#45: Tony Gonzalez | The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (2010) |
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I'm.. Tony Gonzalez...? University of California..
Lol ikr
As a Raiders fan I got huge respect for Tony Gonzalez. He's the greatest TE in my eyes.
Coming from a Chiefs fan, you sound like me when it comes to Charles Woodson. He was my fav player
Sitizen Kane haha agree with you. I was so pissed when you guys drafted him lol. Those were the days back in the 90s
It’s amazing how tony never slowed down. He broke every record as a chief and then decided to go Pete rose on the nfl and dominate while “old” when he was a falcon. His numbers were the same as his prime when he retired. Only sharpe and Gonzalez can say that.
Tony G is the GOAT TE!
Wont be by the time Gronk is done. But for now in terms of overall career, not many people are even close to his level of play
+droidtrooper100 the thing that will always be held against Gronk when he is discussed as best TE ever is that no other best TE has had Tom Brady, who many consider the greatest quarterback of all time so, even though it's not his fault, he will always have that against him unless he still place spectacularly if he doesn't have Brady.
Gronk won't be able to touch most of Tony G's records. He is too big and always gets hit low; his knees are going to be jello before long.
***** GRONK!!!!!
Philosopher Mr. O Jerry Rice is G.O.A.T. WR
I lived in Kansas City for several years when Tony played for the Chiefs. He ruled!
Tony Gonzalez is the best TE to ever play football 🏈
He was now it's Travis Kelce...Crazy part their both Kansas City Chiefs.
@@AHMAD-2324Tony has more receptions, receiving yards, and receiving TDs than Kelce
Nah, he’s not the best ever, but he was literally patient zero for the modern tight end and made tight ends what they are. The best is Gronk bar none then probably Kelce then tony.
He's the greatest of all time do y'all know how bad the quarterback he had to play with? And still was a beast
While I agree he is a GOAT TE, Trent Green wasn't a bad QB
in kc look at the qbs before and after green and tell me one thats a decent backup qb
+Harley Burch He had 6 years with Green at QB. Every other QB he had was trash.
Anthony Davis Yep
+Trenton Fulton Matt Ryan isn't a bad QB, no
As a Raiders fan you have to admire greatness even if it's a team you can't stand. This man is a legend!
Lmao, just stop comparing Tony to Gronk. Tony has 3x as many yards, over 3x as many receptions ,and 1.5x as many TDs. Maybe Gronk will be better when his career is over, but Tony obliterates Gronk as of now.
Hahaha look at there averages per game, tony Gonzalez was never as good as Gronk in his prime, plus Gronks a better blocker and the Super Bowl ring doesn't hurt either
this list has tony #2
6 names: Elvis Grbac, Trent Green, Damon Huard, Brody Croyle, Tyler Thigpen, and Matt Ryan. Who does Rob Gronkowski play for? That's right Tom Brady.
I'll take Gronk over Tony as my TE.
+Sami Shamroukh Tony didn't have Tom Brady throwing the ball to him. When a player breaks records with average or worse QBs passing to him he becomes the best
Tony is the best tight end ever. He always made big catches. He big he strong he great. I love watching him
Tony gonzalez is my man
It's a shame how he'll probably be considered the best TE in most people's eyes, but how Gonzalez never got a Super Bowl just stumps me!
What stumps me more is that Matty ice only now goe sto the super bowl, when the best TE is retired. #fuckmattyice
Well Gonzalez wasn't at his best when he was with the Falcons although he was playing beyond his years there though. The Falcons still didn't have much of a defense and the Matt Ryan now wasn't the same Matt Ryan then. In other words, Gonzalez didn't have the right QB at the right time for him throughout his career.
He never played with a great team like a Gronk or Sharpe
Gronk is an awesome TE, and his skills and talent is unimaginable but could he put up the same numbers without Brady? Tony Gonzalez never had an HOF QB like Gronk does and he was still putting up numbers, when he finally had Matt Ryan he was putting up even better numbers, and not to mention Gronk is in a Pass Happy League, Tony was in a Run first league most of his career...Tony Gonzalez is THE GOAT OF TE's
Exactly, and also Matt Ryan probably wasn’t as good as he is right now,and if you think he was by that time Tony was already old, also Rest In Peace
Not to mention Gronk did not have the longevity that Gonzalez had, retiring at age 29 due to his history of injuries. Durability is something that Gronk will never take away from Tony, as much as insufferable Pats fans will argue otherwise.
Gronk may not have the durability of tony but if the only argument tony has is hypotheticals and durability then that’s not my GOAT. Gronks the greatest tight end I’ve ever seen and yes I saw tony. Gronk was different
@@jakerosner8043 Gtfoh... Gronk can't be Tony's waterboy. Its beyond "hypotheticals and durability." Its heart, brains, and true love for the game as true GOATS did/do. Durability aka Longevity is a major component. (Jordan, Tiger, Federer, Serena, Gretzky, Renaldo). Gronk was a talented player in a perfect system/situation to excel in. Thats it! Always hurt, bonehead, kind of soft, and doesn't speak intelligently.
Tony had the multi sport talent skills, numbers, intelligence, and high character. With heart, brains, true love for the game, and...... DURABILITY
Resis Dumb argument. The fact that tony stayed healthy and gronk didnt was not controllable. Gronk was a bigger player who put his body on the line more to make bigger plays. Sure tony stayed healthy, but he never caught anything more than a 5 yard wide open pass 99 percent of the time. Gronk was clearly the better player name one thing tony does better and- you cant. Gronk btw was acrually know to have high football acumen. Dont u dare bring any other form of intelligence into this they are both relatively stupid they are football players not scienists
I moved to KC at the time he played down there. WOW! I still am a fan, and love the Chiefs.
This man... my lord such a great player. Mismatched for everyone covering him
Amazing that I just learned of him.
Tony is the greatest to ever do it! Better blocker than any tight end, caught EVERYTHING. Extremely consistent. His yards and other stats are extremely good especially for the time he played. Tight ends are much different than back then, really they are just receivers now.
Gronk is better
LMAO at Tony being the best blocking tight end
tremendous effectiveness that @Tony González had, without a doubt the best TE, but @Travis Kelce will overcome it very soon
Tony Gonzalez is the Jerry Rice of tight ends. Just like Jerry Rice broke every wide receiver record Tony Gonzalez broke every tight-end record. Travis Kelce reminds me of him
Top 5 TEs in my opinion(no particular order)
-Tony G
-Jason Witten
-Mike Ditka
-Kellen Winslow
-Shannon Sharpe
ozzie ? gate ?
my top five
-gate
-gonzalez
-sharpe
-john mackey (my opinion the greatest TE )
-witten
Antonio Gates needs to be in there
Gronk Better than them all combined
gronk is better than witten
Mackey may not be the stat king but his yac was incredible .
Go Cal Bears. Had no idea how he would perform in the NFL, but loved him at Cal - in basketball especially. He WORKED inside!
Congrats on the hall of fame Tony Gonzalez
Shannon sharpe got snubbed on this
Lol Gates is better than Sharpe
Exactly
Shannon cant block
Nah. Great player but not better than the TEs on this list. Gronk is also a head of him
TG will always be the best TE in NFL history
Tony for me was definetly one of the best TE
Guess you never heard of Gronkowski ?
@@uglyhobo4602 ofcourse gronk is great!!🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
The greatest TE to ever play the position
I know right Antonio gates is the best tight end
+Annoyin’ Swami he can't block
1:55 That's Mike McCarthy (GB Head coach)
He was either the QB or the TE coach when he was in Kansas City. He played TE in college.
Happy Birthday tony
u da man Tony G!!!
Best tight end
Period
Guess you never heard of Gronkowski ?
Best tightend ever hands down 💯🙌🏿💪🏿
#TonyG
Best TE I ever watch
One player they keep forgetting to mention is Todd Christensen. He was a tight end who helped change the game as much as any of the others.
I grew up in kc. When i was a kid tony G was a gawd
14 pro bowls that's insane
Objectively, the best TE ever.
It's a shame that Tony Gonzalez never make it to the super bowl.
Nice to see Levon Kirkland get on tape lol
🐐🐐🐐🐐
Gonzalez> Gronk when he retires
Daniel D lol dude
Daniel D Gronk gets hurt too much, can’t even touch Gonzo’s durability.
Chicken Finger Would also love to see Gronk put up his stats with those garbage Chiefs QBs Tony had.
He retired ...Nott even close
Gronk is better then tony. I don’t know how that statement is arguable. Stop saying “oh it’s because he had Brady” let’s not act like him being a physical freak of nature who can take the ball away from any defender in the air, have defenders bounce off of him when trying to tackle him, and block like a lineman has to do with brady
About time. It took you 2 years NFL to make a video about the goat TE.
Lmao you said goat TE...Gronk is early in his career and he is already the greatest
OrangeLemonade Tony hold all of the records. So until Gronk beats those records Tony is the goat.
That's like saying AB is better than Jerry Rice.
They had him #2
+Shaun Diebel Tony is like Rice and Gronk is like AB. Tony holds all the records for receiving yards, receptions, and receiving TDs by a TE. He also has the most pro bowl appearances BY ANY PLAYER. Until Gronk beats any of those records he is not the Goat TE.
A lot of the best Tight Ends ever have basketball backgrounds. Travis Kelce, Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates.
The best TE of all time and is at #45💀💀💀
The 8 dislikes were probably Pats fans. Show me Gronk Routinely go over 2 or 3 defenders for the ball like Gonzalez and do it without a HOF QB.
Cody Pieplow he doesn't have to go over them. He catches the ball and drags 2 or 3 guys;)
Noah Powell he had matt when he was in his 30s
Gronk has:
Best coach ever
Best QB ever
Pass heavy team
Gonzalez had:
To share the ball with 1000 yard rsuhers including Holmes who got the ball most of the time in the red zone
Damon huard as his QB in his prime
When he had a good QB when he was passed his prime they also had Julio and Roddy white not to mention Michael tirner also on the team running for 1000 yards most years
Gonzalez had a that going against him and still holds all the records in the league
Cody pieplow wtf have you ever watched gronk. He is almost never single covered. All of those catches you saw in this video gronk wouldn’t even make it to gronks highlight reel. All respect to tony g but talent and Dominance isn’t the argument you wanna use if you think he is better than gronk.
Nathan Barnes That is all hypotheticals you can’t take away from gronk nor can you give tony g credit for being on a bad team. Ever hear of art monk in the GOAT convo for wide receivers? How about Calvin Johnson? Both played on terrible teams with average qbs and guess what it’s Jerry rice who played with hall of fame qbs on one of the greatest teams ever who gets the throne. The difference- you can tell by watching Jerry rice that he isn’t the most talented wr ever. When you watch gronk not only is he the best tight end ever but when he plays at his best he is the most dominant offensive player period. When did they ever say that about tony g? Gates? Sharpe? You can’t tell me if your making a team and you can choose any te not including injuries you aren’t taking gronk
Keith Jackson one of the top 5 tight ends of all time
grok injured all the time. Gonzalez started 16 games every season but 2, and those 2 he started 15, AMAZING!!!!!!
Greatest TE ever
I use to love Tony but man he went to the ATL and it changed his whole attitude and when he got elected to the H of Fame he said I like to thank all my fans in Atlanta that's when I lost my love for TG really dude how did you make your name who drafted u ok I forgot them too
Could you imagine his numbers if he had someone like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady for even half of his career
Tony=GOAT, Gronk=BEST
Tony was great and he had all the numbers but I always remember Antonio being more dynamic during that time
Favorite Chief behind DT
Time to shut down all the gronk hypebeasts tony is better then gronk because he got his records with qbs that aren’t great gronk has Tom Brady so stop comparing that and second of all tony would have double coverage on him and he would still catch it gronk never does that and the other thing is gronk has 9 injuries in 8 seasons he has had surgery a bunch of times tony never got injured and missed two games his whole career how many has gronk missed think about it he won’t be able to surpass tony g because he won’t last that long with all those injuries and as a blocker gronk gets messed up two of his injuries are because he was blocking lol and even if tony couldn’t block he scored td’s to make up for it so if you disagree let me know so I can tear up your argument
Lol your an entire arguement is either incorrect or invalid. The first thing i notice is you said “tony couldn’t block but he made up for it by scoring tds” yeah gronk does both and does both better than anyone averages more tds per game than Jerry Rice and even this season where he is washed up receiving wise he was likely the best blocking tight end. Second of all you can’t take away a players accomplishments because they had a good qb, nor can you boost a players accomplishments if they had a bad one. Otherwise Jerry rice is overrated as well as Marvin Harrison, randy moss, Terrell Owens, Antonio gates and so on. All of them played in great offenses like gronk but you never hear that argument for them. Plus it’s not like gronk needs a qb. The reason is good is because is massive, fast, strong untackelable freak who can catch anything, not because he has ton Brady. The only real argument hear is injuries. Sure go ahead and have tony g be the greatest by default. When I talk best tight end ever I’m not talking career accomplishments I’m talking talent and dominance in which case it’d be better to compare gronk to moss megatron and those guys rather than another te, because not te comes close. Shannon Sharpe, a hall of fame tight end, openly admitted this. This is all coming from a person who isn’t even a patriots fan, while on the other hand your prob some salty chiefs fan because tony g and kelce are baby gronk 1 and baby gronk 2
JT b Gronk isnt even a top 5 TE all time.
Imagine tony g with Brady all those years
Or that Chiefs team of the early 2000s with a good defense. Green and him were unstoppable on offense.
Gunter shulz Imagine tony g breaking tackles, actually catching passes more than 25 yards down the field or actually setting a good block. Oh wait he never did those things. Must of been because he didn’t have brady even though none of those things are even correlated to qb ppay
GOAT TE
After 👀 on tv
He is the best tight end
His stats says it
he’s top 10 rn
I got to meet Trent Green. random I know. Unfortunately I did not get to meet Tony as well
Gronk maybe on a faster pace, but I always saw Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe, and Kellen Winslow as the three pioneers that truly revolutionized the tight end position.
The pioneers are Jackie smith , Iron Mike and John Mackey
Alejandro Sanchez Works too.
Alejandro Sanchez, all 3 classic tight ends, i.e. offensive tackles who could catch the ball. Only when it was thrown their way, of course. For decades the NFL adhered to the Paul Brown philosophy on passing: there are 3 possible results and 2 of them are bad. If you add up the number of catches Mackey, Ditka and Smith had they might barely exceed Tony Gonzalez's career total. The current NFL is the outgrowth of Bill Walsh's West Coast offense, where even offensive tackles can be receivers!!
Came back to the vid to see what people still think of gronk vs tony 😂 gronk said he might retire so its over for him
Tony was amazing but I still think Witten should be in the top 5 TEs
Am I the only one who is shocked by the sheer size of this man ?
Let's go
Tony is better than gates because Tony racked up his stats while having rather average QB's his entire career. Gates had Drew Brees and Rivers. Gronk is a great TE but he needs to stay healthy. Gronk has lost 3 seasons to to injuries and he is only getting older.
Tony also at least became a decent blocker, Gates on the other hand couldn't block my grandmother.
Xavier Vega he became a great blocker😂 not jus decent
the Gronk is a beast tho. probably would be better if he would avoid injuries.
Compare any QB he Worked with, Easily the Best....
*im tony Gonzalez?*
*university of California?*
Top 20
wish he would've won in the playoffs. he was a beast nonetheless
*goat tight end
lmao I'm tired of hearing "TE X transformed the position" if as many people transformed the position as they say the position is just in flux constantly
But when he says if one person is guarding you and one person tackles you what if your kid and you play football
Pretty sure Kittle is going to tear Tony’s records in the future
Gates just needs 7 more tds
IIIIIIIIIII'mmmmmm Tony Gonzalez?¿
cant wait till von miller is on this list HE GOAT AS LINEBACKER AND IN TOP 5
In agree that Tony G was the best ever.
tony joins the falcons.
greatest te is kellen winslow then the ghost then tony. but tony was a wr in a te position different game when tony played.
LOL and Kellen Winslow wasn't??? Pretty much all he did was split out wide and go into motion.
no kellen winslow was a tight end and he blocked as much as he caught the ball.
First was Shannon sharpe then came Gonzalez and now it Gronk
De Guy First was Dikta and Mackey, then came Casper and Winslow, then came Sharpe, Gonzalez and Witton....now it's Gronk who is great but also has Brady and is injury prone.
christopher rembert couldn't agree more
Then came kelce
then hunter Henry might be the next good one. dude is been playing second string with Antonio gates and still averaging 500/6 a year so far
Antonio Gates?
TG was great. But I can’t digest that there are only 44 players in history better than him, in the opinion of the NFL.
He played with the Falcons right?
yeah after the chiefs
+Cole Bailey Yea cuz I remembered dat his last game was the 2012 NFC Championship against My 49ers, and he was playing for the Falcons
+Jose Diaz His last game was against the Panthers in 2013 bro
This video doesn't have his Falcons clips because this was made 6-7 years ago.
Yeah he played a coupe seasons
Best Latino player ever
Anthony Munoz
I’m tony gazeles?
I’m Tony Gonzales?
His career woulda ended so sad if he was still on the falcons when they blew the Superbowl
Man it’s between him an Shannon sharp two of the greatest to ever do it
Wow
Imagine if tom brady or Peyton had tony
the Tim Duncan of the NFL minus the rings
He should have been #1
I'm tony gonzalez? university of california?
I'M TONY GONZALES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, OK?
John Mackey transformed the position, but guys like Ozzie Newsome, Kellen Winslow and Tony Gonzalez took it from there.
God Trent green actually wasn’t bad at all. Imagine if we had A guy like Andy to HC for us back then😪 now we just gotta get rid of Spags lmao
He should be higher
better than Randy Moss (#65)?
Ben Curell point taken.
And there comes gronk
Eating the dust.
+Pivot N' More That's what I have been waiting for XD
Antonio Gates it’s way better in a fact
45 is disrespectful hes the greatest tight end of all time he should at least be 30
Tony Gonzalez has more yards receptions and touchdowns than gronk but hats not surprising because Gronk has been in the league for only 6 years maybe but while Gronk had a stacked patriots squad with bill belichick but he also has tom brady throwng him the ball while Tony only had average and mediocre qb's throwing to him and also the Pats dont even need gronk to win the superbowl, he was out all of last season and they still won the superbowl before he was drafted to New England they were still dominant Tony carried the teams he was on and if he wasnt playing they weren't winning
Tony really did a great job carrying those teams to 7-9. I’m not giving gronk the credit for the super bowls but gronk would still be better if he had Jamarcus Russel throwing him the football