What Can We Expect From Josh Gordon Against The Lions?
Josh Gordon will make his highly anticipated Patriots debut on Sunday in Detroit against Matt Patricia’s Lions. Bill Belichick recently said that “nobody knows us better than Matt [Patricia] does”, and that his knowledge of the offense will present a challenge that will require a lot of in-game adjustments.
One thing Patricia won’t be prepared for is how Gordon will be incorporated into the Pats’ offense.
Andrew Hawkins, a good friend and former teammate of Gordon’s, seems to think New England is the perfect fit for the 27 year-old:
“From what I know about New England, it’s a good place for him,” Hawkins told Chris Gasper of the Boston Globe. “The culture is all about winning football games. It’s a culture where you come in early and leave late. It’s a culture where you get in the playbook, and it’s ‘we all have a job to do.’ That’s dependent on your talent. Josh Gordon is capable of literally almost anything from the wide receiver position. When you put a guy like that with the best quarterback in NFL history, there is the potential for fireworks.”
So how’s Gordon responding to that no-nonsense, winning culture in Foxboro? According to Belichick, he’s done everything he’s needed to do and hasn’t had any issues getting into the flow of things:
“It’s good to get [Gordon] here,” Belichick said. “We’ll see how it goes, but I think Josh is a smart kid, he’s worked hard, he’s picked up a lot.”
Bill doesn’t say things like that just to say them. Those comments should tell you that Gordon will definitely get his chances on Sunday. Stay tuned.
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