Todd Bowles Makes Bombshell Statement About Gronkowski’s Struggles Before Week 12 Game

The New England Patriots will long remember their defeat to the Tennessee Titans, and drew huge criticism from the NFL. Jets head coach Todd Bowles does not underestimate the Patriots.

“They’ve been playing great football. I understand they lost the last game. That was uncharacteristic of how they play and I know they’ll bounce back. They’re very solid up front. They play great man-to-man coverage. They’ve got very good coverage safeties that are very intelligent and you know they play very smart football. And they’ve got linebackers that can cover and blitz as well. I expect them to play normal Patriots football. Again, it’s going to be a battle,” Todd Bowles said of the Patriots on Wednesday.

“Same people, same offense we’ve seen for years. We really kind of worry about our own offense at this point in time, and we know they have great players, and we know they can turn the switch and play great football and that’s what we’re expecting,” he added.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski recovered from his injuries and he is now ready to confront the Jets. What does Bowles think of him?

“He can block. He can beat corners, safeties and linebackers so it doesn’t matter who he goes against. He’s just a well-rounded player. He’s a very intelligent player. I don’t know if he gets enough credit for being a smart player but he’s a very intelligent player. He understands what’s trying to be done to him and he makes adjustments and tweaks so it makes him a tough cover,” Bowles said of the tight end.

“He’ll be a game-breaking talent until he retires. That’s the only time you don’t have to worry about him. Like I said, between Gronk, and Julian Edelman, and Josh Gordon, and James White, and Sony Michel and they have Phillip Dorsett and they still have them all. They still have a whole bunch of guys that you’ve got to defend. That’s no disrespect to any of them. They have a bunch of guys that you have to defend and they run a great scheme, and that’s not even mentioning the quarterback who’s probably better than everybody. They still have Chris Hogan as well so it’ll be a tough matchup,” the Jets coach said.