Ok so ESPN has been all over this stories nuts (I've now seen it 6 times). The story of the what if.... 2010 NFL draft the Patriots selected Gronk and Hernandez right infront of the Ravens' front office's face as they were lined up to select a tight end. To assume that they would have been even close to this productive is just stupid to say.
First off their quarterback is Joe Flacco. Pretty much enough said. Second off they have Ray Rice running the football. That is always option number one. If you were to have a guy as big and physical as Gronk then he is a blocking TE, not a receiving TE. Ray Rice would love to run behind him all day long. Hernandez would probably be pretty productive in the Baltimore system I would admit. They don't have a big name receiver and he is athletic enough to make moves and get open for a 5 inch pass that Flacco might be able to handle.
In New Englad it is a pass first system. When the receiving core is a bunch of mediocre players past their prime (besides Welker) that means it can be anyone's show to steal. And when Tom Brady is throwing the football, he can make everyone look like an all-star receiver.
I just had to get that off m chest. I'm sick of seeing that goofy guy on ESPN with the ginger stache blab on and on about oh what if they were on the Ravens? How much better of a team would they be? Yeah and what if the Patriots had a defense? Doesn't matter they both made the championship game.
