“Why Would Gronk Come Back To This?”
October 24th, 2022
Possible return turns dim.
Joe has to admit to thinking the same thing last night.
And now Kyle Brandt is speaking about it out loud on “Good Morning Football.”
If foot-rubbing tight end Rob Gronkowski has to be sweet-talked into returning to the game of football, why would he rejoin the Bucs, a team that has turned into the NFL’s version of the Hindenburg?
The only real way the Bucs had a chance of luring Gronk back was if the Bucs were in Super Bowl contention. Ha! If this wasn’t such a terrible NFC South division, the Bucs would be in the middle of a firesale to try to build up ammo to chase Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Unless Gronk loves Tom Brady more than he does his model girlfriend Camille Kostek, Gronk isn’t returning to get beaten up playing for an 8-9 team. And after the past two weeks, 8-9 looks to be a pie-in-the-sky reach of a final regular season record.
Joe wrote on Sunday morning how badly the Bucs need him. But it may be too late.
You can hear and see Brandt discuss Gronk in the NFL Network video below.
Is this dark as it's gonna get for the @Buccaneers ???@KyleBrandt pic.twitter.com/4zztwznExd
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) October 24, 2022
October 24th, 2022 at 9:26 am
My response to Kyle’s question is no.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:27 am
Nope!
Not for this CHOKING STAFF
October 24th, 2022 at 9:30 am
Really? Enough about Gronk. He’s not coming back any sooner than D. Brooks and Ronde are suiting up in Tampa 2 again. Let this guy retire already.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:31 am
Is it time for a mock draft, or a draft discussion yet? Bucs looking to get a real high first round pick now.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:34 am
If Bowles and Leftwich remains, I would sit it out as well. I’m not going to sacrifice my body to prop up 2 guys with no business being a HC and OC.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:38 am
Kyle Brandt is just a name. Any Brandt not named Gil is just using the name.
Gronk knew the Bucs were old and done even before BA checked out.
Thanks BA. You sold Licht and the Glazers one big steaming pile
October 24th, 2022 at 9:39 am
He’s not coming back….I think that’s pretty obvious with the off field stuff he’s got going.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:43 am
Not a chance with this clown show of a coaching staff
October 24th, 2022 at 9:46 am
Can we talk about Grudens last year here? That team started the season well, then the team quit and we finished in a free fall. This year has that feel to me. Like the bottom will fall out and we may be headed to a Raheem Morris “rebuild” again.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:48 am
Gronk would just be an older, slower version of his former self being added to a team that can’t do much of anything in terms of sustaining drives or even scoring points. Whether it be by addition or subtraction, no on player/coaching change is going to change the function problems we’ve got on offense.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:49 am
where did my comment go?
October 24th, 2022 at 9:49 am
Enough of the “will he come back”, like he would be a savior. This team is some serious issues. The coaching staff is lousy, the trainers are crappy and there seems to be no passion. Bowles was not the answer for this team.
October 24th, 2022 at 9:51 am
I think if anything he would come back more now than ever to help his vest friend out of the worst football jam of his life. Thats what best friends are for!! I think he will come back unexpectedly
October 24th, 2022 at 9:58 am
Does Gronk have all the right moves or what? Saved his loot…hooked up with but hasn’t married this bombshell and knew exactly when to “fold ‘em” when it came to these Bucs. His girlfriend actually wanted him to come back for her entertainment no doubt…but he knew better.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:00 am
Forget Gronk…..he’s gone and isn’t coming back….
Bowles needs to light a fire…..I’m not quite sure it’s his style….unfortunately.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:14 am
He wasn’t coming back, regardless.
“I’m done with football.” –Gronk
October 24th, 2022 at 10:15 am
How much money has been wasted oh Julio Jones, Kyle Rudolph, Akeem Hicks, Logan Ryan? Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy Bunting, Ryan Jensen, are out. And we lost a lot of experience and production in JPP, Suh, Alex Cappa, Ali Marpet, Antonio Brown, Gronk, Jordon Whitehead. The fact is this roster stinks, we don’t have the players..
October 24th, 2022 at 10:16 am
It is a clunker. I would take 8-9 right now. After the loss Thursday we have several more lined up. I see no remedy for this 2022 calamity that the owners are willing to apply.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:21 am
Lakeland there was going to be a drop off but this absolute bottoming out act is due to coaching malpractice more so then talent.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:25 am
tampabucbro, that’s true. These bums need to coached up.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:30 am
It´s a combination of several things
1- Coaching staff
2- Bad execution from everyone except Succop
3- Very poor free agency adquisitions
4- Disgusting play calling by coaching staff and TB12
5- Lack of passion from several key players
and trust me, I can keep on…..
October 24th, 2022 at 10:32 am
Easy Question-Easy Answer Gronk would come back to prove that he and he alone can fix things………sounds familiar.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:34 am
Maybe Witches of Leftwich is the reason he retired in the first place.
October 24th, 2022 at 10:35 am
Jason Licht needs to start getting some heat; he is lucky that Brady saved his job because the truth is he is not that good of a GM
October 24th, 2022 at 10:39 am
I agree Dusthty
October 24th, 2022 at 10:55 am
Turn out the lights the party is over. The Bucs are totally predictable. Even teams with an average defense are stopping them. We have dumb and dumber running the team.
October 24th, 2022 at 11:05 am
I also agree with Dusthty–LICHT MADE SOME POOR OFFSEASON JUDGEMENTS!!!!!!
October 24th, 2022 at 11:07 am
Same team minus about 7 starters, Brady is way off, The O line sucks, The D line is getting gashed. and the secondary is minus most of its starters. Yet its the coaches fault. Welcome to loser’s ally. Bucs might be 3-5 before Sunday. Ain’t no superbowl this year sonny.
October 24th, 2022 at 11:12 am
It was a miracle that Tom Brady covered up for the GM and coaches for the last two years!
October 24th, 2022 at 11:14 am
Unless they get healthy or some huge change in attitude they’re done. They looked awful in every aspect yesterday. I think we should consider a fire sale.
October 24th, 2022 at 11:16 am
Sooo when is everyone going to quit giving Brady a free pass? Goat or not, he’s just as much of a problem as anyone. Play calling is aweful but he’s played far from stellar.
October 24th, 2022 at 11:17 am
I am not even going to bother watching on Thursday
October 24th, 2022 at 11:18 am
Have to admit, I was thinking the same thing. I’m sure he has texted Brady, “I told you so!”
October 24th, 2022 at 11:45 am
Gronk to Tom: Told ya so.
As Vinny and others mentioned, Gronk left at the right time. Tom did also; he left, but he just didn’t stay gone.
Gronk is living a good life.
October 24th, 2022 at 3:41 pm
This mess is a Gordion Knot. It’s tied too tight to untie.
October 24th, 2022 at 4:23 pm
First Ian, now this. Tom should have just stayed retired. Move on Buccs
October 25th, 2022 at 12:29 am
On Bowles’ “as dark as it’s going to get” statement.
I learned many years ago to never ever say, “It can’t get any worse than this.”
This dumb-arse statement is right up there with his weak as hell “Super Bowl hangover” excuse (2 years after the fact.) He needs a spokesperson to stand in for him at press conferences.