Tom Brady Uses ‘Mountain’ Anology To Describe Replacing Gronk

The New England Patriots summited the NFL mountain last season and are getting ready to do it again. But Tom Brady has a lot more things to do than just enjoy the view.

The Patriots quarterback will now face the responsibility to defend New England’s Super Bowl title without all-world tight end Rob Gronkowski, who retired in March and Julian Edelman who’s recovering from a thumb injury. Instead, Brady will have to jell with an offense filled with newcomers like rookie N’Keal Harry and free-agent pickups Dontrelle Inman, Maurice Harris and Lance Kendricks.

In a recent interview with NFL Network analyst (and former Patriots teammate) Willie McGinest, Brady shared his thoughts about the whole situation.

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— Willie McGinest (@WillieMcGinest) July 27, 2019

“It’s always challenging when you have significant turnover,” Brady told McGinest. “I always say it’s like climbing a mountain. Every time you climb the mountain, the next year you start right at the bottom with everyone else and you have a new group of people – a new group of climbers. You have different tools you can use, and everyone starts at the same place.

“You can’t get to the top in two days. It’s a long year. It’s a long grind. And the guys who make the team, they’ll have earned it.”

This doesn’t mean that Brady can’t handle the challenge. After all, he has experience with treacherous climbs. The Patriots have started 2-2 in each of the past two seasons only to get stronger as the year went on, eventually reaching the Super Bowl both times.

Things might get a bit tough this year, but if there’s anyone who can get production out of a questionable supporting cast, it’s Brady.