{"id":46087,"date":"2023-04-28T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=46087"},"modified":"2023-04-28T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:56:34","slug":"morse-patriots-get-the-steal-of-the-draft-in-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/04\/28\/morse-patriots-get-the-steal-of-the-draft-in-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Patriots Get the Steal of the Draft in Gonzalez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been following the draft prospects since the 1<sup>st<\/sup> week of January.\u00a0 I think I had one mock draft with Christian Gonzalez going to the Patriots.\u00a0 In my final Mock Draft, I posted 4 scenarios for the Patriots&#8217; first selection.\u00a0 Little did I know that both #4 and #1 would end up happening:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A top CB falls in their lap. Christian Gonzalez, Devon Witherspoon, and Joey Porter are the top three.\u00a0 Deonte Banks from Maryland has a superior RAS score (10) is just behind them.<\/li>\n<li>A top OT falls in their lap. Remember that the Patriots have never drafted an O-lineman in the top 50 that hasn\u2019t started 25 games in college.\u00a0 Peter Skronski from Northwestern has started 33 but he goes #11 to the Titans.\u00a0 One of the OTs that meets that requirement and is worthy of being picked #14 is Darnell Wright from Tennessee.<\/li>\n<li>No WR is worth taking at #14. Scouts are down on this class of receivers.\u00a0 Fan favorite Zay Flowers seems to be slipping into the late 1<sup>st<\/sup> early 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round area.\u00a0 Matt Groh\u2019s words this week are why I don\u2019t think the Patriots will use a 1<sup>st<\/sup> round pick on a WR.<\/li>\n<li>Trade Down \u2013 I know Bill Belichick loves to frustrate the fanbase with his trades out of the 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bill Belichick\u2019s brilliant trade with Pittsburgh gives them more draft capital (4<sup>th<\/sup> Rd #120) but also denied the New York Jets (#15) from getting the OT they desired to protect the backside of newly acquired Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Christian_Gonzalez_RAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1195\" height=\"820\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Christian_Gonzalez_RAS.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Christian_Gonzalez_RAS-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Christian_Gonzalez_RAS-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Christian_Gonzalez_RAS-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1195px) 100vw, 1195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez&#8217;s athletic ability is off the charts.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots&#8217; draft brain trust under Matt Groh is in love with the RAS metric.<\/p>\n<p>Dane Brugler from the Athletic had Gonzalez ranked #5 overall.\u00a0 Daniel Jeremiah from the NFL network had him in top 10.\u00a0 33<sup>rd<\/sup> Team had Gonzalez as the #8 player and from Patriots.com, Evan Lazar had Gonzalez as his #1 prospect for the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>This is the bio that Dane Brugler posted in his Draft Guide, The Beast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c: Tall, long and can run man-to-man \u2026 accelerates well to match vertical routes and press receivers along the sideline (his 1.81 \u201cflying 20\u201d led all cornerbacks at the combine) \u2026 calm and fluid in his turns, with the footwork and thin ankles to spring in any direction \u2026 route instincts help him stay within arm\u2019s length without hanging on receivers (only three pass interference penalties over the last two seasons) \u2026 uses his long wingspan and leaping skills to cover a lot of airspace \u2026 has the catching skills to finish interceptions when in position \u2026 averaged 29.5 yards per interception return in college (4\/118\/0) \u2026 throws his body around as a chop down tackler to remove ball carriers from their feet \u2026 put improved tackling on his 2022 film \u2026 was a jammer on punt returns and also played on kick return and field goal block coverages (blocked one field goal in 2022) \u2026 low-key personality and a lunch-pail worker (NFL scout: \u201cHe\u2019s a coach pleaser. \u2026 Puts his head down and works.\u201d) \u2026 logged 30 starts the past three seasons and missed only one game (bowl opt-out).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why did Gonzalez drop?\u00a0 According to Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal thought the Opponents&#8217; scouts nitpicked Gonzalez&#8217;s ability.\u00a0 They were looking for reasons not to take him.\u00a0 He is not an alpha dog, a rah-rah, aggressive type of guy.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t play the game with violence but is rather laid-back and cerebral.\u00a0 Did anyone notice his walk out of the Green Room?\u00a0 He was in no hurry to get to the podium.\u00a0 He sauntered to get his Patriots cap, took his time adjusting it in the mirror, then slowly made his way onstage.\u00a0 Gonzalez was taking in the moment.\u00a0 He is a true Junior and is just 20 years old.\u00a0 There is a perceived immaturity.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez played on all the Special Teams units and blocked an FG.\u00a0 He excelled as the outside jammer on the punt return team.\u00a0 He was described as being the type of player that will be the first one in and the last to leave and loves to watch game videos of his opponents.\u00a0 I think the Patriots just found a lockdown Cornerback that played Man \u2013 to \u2013 Man defense a majority of his snaps.\u00a0 The Patriots made a complicated risk in making the trade.\u00a0 They probably had 3 DBs in a group, Gonzalez, Deonte Banks, and Joey Porter.\u00a0 The Patriots draft staff had a very good prediction of who Pittsburgh and New York Jets would do, leaving Washington to make a selection that was a bit of a wildcat.\u00a0 I was screaming for the Patriots to take Gonzalez at 14.\u00a0 The Patriots needed a big CB to compete with the top receivers the Patriots will play this year.\u00a0 Now the Patriots can move Jonathan Jones to Safety, replacing Devin McCourty.\u00a0 Jones has the speed to play single-high safety, Jalen 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