FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – For those who crave a deeper understanding of football X’s and O’s, Bill Belichick’s weekly breakdown of plays (on Patriots.com) can be a good place to start. In this week’s breakdown, one of the things that stands out is Belichick highlighting an aspect of tight end Rob Gronkowski's game that might be easy to overlook.
Belichick called up Gronkowski’s 37-yard catch from Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers -- with safety Robert Golden matched up on Gronkowski in the left slot -- to make his point.
“This really is a good look at Rob’s route-running ability.