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Olsen and Gronk racing to set NFL record

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There has never been a Tight End to reach the 1,000 yard mark in three consecutive seasons.  Both Olsen and Gronk have a chance at doing it this year.  Now, the race is on to see who gets there first.  I know Olsen was barely over the line the last two seasons, but I'm hoping he can pull it off.  Would be awesome if he beats Gronk to it as well.  You can see what Olsen has to say about it here: http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Olsen-determined-to-make-history/9934bb8e-09e7-4733-9124-135398567213

So, what say you Huddlers?  Can Greg do it and can he get there before Gronk does?

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Good question. With Brady out the 1st 4 games, Greg has a shot to get the jump on Gronk. I have a feeling with KB back the doubles will be less on Olsen and therefore he could actually get more opportunities...as crazy as that sounds.

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5 minutes ago, Moorgan said:

Good question. With Brady out the 1st 4 games, Greg has a shot to get the jump on Gronk. I have a feeling with KB back the doubles will be less on Olsen and therefore he could actually get more opportunities...as crazy as that sounds.

Yea, and you can add in the fact that Gronk tends to have a history of getting injured.  I definitely think Olsen could get there first, but he'd have to have a hell of a first half of the season.  He is Cam's security blanket, so you never know.

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The only reason Gronk hasn't done it yet is injuries. And it's very possible he never does it because of injuries. Olsen has been rock solid and steady the past few seasons and will likely continue to be this year. My money would be on Greg getting it first and possibly only him getting it but as has been mentioned with KB back, Funch getting better, etc. it's very possible neither of them get 1,000 this year. If Gronk avoids injuries he'll get it, but that's 50/50 for him, at best.

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Hard to imagine that Gonzo and Gates never got there...both were close a couple times, and just couldn't get over the hump.

 

Gonzo got 3130 over a 3 year period, and Gates got 2989....kinda wild.

Also, side note, Gonzo played 17 seasons, and played 16 games 15 times out of 17, with the other two years being 15 games played.

 

Also wild to look at, Gates has played 80 fewer games than Gonzo did to date, and is only 7 TD's behind him.

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2 hours ago, adub2b23 said:

With Benjamin back, and Funchess coming into his own, I have a hard time seeing Olsen reach the 1000 yard mark again.  I think there just wont be as many targets to go around.

So Olsen will get the same number of targets that he usually gets while those will get less. Greg had 1,000 yards with Benji, I doubt his targets will reduce this season. The offense remains the same, different guys are plugged in, 

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3 hours ago, Moorgan said:

Good question. With Brady out the 1st 4 games, Greg has a shot to get the jump on Gronk. I have a feeling with KB back the doubles will be less on Olsen and therefore he could actually get more opportunities...as crazy as that sounds.

If anything I think 4 games w/o Brady will lead to more yards for Gronk since he will be Garoppolo's safety valve receiver

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