There was a lot of talk after this weekend about the New England Patriots not landing an impact player on offense in the early rounds of this weekend’s NFL Draft, but the selection in round one of Christian Gonzalez may end up being a massive key to New England’s success moving forward, even more than people may realize.
In the NFL, with the escalation of the salary cap and, subsequently, the player contracts, it made complete sense for the Patriots to target someone like Gonzalez. He’s the type of player who is an elite cover corner, which is something that is far less expensive to develop compared to having to go out and sign an established one in free agency.