Every Saturday in the offseason, one question from Twitter will be selected and expounded upon based on a hot topic surrounding the New England Patriots:
@MikeReiss what was it about Gilmore which made the patriots want to pay so much for a free-agent?
Mark, there are several things about cornerback Stephon Gilmore that appeal to the Patriots, who signed him to a five-year, $65 million deal:
His size. At 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, he is hard to throw over. In today's NFL, with most teams having one bigger receiver (and oftentimes multiple bigger receivers), that size for a defensive back is appealing.