How do you cover Gronk?

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(09-22-2015, 01:28 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: You don't even think about doing it with one person.  He is going to get catches, but you can't let him run wild all day.

Anyone else ever think "what if" when it comes to Gronk?  I believe the Bengals took the first tight end off the board that year... Jermaine Gresham...

Gresham is one of those picks you just want to forget about. At the time, it looked like a good pick. The guy was very athletic, could catch, could block, etc. But he just never really blossomed into the player we thought he'd be; and the mental mistakes got pathetic. Looking back, Gronk was obviously the better pick. We would have gotten ridiculed for taking him over Gresham back then, but in the end, he is way better. Just dominant.

I'd think we can cover their wide-outs with our starting corners in man, and then put Leon Hall and a safety over the top towards Gronk, maybe even a linebacker in zone near Gronk too. But you're right, it's nearly an impossible task to shut him down completely.