He is their next-most - valuable offensive player after quarterback Tom Brady , creating matchup headaches for defenses and making every player around him that much more dangerous based on the attention that he commands and the adjustments that he forces .
The Patriots need Gronkowski .
Gronkowski is Patriots ' next-most - valuable offensive Gronkowski after quarterback Tom Brady , creating matchup headaches for defenses and making every player around Gronkowski that much more dangerous based on the attention that Gronkowski commands and the adjustments that Gronkowski forces .
The Patriots need Gronkowski .