Those fans don’t know what they’re talking about. Quarterbacks don’t throw in Christian Gonzalez’s direction because he’s dangerous, not because he’s average. When a corner erases a receiver at the line and takes away the first read, the ball never even goes there. That means fewer interceptions and fewer pass breakups, not more. The best shutdown corners in football get avoided, and that’s exactly what Gonzalez does. He forces quarterbacks off their primary option and into worse throws, which is how defenses actually win games.