August 28th, 2017
Monday Night Edition
On the Cover This Week
The Gronk
Perhaps the hands down best tight end in
the game today is Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. In five of his seven
seasons played Gronk has posted double-digit touchdowns and in four of those
seasons and at least 72 receptions. His career season highs are 90 receptions,
1,327 yards receiving, and 17 touchdowns all coming in his sophomore campaign
back in 2011.
And while all fantasy owners relish what
The Gronk can do on the field, it’s the concern we all have about him staying
on the field.
The last full season Gronk played in was
2015, when he played in 15 games finishing as the number one fantasy tight end
easily. The only problem is Gronk will enter his 8th season, having
missed 22 games over the past five seasons due to injury. He’s had shortened campaigns
of 8 games last season, 7 games in 2013, and 11 games in 2012.
Gronkowski is a game changer on the field
and in fantasy. If healthy, almost singlehanded it would seem he could win
you a championship, which poses the dilemma for fantasy owners; when to draft
Gronk.
His current ADP puts Gronk as a
mid-to-late 2nd round grab (around pick 19), going almost two full rounds ahead
of the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. If you are drafting early in the first
round (1-5 picks, 12 team leagues), there’s a good chance he’s going to be on
the board coming back. The later you can get Gronk his value sky rockets, but
wait too long and he will go off the board.
The risk is high taking him early, but
there’s little doubt the rewards will be game changing, if he can stay healthy.
That’s My Take
~David Ortega
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