The New England Patriots are still reeling from their 45-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and now, an NFL legend is sounding off on their performance.
Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Patriots cornerback Ty Law appeared on The Greg Hill Show and reacted to the defensive meltdown by star cornerback Christian Gonzalez and the rest of New England's defense at home against the Packers.
The defensive unit allowed 478 total yards, including 349 through the air. According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Gonzalez became the only defensive player since 2018 to allow more than 80 receiving yards to two different players in the same game. He allowed seven receptions for 105 yards to Matthew Golden and three receptions for 82 yards when lined up against Christian
Watson.
"I'm a Christian Gonzalez fan. I just expect more out of him. I see the talent, the athleticism, the size. He has all the intangibles to be exactly who he's being paid to be," said Law. "...I have never—I mean, I have absolutely never—been a part of a situation in my 15-year career that a secondary played that bad. And when you got $50 million a year worth of cornerbacks, that’s unacceptable.
"It’s absolutely unacceptable. [I'm not] here to tear anybody down or tear Christian Gonzalez down at all. But we expect more. You got the bag. You got to play better. And then it just wasn’t the coverage. It started carrying over into the tackling and the willingness to tackle and things like that. So I’m just seeing a lot of things that’s not right when it comes to the New England Patriots' secondary.”
The offense has its own issues with turnovers and missing multiple players due to injuries.
But the hope was that the defense could hold up its end and keep the team in games and give them a real chance to compete. If those struggles continue, the Patriots have a long road ahead of them to even make the playoffs, much less contend for a Super Bowl.
They'll once again have their hands full on Sunday when the team travels to Germany to take on a loaded Detroit Lions offense.
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