New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez had what he previously referred to as a “bad game” when he and his defensive teammates were torched during a 45-27 home loss to the Green Bay Packers that dropped the Patriots to 5-4 on Nov. 8.
Following that contest, Christian “Coach Flight” White, Gonzalez’s longtime personal trainer, raised some eyebrows when he took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared: “I don’t want to see another soft three or invert two.”
During a recent conversation with Karen Guregian of MassLive, Gonzalez was asked whether he would prefer playing against a team’s top receiver throughout a game moving forward.
Christian Gonzalez knows he has “to prepare for a whole offense,” but…
“Yeah,” Gonzalez acknowledged. “But at the same time, it’s a team game. It’s a team defense. You gotta find certain opportunities, certain ways to be in the right spot as a whole defense. You can say that in a sense, but you still have to prepare for a whole offense.”
Gonzalez was historically poor when he surrendered seven catches for 105 yards to Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden, and three receptions for 82 yards to receiver Christian Watson. That said, the Packers’ passing attack looked unstoppable as quarterback Jordan Love completed 23 of 29 attempts for 372 yards with three touchdowns. He also rushed for a score.
Will Christian Gonzalez speak with coaches about his in-game tasks?
Things will get no easier for Gonzalez and the New England defense this coming Sunday, as they will have to deal with Detroit Lions wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams when the Patriots face the 6-2 Lions in Munich, Germany.
“We conversate,” Gonzalez said about speaking with coaches about his game-day assignments. “At the end of the day, they’re going to call the calls. We just have to go out and execute.”
Gonzalez also said that watching the Packers film reinforced the idea that he simply had “a bad game” that Sunday afternoon. Back in September, he received a four-year contract extension worth $135M that reportedly included $102M guaranteed and made him the highest-paid cornerback in league history at the time.
The money attached to that deal is one reason Patriots fans may soon turn on him if he is responsible for more “bad” performances through Week 18.
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