The Patriots are in Miami, ready to tackle another game without All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez.

They’re hoping to tame Tua Tagovailoa and his vaunted Dolphins arsenal without their top coverage back.

Week 1, the way they blitzed so much, it’s like they forgot Gonzalez wasn’t out on the boundary playing opposite Carlton Davis III.

The luxury of having two top-tier corners, or two that are close enough to shutdown level, was supposed to allow the defense to do so much more. Gamble more with extra rushers.

In theory, having their outside corners playing man coverage, without needing safety help, would give Mike Vrabel and Terrell Williams the green light to scheme up all kinds of trouble for opposing quarterbacks.

Even though Gonzalez was out, the Patriots still blitzed like c

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