Christian Gonzalez, Robert Spillane, Kevin Byard III and More | Postgame Media Availability 11/8

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Christian, obviously, you've been as consistent as they come at your position. How difficult today was this for you, and maybe kind of did you just feel that way from the beginning in this one?

Christian Gonzalez (0:10)

Yeah, I mean, like, kind of like I come up here every week. Obviously, it is frustrating. You know, I want to be that who I am for the team, and everybody that knows what I am, but I mean, it's football.

I'm not going to be able to, I'm going to have a bad game. So this profession, so the same as I come up here, week in, week out, and if it's a good game, I say, all right, we move on. Just, it's just like that. You know, you have said that multiple times. You have a good play, watch it, bad play, watch it, good game, watch it, bad game, watch it. So, you know, there's things that I messed up on, and I'll be back to it next week.

SPEAKER_3 (0:57)

Christian, do you think there's something keeping you from playing your best?

Christian Gonzalez (1:03)

Something keeping me from playing? Nah, I don't think so.

I mean, they just got the best of me today. I mean, it's pro football. They got good receivers, like every team. So, you know, they got the best of me today, and move on from it and be ready for next week.

SPEAKER_4 (1:24)

Matthew Golden had the most receiving yards you've ever allowed to a receiver in a single game. Just what made that matchup so challenging today?

Christian Gonzalez (1:32)

I mean, they did a good job. He came out and ran good routes, ran the routes they had in the game plan, and Jordan Love was able to get him the ball. And I just got to be able to finish and make those plays. You know, I'm right there. I just got to make those plays. So I mean, it's not the end of the world. I had a bad game week. So I mean, I'm not shaking up by it. I'm not too worried about it. I'll move on and be ready for next week.

SPEAKER_5 (2:06)

Christian, it looked like maybe a couple of those plays. There were maybe some communication issues, especially the Golden Touchdown. It looked like you were communicating like right up until the snap with Marcus. Can you tell me what happened there?

Christian Gonzalez (2:17)

Yeah, I mean, that's just on me. You know, I got to just be better at talking to him.

And yeah, I mean, it's just got to be better at talking to him and getting communication to him faster. So, we can be on the same page and, you know, it's on me, so I'll take it.

SPEAKER_6 (2:45)

Christian, when you struggle early, as happened today, does that set in motion a domino thing that you can't recover from, or do you just put a bad play behind you and move on?

Christian Gonzalez (2:55)

I mean, just like I asked the first question, it's the same thing as you make a play, you move on, you give up a play, you move on.

This profession, especially this position is going to happen. Regardless of, obviously, I don't want anybody to catch a ball on me, but they're going to catch a ball on me, they're going to make plays. So just watching it and moving on.

SPEAKER_7 (3:23)

Last question, Andrew Calhoun.

SPEAKER_8 (3:25)

Christian, two-parter, just broadly, what was the plan to stop their ex-plays, knowing how they led the league in that, coming into the game? And number two, when they hit as many as they did, does that upset you?

Christian Gonzalez (3:38)

The plan to stop the ex-plays, I mean, was just, just like playing our defense. You know, there's things that go into it. We got to communicate.

And then, I mean, as far as me, I can't fall on a go route. I can't turn and get tripped up. You know, defense is counting on me to hold down the back side, hold down everything else, just like we have been. So, I mean, just, just stopping it. I mean, that was just the plan. Obviously, we didn't, and they did a better job. And then your second one.

SPEAKER_6 (4:23)

It doesn't upset you?

Christian Gonzalez (4:24)

Oh, I mean, yeah, of course. Of course, it upsets you. We're competitors.

All we do is compete. So, you know, I want to be able to not want to be able to. I mean, I know that the team counts on me. I know that the defense counts on me. So, I mean, yeah, it hurts to let them down. But like I said, it's, it's football. I mean, the end of the day is one game. I had a bad game and I watched it and be ready for Detroit. Appreciate y'all.