He’s going to be better and he was still very, very good in Tampa last year even though they weren’t great about playing to his strengths. BB won’t make that mistake.
Players coming off an ACL injury usually need a full year to recover even if they return to the field within six months. Nate Burleson mentioned this on NFL Network the other night. It’s that second season back that you’re fully confident in the knee and get your full quickness and ability to cut back.
I’d expect we’ll see Revis in his prime this year. As for Gronk, we might have to wait until 2015, and that’s assuming he has a good enough 2014 that the Pats trigger the next phase of his contract.