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00:00It's Patriots Monday.
00:00We're live at Gillette Stadium.
00:02And we're joined right now by Christian Gonzalez
00:05of the New England Patriots.
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00:15Christian Gonzalez, how we doing this week?
00:16I'm good.
00:16How are you?
00:17We're doing well.
00:18We know yesterday, probably a tough one for the team.
00:22Individually for you, though, pretty strong performance.
00:24How do you feel about your level of play through five weeks?
00:27I mean, I feel like it's been all right.
00:29I feel like there's plays I left out there that I want to make.
00:34But I mean, it's more than about me.
00:36It's about the team.
00:37So I mean, it's tough.
00:39But we're going to get it fixed.
00:43Made a play yesterday, though.
00:44Take us through that.
00:45Was that just reading the eyes of the quarterback?
00:46You got a good jump on that?
00:48Take us through it.
00:48Yeah, yeah.
00:49So I mean, we got a good call from the defensive coordinator
00:54that allowed me to be able to jump around and make a play.
00:57So just felt it all going away.
01:00And when you're at a corner, you got
01:03to know who's in front of you, what type of routes they run.
01:08Down the distance, all of that plays a fact into it.
01:11And like I said, I felt the flow go away.
01:13So if the flow goes away, usually somebody's coming back.
01:16So I was able to make a play.
01:18You've, and we've detailed this before,
01:20but you've gone against a lot of top receivers
01:22already in the first five weeks of the year.
01:24You start with guys like Chase and Metcalf.
01:27You get Garrett Wilson.
01:27Yesterday, it's Tyreek Hill.
01:31Who's the toughest match-up, stylistically?
01:32Who's a tougher match-up for you?
01:39I mean, they all bring different things to the table.
01:41I mean, they've all been, everybody
01:43I've faced this whole year has been a challenge,
01:46and it's been a fun challenge.
01:51Tyreek, he changes the game.
01:53He's a, he got a whole different level of speed out there.
01:56So you feel it.
02:00I mean, they've all been real good,
02:02and I've had a lot of fun guarding them.
02:04What was the confidence yesterday?
02:06It seemed like you guys were doing a great job stopping
02:07the pass, but then Miami kind of flipped it
02:09in the second half and started to run the ball a lot more.
02:12Yeah, I mean, they came out with a game plan
02:15and executed better than we did.
02:17So I mean, it's kind of, it just goes down to that.
02:22So I mean, we just got to get that fixed.
02:23Talking to Christian Gonzalez, cornerback
02:25for the New England Patriots here on Jones and Keefe,
02:27Patriots Monday at Gillette Stadium.
02:29Jarrod Mayo highlighted yesterday, defense did its job.
02:32Special teams did its job.
02:34We need more out of the offense.
02:36Would you agree with that assessment through five weeks?
02:39I mean, I'll leave that up to him.
02:40I'm not a, you know, a head coach.
02:44I can't say who needs to do better, who needs to do this.
02:47I mean, there was plays that as a defense,
02:49we left out there.
02:50So I mean, that's my take on it.
02:53So last week, Devon Godshall was on with us
02:55and he was saying how guys defensively
02:58were playing kind of selfishly.
03:00This is going back to the 49er game
03:01and maybe even games prior to that,
03:04but he wanted it out there.
03:05He said, you know, talk to the team about it.
03:07Do you agree with that assessment
03:09that maybe some guys just defensively
03:10were maybe going outside of the scheme a little bit?
03:14And if so, do you feel better about it
03:16after yesterday's game?
03:18Yeah, I mean, I feel good about it.
03:20I don't really think,
03:21I feel like it's taken in the wrong term.
03:24I mean, when you hear selfish, you think,
03:26okay, somebody's planning to make plays.
03:29It was more so, you know, sometimes
03:33like they're not doing their exact jobs.
03:37I mean, it wasn't like it was selfish.
03:38It was just, it was, that's the way it,
03:41like, I don't know how to describe it,
03:43but it wasn't like selfish in a bad way.
03:46Have you guys had your squad meeting yet?
03:49No, we haven't.
03:49No squad meeting yet?
03:51When is that?
03:52Can we get an idea when that is?
03:53Like, well, roughly what time of the day
03:54is that going to be?
03:55I think it's like noon, 12.
03:57Noon or 12.
03:58Okay, well, if there's,
03:59are you expecting any big announcements today
04:01in the squad meeting?
04:03I don't know.
04:03I ain't the coach, so we're going to see what happens.
04:06Are you guys wearing the throwback uniforms this Sunday?
04:09Are you wearing the reds?
04:09Yeah, we are.
04:10This week?
04:11You like those better?
04:12You can be honest.
04:13I like them.
04:14They're a lot better, right?
04:14Yeah, it's a change up.
04:15I like them.
04:16All right, good.
04:17I like them a lot better.
04:18Now, Jones mentioned all the receivers
04:19you've gone up against.
04:20Is that the same thing again?
04:20I feel like it's every single week in the NFL.
04:22I know Nico Collins got banged up yesterday,
04:24but between him and Steph Diggs, Texans,
04:27another team that,
04:28and a great quarterback throwing the ball,
04:30so big challenge coming up on Sunday.
04:31Oh, yes.
04:32It's a big challenge.
04:34They got explosive offense,
04:35and, you know, we're excited.
04:38You know, we're always up for the challenge
04:40and ready to get to it.
04:42What do you, same draft class as CJ Stroud.
04:44What do you know about CJ Stroud?
04:45Yeah, I mean, he's an amazing competitor,
04:49amazing guy.
04:50You know, we've talked.
04:53I mean, he's the ultimate competitor.
04:55He goes out there with his team.
04:56You know, he's a leader,
04:59and he's a great quarterback.
05:00He makes great throws, great reads.
05:03I mean, it'll be fun to go out there and play against him.
05:05You've been keeping up with your Oregon Ducks each week?
05:08Yeah, we got a big one this week.
05:09I was gonna say Ohio State this week, right?
05:11Yeah, we got a big one,
05:12so hopefully they can pull it off.
05:15I mean, the Big Ten is certainly an interesting animal
05:18that we'll see this year.
05:20Well, okay, you guys are one and four.
05:22You got a big game this weekend.
05:23Maybe, perhaps, some changes coming for the organization.
05:27Best of luck this weekend.
05:28Best of luck for the rest of the season,
05:29and thanks for stopping by, Christian Gonzalez.
05:31Appreciate you.
05:33All right, Christian Gonzalez joining us here
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