Rob Gronkowski has shared his thoughts on Travis Kelce and the Chiefs on the back of the defending Super Bowl champions punching their ticket back to the big game.
The Chiefs didn’t have the look of championship contenders for most of the year but have hit their stride in the playoffs. According to Gronk, they likely experienced a dip in form because of how bored they were during the regular season.
“Yes he (Travis Kelce) is he absolutely turned it up a notch, making absolutely unbelievable catches and Patrick Mahomes put it in the spots where only Travis Kelce can make the catches, and that’s what he’s doing, that’s why they are going to the Super Bowl as well,” the former star tight end said on the ‘Up & Adams’ show.
“I would say, I was talking yesterday, I mean we were joking around but I think it was kind of some seriousness as well is that the Kansas City Chiefs, they’re always playing in Championship games, so when you have regular season games throughout the whole year, you can get bored.
“Maybe the excitement wasn’t there, so they weren’t playing up to par, you know what I’m talking about? So now it’s win or lose and then you go home. So now they have to dial it in, put the launch codes in, and they came out on fire in the playoffs.”
Rob might be on to something here. He was with the Patriots for many years and was on the team during times when they found their footing in the playoffs after coasting throughout the regular season.
It’s hard to remain motivated when you’re in big games all the time; even Michael Jordan retired after winning three championships because he wasn’t being challenged anymore. Still, we’ll never know if that’s really what’s going on in KC.
Whether or not that’s the case, they are back in the Super Bowl.
