Gronk for sure. Judging by only his Patriots days before his first retirement- he is the 2nd best pass catcher I have ever seen other than Jerry Rice. He had it all. From A to Z. You name it - he had it. Urlacher was amazing too but not that level. Gronk is a top 30 player in history type of level player. Urlacher top 200ish. Urlacher did not make the NFL all time top 100 for a reason. Both deserved 1st Ballot HOFers though.
Bad matchup Gronk was stronger quicker faster taller and as time has proven had a far more detailed knowledge of the game . Gronk always was in the right spot ran the right route and blocked perfectly and Urlacher was old and worn out at this point.
I was there also... drove thru a thick white haze with cars in the ditches on interstate 88 ... was a long day.. our seats were on the SW corner of the stadium.
@@nedruss7040 he literally slams into Urlacher and shoves him away to make space while the ball is in the air then turns and catches it. That is offensive PI.
The Bears nearly went to the Super Bowl that season. Lost in the NFC Title game 21-14. This was in the middle of a stretch where the offense was on fire, too. Just posted 31 vs a good Eagles D. Urlacher and Bears D was still great. So, no... you're wrong.
I loved watching Urlacher growing up he was drafted in 2001 and I was in 7th grade. A buddy in gym class tells me the Bears drafted Brian Urlacher. Not totally knowing who he was I looked him up probably had to ask Jeeves who Brain Urlacher was in computer class and from then on I've always been a big Brian Urlacher fan. Even wore 54 when I played high school football.
dude those stories are so cool. i barely got into football and the bears in 2018 when they made that run but my whole life (i live in chicago suburbs) i seen kids wear Urlacher 54 💪 wish i was a fan during that era
Urlacher definitely held a folk-legend level status at my high-school football team back in the day all of my buddies that played D wanted to tackle like he did
I was looking for a big hit - 54 vs 87, but instead I saw 1). Offensive Pass Interference, 2). Urlacher almost INT, and 3). Urlacher drive Gronk back about 3 yds in a tackle - then a few plays where Gronk caught a pass wide open.
@@Brownskidmarksonmyunderwear- if salty is honest sure. Football has 22 men on the field at all times. To say one met the other would suggest a big hit. This was a sequence of plays so … I just said as much.
The bears at that time played lots of cover 2 zone. Allowed their fast Lbs to drop and both safties deep. I think Lovie came over from Tampa Bay implemented the same d scheme
I watched this game (Bears fan) and this was the Lovie Smith era, so the bears played straight Tampa 2 and relied on athleticism and player skill to force other QBs to beat them. Worked very well when they had the right pieces, but unfortunately never had an offense to compliment their defense. Tampa 2 has its flaws, though, when the other QB is good at reading zone coverages and the pass rush can’t get home. This is why Favre, Rodgers, Brady, Brees, or any other top 5 QB would light the Bears up.
@@thewillformerlyknownasartist Favre never lit the Bears up during the Lovie era. The Bears dominated. And to pretend that Favre was any good at reading anything….dude was completely illiterate. He just winged it.
Like the one guy said Urlacher was barely covering gronk in the vid and the play he was was a clear push off Offensive PI. In this game Urlacher was in his 10th year in the league. Prime urlacher would shut down Gronk. Want to see prime urlacher check out the game against Arizona in 2006.
@Throw Away prime gronk never met prime urlacher. I’m sure there are games prime gronk got shut down by less. Didn’t Tredavious white, a cornerback, shut him down?
@isitsafe urlacher didn’t even cover him. Seemed like belichik was avoiding urlacher. Lol I watched urlachers whole career being from Chicago. Urlacher is gronks daddy
@isitsafe urlacher didn’t get run over by gronk that game as you said. Not sure how many people he dragged for 48 yds lol urlacher has faced tony Gonzalez, a better te than gronk. Urlacher is a hofer at a way deeper position.
Was at this game... Think i left right at the start of the third when they made it 33-0... Just shredded what was supposed to be a good defense. That hit Urlacher had on Gronk, and Gronk just dragged him along still going was just absolutely hilarious.
Tony gonzalez and gates did the same thing. This one may have been opi, but usually its just a receiver and defender engaging each other mutually, which is legal. Plus, gronk was also consistently a victim of DPIs
I would say Gronk had the better career. The Bears used Urlacher as a crutch and went nowhere. Gronk was a part of the most dominant dynasty in NFL history (and I'm from Chicago).
It was definitely offensive PI but as a guy who played both MLB and TE, I’m not even mad. TE was my first love, so I loved bangin with the backers in the middle on those dumps and sit down routes.
I remember there was a one on one frontal collision between RB Stephen Jackson (Jax) of the Rams and Urlacher. Urlacher stood him up on contact and slammed him down. By himself. Strong SOB.
Urlacher was 10 years into his career at this point and was just back in 2010 (the year of this video) after missing the entire 2009 season for a wrist dislocation sustained in the opener. His knees were shot at this point (you can see an example at the end of this clip of the now illegal cut blocks that teams used to do all the time on him because they couldn’t block him otherwise). This is like comparing Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes, just not the same fighter any more.
Bro that was 100% offensive pass interference on gronk! Lmfao that was almost 8 yards after the line of scrimmage and he runs into urlacher like a bull dozer lol. Gronk knows you can’t do that lol. Hence why urlacher was bitching to the ref, but you gotta admit it clearly takes a lot to bring gronk down lol
"Brian Urlacher is very unique..." Yes, he's uniquier than other unique players in any sport. Some sports they're pretty unique - "unique" meaning a singular individual. But in Brian's case, he's very unique, he's more uniquier than other unique guys because he's very unique that makes him positively more uniquer than most unique guys. Man I wish people would stop abusing the word "unique". Unique is a singular superlative, you can't be "more unique" or "very unique" because "unique" means ONE. Just one. If you want to use a word that means "there are few like X", use RARE.
I was at this game. It was the coldest I’ve ever been in my life. Ours beers were turning into slush in a minute and frozen in minutes. At one point we couldn’t see the other side of the stadium
eh, 33-0... brady commented after retiring how they always practiced "outside in weather like this", he said he knew how to dress for every environment, that he would have on exactly the perfect amount of clothing to be comfortable.
How much illegal tape did the cheatriots have on the bears? I assume they also under inflated the balls and listened to the bears illegally during the game ?
This was an old injury prone Urlacher. I think Urlacher might have retired after this season. If this was Prime Urlacher against Gronk things would have been a lot different.
Incorrect. 2010 was a career renaissance year for Urlacher where he made his first Pro Bowl & All Pro team since 2006, and helped the bears finish with a record of 11-5. He was injured the previous season, missing basically the entire season, but he was healthy in 2010 (and 2011 for that matter, where he made another Pro Bowl).
Um. Urlacher played Gronk well. Gave up a catch, nearly picked a pass, nearly got to Brady on the blitz, and was chopped. Most plays Urlacher was in zone, blitz, or not assigned to Gronk. This is weak.
As someone who have followed the bears in the 80's, Urlacher and singletary were over rated. The monsters Otis and Wliber. And of course who can forget MONSTER himself the late great Dick Butkus. That was when football was football
@@dietsugar7422 nah man Urlacher just got overpowered. Gronk could overpower Dlineman too. I mean great DTackles. LBs wasn't an issue for him. He drove Kyle Vanden Bosch 25 yards in pass protection at Detroit back in 2010
Of all the Chicago Bear HOF'ers! Urlacher is probably the least deserving! Couldn't shed blockers, played too straight up, over ran plays during pursuits! A roided up Strong Safety! That had Monday Night Highlights! But he wasn't A Great Chicago (George, Butkus, Singletary) MLB! Briggs carried most of the Water!
Who’s the better all time player … Gronk or Urlacher? 🤔
Rob
Urlacher surely
Urlacher
Urlacher, gronk would get injured a lot
Gronk for sure. Judging by only his Patriots days before his first retirement- he is the 2nd best pass catcher I have ever seen other than Jerry Rice. He had it all. From A to Z. You name it - he had it. Urlacher was amazing too but not that level. Gronk is a top 30 player in history type of level player. Urlacher top 200ish. Urlacher did not make the NFL all time top 100 for a reason. Both deserved 1st Ballot HOFers though.
The last few good years of the NFL
Dont make em like they used too... not just talking about urlacher. Talking about as a whole NFL is just missing the killer mentality.
It was good all the way up until Brady retired
I feel like urlacher wasn’t in his prime anymore at this point.
Knees weren't the same
They still were one game from making it back to the SB and they.shut Aaron Rodgers down in the NFC championship game.
No. Brian *could* have played safety in his prime. That would have made for an amazing matchup... 💯
Yeah, Gronk got drafted 10 years after Urlacher. I’m sure his body had taken a beating within that gap.
Bad matchup Gronk was stronger quicker faster taller and as time has proven had a far more detailed knowledge of the game . Gronk always was in the right spot ran the right route and blocked perfectly and Urlacher was old and worn out at this point.
Was at that game. Froze my ass off only to have Bears get their ass kicked
👍🏿
The life of a bears fan
A lot happened to various asses that day, it sounds like. Some froze and some got kicked. 😬😬😬
Tough day for the asses.
A story of one too many for Bears fans.
I was there also... drove thru a thick white haze with cars in the ditches on interstate 88 ... was a long day.. our seats were on the SW corner of the stadium.
Alternative headline: Gronk scores TD while getting away with textbook offensive PI.
Not Gronk's fault Urlacher was unaware of the routes endpoint and where the goal line was.
@@justinkauffman731urlacher can remain stationary and claim his space in the field. Gronk must his route around urlacher not through him.
As a rookie.
Gronkowski doesn't break into a block, he doesn't push off with his arms or hands. That is not pass interference.
@@nedruss7040 he literally slams into Urlacher and shoves him away to make space while the ball is in the air then turns and catches it. That is offensive PI.
This was after the Brian’s prime and the offense was putting up 10-14 points a game at best. He was a good player for many years.
GRONK>URLACHER
@@CONCERNEDcitizenforever not really
@@octanina21 ya really who even talks about ur lack her anymore?? 💀
@@CONCERNEDcitizenforever gronk is irrelevant 😂
The Bears nearly went to the Super Bowl that season. Lost in the NFC Title game 21-14. This was in the middle of a stretch where the offense was on fire, too. Just posted 31 vs a good Eagles D. Urlacher and Bears D was still great. So, no... you're wrong.
LOL That was offensive pass interference. Two great players, I can`t wait until football season.
Footballs for losers. Maybe get a life bro. Pathetic
I loved watching Urlacher growing up he was drafted in 2001 and I was in 7th grade. A buddy in gym class tells me the Bears drafted Brian Urlacher. Not totally knowing who he was I looked him up probably had to ask Jeeves who Brain Urlacher was in computer class and from then on I've always been a big Brian Urlacher fan. Even wore 54 when I played high school football.
dude those stories are so cool. i barely got into football and the bears in 2018 when they made that run but my whole life (i live in chicago suburbs) i seen kids wear Urlacher 54 💪 wish i was a fan during that era
@@ibacca5thgen348 enjoy a life time of pain lol hopefully this new regime will take us back to the promise land! Bear down!
Urlacher definitely held a folk-legend level status at my high-school football team back in the day all of my buddies that played D wanted to tackle like he did
We’re around the same age. I was in 8th grade. We share the memories of watching some great and also terrible Chicago Bears football
I was looking for a big hit - 54 vs 87, but instead I saw 1). Offensive Pass Interference, 2). Urlacher almost INT, and 3). Urlacher drive Gronk back about 3 yds in a tackle - then a few plays where Gronk caught a pass wide open.
I mean, Urlacher wasnt guarding gronk most of the game, and this is rookie gronk we are talking abt
I know right, I was thinking the same. It's just clickbait.
@@jakerosner8043 at his age...against a young, fresh Gronk with no care. Tough on Brian
Salty are we?
@@Brownskidmarksonmyunderwear- if salty is honest sure. Football has 22 men on the field at all times. To say one met the other would suggest a big hit. This was a sequence of plays so … I just said as much.
Maybe I’m trippin but Brian wasn’t even on Gronk most of the video😂
Yeah and the one time he was is an uncalled offensive pass interference
Yup. Clickbait at its finest.
The bears at that time played lots of cover 2 zone. Allowed their fast Lbs to drop and both safties deep. I think Lovie came over from Tampa Bay implemented the same d scheme
I watched this game (Bears fan) and this was the Lovie Smith era, so the bears played straight Tampa 2 and relied on athleticism and player skill to force other QBs to beat them. Worked very well when they had the right pieces, but unfortunately never had an offense to compliment their defense. Tampa 2 has its flaws, though, when the other QB is good at reading zone coverages and the pass rush can’t get home. This is why Favre, Rodgers, Brady, Brees, or any other top 5 QB would light the Bears up.
@@thewillformerlyknownasartist Favre never lit the Bears up during the Lovie era. The Bears dominated. And to pretend that Favre was any good at reading anything….dude was completely illiterate. He just winged it.
Meanwhile Kelce is out here picking fights with kickers. Levels to this
You mean kickers picking fights
Look at all that hitting! Football has really changed.
Now opponents kiss and hug at midfield before and after games!
All legal tackles today
@@moblack5883Flag football today.
Like the one guy said Urlacher was barely covering gronk in the vid and the play he was was a clear push off Offensive PI. In this game Urlacher was in his 10th year in the league. Prime urlacher would shut down Gronk. Want to see prime urlacher check out the game against Arizona in 2006.
@Throw Away prime gronk never met prime urlacher. I’m sure there are games prime gronk got shut down by less. Didn’t Tredavious white, a cornerback, shut him down?
@isitsafe urlacher didn’t even cover him. Seemed like belichik was avoiding urlacher. Lol I watched urlachers whole career being from Chicago. Urlacher is gronks daddy
@isitsafe haha yeah he was really lights out. 5 rec for 43 yds and 1td. Not a bad game but far from dominating. 🤡
@isitsafe urlacher didn’t get run over by gronk that game as you said. Not sure how many people he dragged for 48 yds lol urlacher has faced tony Gonzalez, a better te than gronk. Urlacher is a hofer at a way deeper position.
@isitsafe and yea gronk will
Be a hofer. I’m not even really sure what you’re arguing with me about now that I look back at it
First play is blatant OPI. Contact after 5 yards.
Modern football lol...
Gronk has taken so much gang-tackle abuse over the years. He deserves to retire.
Was at this game... Think i left right at the start of the third when they made it 33-0... Just shredded what was supposed to be a good defense. That hit Urlacher had on Gronk, and Gronk just dragged him along still going was just absolutely hilarious.
87 pushes off everytime
*Everyone* pushes off now...
Tony gonzalez and gates did the same thing. This one may have been opi, but usually its just a receiver and defender engaging each other mutually, which is legal. Plus, gronk was also consistently a victim of DPIs
who else came here from nelks podcast with gronk 🙋🏽♂️
Brian is a hall of famer. Rob is for my money the best to do it at the tight end position.
Facts
I could watch videos like this all day
I would say Gronk had the better career. The Bears used Urlacher as a crutch and went nowhere. Gronk was a part of the most dominant dynasty in NFL history (and I'm from Chicago).
Grnok and Urlacher both at 25 would have been pretty cool to see. At this point Urlacher had some miles on himself.
It hurts like hell but it’s still fun playing in the snow.
It was definitely offensive PI but as a guy who played both MLB and TE, I’m not even mad. TE was my first love, so I loved bangin with the backers in the middle on those dumps and sit down routes.
Gronk explained on a podcast that he shouldered into Urlacher. That's what separates greatness.
No disrespect to anyone that can't handle Gronk one on one, that is one big dude no shit!
I remember there was a one on one frontal collision between RB Stephen Jackson (Jax) of the Rams and Urlacher. Urlacher stood him up on contact and slammed him down. By himself. Strong SOB.
Cool offensive Pi, patriots really did get away with everything everywhere.
Now say it without crying
@@mjf2891 I mean…it was PI
Urlacher was 10 years into his career at this point and was just back in 2010 (the year of this video) after missing the entire 2009 season for a wrist dislocation sustained in the opener. His knees were shot at this point (you can see an example at the end of this clip of the now illegal cut blocks that teams used to do all the time on him because they couldn’t block him otherwise). This is like comparing Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes, just not the same fighter any more.
Back when it use to snow in Chicago!!!
Bro that was 100% offensive pass interference on gronk! Lmfao that was almost 8 yards after the line of scrimmage and he runs into urlacher like a bull dozer lol. Gronk knows you can’t do that lol. Hence why urlacher was bitching to the ref, but you gotta admit it clearly takes a lot to bring gronk down lol
Definitely pass interference.
Back when the Bears was Elite with the best Defense in the league at the time
Brady was picking them boys apart 🤣
As far as coverage it was only the first play of this video that it was actually Brian v. Rob.
Man, an uninjured Gronk was damned near unstoppable.
Thats OPI in my book not that my book matters
Think that was 2010 bears fall down all game on the worst kept field in the nfl as always… Arlington can come soon enough!
Wow the refs haven't been calling things on the pats in a long time then huh?
I heard urlacher tried to get crazy with bas rutten, a ufc legend, and got taught a lesson.
Gronk bumped into a stationary urlacher to get separation. Offensive pass interference… unless Brady is throwing the ball
The Brady Patriots always Killed the Bears !! 👍🏈
Urlacher was great at covering. He could play any style defense
This happened in 2010, maybe 2011 and Urlacher retired in 2012.
Thats our Groooonk
"Brian Urlacher is very unique..." Yes, he's uniquier than other unique players in any sport. Some sports they're pretty unique - "unique" meaning a singular individual. But in Brian's case, he's very unique, he's more uniquier than other unique guys because he's very unique that makes him positively more uniquer than most unique guys.
Man I wish people would stop abusing the word "unique". Unique is a singular superlative, you can't be "more unique" or "very unique" because "unique" means ONE. Just one. If you want to use a word that means "there are few like X", use RARE.
Urlacher shoulda played Bane instead of Tom Hardy…
I was at this game. It was the coldest I’ve ever been in my life. Ours beers were turning into slush in a minute and frozen in minutes. At one point we couldn’t see the other side of the stadium
I've always wanted to see Butkus vs. Csonka. What a titanic collision that would be.
I like this Gronkowski kid he’s going to be good
Took two or more to bring Gonk down. Aside from the persona stuff, the man was an incredible TE.
eh, 33-0... brady commented after retiring how they always practiced "outside in weather like this", he said he knew how to dress for every environment, that he would have on exactly the perfect amount of clothing to be comfortable.
"give him the chicken wing!" 🤣🤣
dirty block by Green-Ellis on Urlacher at the end there...2:10
Gronk was such a monster
1:07 That slid😎
When a German runs into a Pole
Urlacher shut him down so well that Gronk had to commit a flagrant PI. Great job stopping that play Brian, you really... what? They didn't call that?
Classic Gronk OPI
It took 4 guys to bring down a young Gronk.
Only bears game I ever went to where I didn’t watch a second half snap
Urlacher was a great player, but was not an old school tough guy Chicago style!
I definitely clicked for a huge hit.
1st play was OFFENSIVE PI
Ah I remember this game. Pats whooped that ass that day
How much illegal tape did the cheatriots have on the bears? I assume they also under inflated the balls and listened to the bears illegally during the game ?
I still rmb brady juking urlacher lmao
Honestly an offensive PI clear as day on that first play.
"This is jus a basketball player . . ."
this dude gronk said end of the second half 🤣 it was at the beginning of the game
Urlacher has the movement of a tin man, he wouldn’t stand a chance against todays tight ends.
Urlacher was not a big hitter. He was a safety playing LB.
This was an old injury prone Urlacher. I think Urlacher might have retired after this season. If this was Prime Urlacher against Gronk things would have been a lot different.
Incorrect. 2010 was a career renaissance year for Urlacher where he made his first Pro Bowl & All Pro team since 2006, and helped the bears finish with a record of 11-5. He was injured the previous season, missing basically the entire season, but he was healthy in 2010 (and 2011 for that matter, where he made another Pro Bowl).
Urlacher was the best to ever come out of NM.
Thats not saying much.
They was tryna smash gronk in that game.
Bears had a bunch of good defensive players and 0 offense
1:40 Was a mean hit from Urlacher on Gronk
Man, that was a close game.
Um. Urlacher played Gronk well. Gave up a catch, nearly picked a pass, nearly got to Brady on the blitz, and was chopped. Most plays Urlacher was in zone, blitz, or not assigned to Gronk. This is weak.
Gronk didnt get covered by urlacher most of the game, so he didnt "play him well." he didnt play him at all if u discredit that first play as opi
@@jakerosner8043,
Please read my post again.
Who’s here after NELK pod? Lol
Chicago offense doing they thing!
Can anyone show me a kelce play where he is dragging or moving a linebacker like this? 😮 there isn't one. Gronk is the GOAT tightend...
I had pats and over that day
Bears played cover 2 pretty much every down
Tampa 2 was the Bears d for all of Urlacher’s years and he was one of the main reasons it worked
Was this 2010 in Chicago
Had his time
Offensive Pi lol. And Brain literally drive Gronk back to the damn line of scrimmage when he hit him flush
As a GIANT fan lmfao
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urlacher struggled to get him down with multiple players helping
As someone who have followed the bears in the 80's, Urlacher and singletary were over rated. The monsters Otis and Wliber. And of course who can forget MONSTER himself the late great Dick Butkus. That was when football was football
It would help if he could catch. That’s why they play defense. Can’t catch.
Lmao how tf was that not offensive PI?
That was offensive pass interference at the start
Where's the impressive part of the video. Aside from the one TD that was clearly offensive PI 🤔. Other than that Go Blue Brady!!!!
Man I miss Tom
First play: offensive pass interference. Clear as day.
Don't even have to watch the rest. Lol.
Men bro brian urlacher won
specially in that td he gave up
@@Cook07 he pushed off
You’re crazy
LOL I SWEAR 😁
@@dietsugar7422 nah man Urlacher just got overpowered. Gronk could overpower Dlineman too. I mean great DTackles. LBs wasn't an issue for him. He drove Kyle Vanden Bosch 25 yards in pass protection at Detroit back in 2010
Of all the Chicago Bear HOF'ers! Urlacher is probably the least deserving! Couldn't shed blockers, played too straight up, over ran plays during pursuits! A roided up Strong Safety! That had Monday Night Highlights! But he wasn't A Great Chicago (George, Butkus, Singletary) MLB! Briggs carried most of the Water!
Offensive pass interference....exactly why the Cheatriots won so much ...hard to beat a team with 3 extra players in stripes on the field
a washed up Brian urlacher who was about to retire at any moment. 👍
Was this during Mark Trestman era? You can see the offense wasn't doing a thing! Kept the defense out on the field! SMH
Possibly one of the most underwhelming things I have ever watched...
OFFENSIVE PI ON THE TOUCHDWN
The title suggests something exciting might happen. Something exciting did in fact not happen.