The New England Patriots are facing the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and Cowboys coaches are taking notice of some of the Patriots’ best defensive players.
Cowboys offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer especially gave props to rookie cornerback Christian Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has been impressing over his first few weeks in the NFL. He has guarded some of the league’s best receivers and managed to hold his own. He could be in for another strong challenge on Sunday as he presumably will guard CeeDee Lamb, another one of the top receivers in the league.
One thing is certain: Gonzalez is earning respect, despite being a rookie. Schottenheimer knows what he is game planning against, as transcribed by NESN.com’s Zack Cox.
“If there’s a better young corner in the league than Gonzalez, you’d be hard-pressed to find (him),” said Schottenheimer. “He’s playing at a really high level. They matched him on Tyreek a couple weeks ago, Garrett Wilson (on Sunday). Really playing at a high level.”
The predicted chess match between Gonzalez and Lamb will be an interesting subplot in Sunday’s game. Lamb already has 273 yards on the season. So the rookie corner will have his work cut out for him.
But so far, Gonzalez has shown the ability to be able to step up to any challenge in his way.
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