship team. You expect no mistakes. Your standards are higher then normal. That every step you take is on eggshells. Then when you win you get guys with big egos. That getting picked off by a rookie is so embarrassing that you just can't simply let it go. That one bad play will cause you to snap.

 

It might just be a thought experiment. That if you hold everybody to that high of a standard even though the play didn't matter it still will be scrutinized by the evil master mind head coach. That if we want to become a repeat championship team in Buffalo you might just get a guy who over reacts over one bad play in a game that is already won. 

 

I guess in a strange way I look at BB as the reason it went down the way it did. That publicly he acts disgusted but in private hes praising him like the shady Sensai in the Karate Kid. It could be that the 100 good plays don't matter but the one bad play you made does in Patriot land and that might cause people to act up sometimes. Just food for thought.

 

 

 

I honestly think that he got pissed and snapped.  This isn't part of a pattern of similar behavior for him - or for any other Patriot*.  It was out of character for the player and for the team (under Bill B.).  I think this was an isolated incident that was a) very unfortunate and b) also unfortunately against the Bills.

[pennstate10]

Can the Bills request NFL to not allow body armor?

Serious question.

I understand the need for padding and player protection.

But Gronkowski clearly used his forearm "protection" as a weapon against 27.

And knocked him out of the game.

 

If I'm the Bills, I tell NFL I dont want Gronkowski bringing a club onto the field to use agaisnt my guys. 

 

And I make it very public.  At worst you get into his head. 

[Clemfield2622]

who does he think he is, Lex Luger?

[BillnutinHouston]

I'd imagine they did after that game.