New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is impressing his coaches three weeks into the season.
Gonzalez has been paired with a few of the hardest large receivers within the NFL and has taken each problem with offense.
Simply have a look at New York Jets large receiver Garrett Wilson's stats when matched up towards the gifted Patriots defensive again. For Evan Lazar of Patriots.comthe receiver caught simply three receptions for 18 yards.
Gonzalez additionally held his personal towards Miami Dolphins All-Professional large receiver Tyreek Hill. Hill had zero catches on two targets and a kind of throws was intercepted.
The physique of labor the Oregon product has been in a position to put forth is spectacular, however not stunning to the Patriots teaching workers, as transcribed by Zack Cox of NESN.com.
“I don't know if I'd say shocked, simply because we labored loads on him popping out of faculty,” Patriots defensive play-caller Steve Belichick mentioned. “You might see numerous these traits while you watched all the school tapes and issues like that. So I wouldn't say shocked, however he's taking part in rather well up to now, which is the expectation of all of the gamers we’ve right here.
“However I'm positively glad we obtained him. That's why we designed him and all of the others. I'm glad he's doing effectively and I hope it continues.”
A number of of New England's current draft lessons have been pretty vocally criticized by followers and media alike. Many thought the Patriots ought to have chosen a large receiver with the primary decide within the draft.
Nonetheless, Gonzalez continues the Patriots' profitable custom of drafting corners.
Story initially appeared on Patriots Wire
