FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Gonzo’s growth: University of Oregon coach Dan Lanning reflected this week on a team meeting last season when asked what it was like to coach Patriots first-round pick Christian Gonzalez.
“I was reading part of a book to our team -- ‘Discipline is Destiny’ by Ryan Holiday. This part of the book was about availability and the Lou Gehrig-Wally Pipp story,” Lanning told ESPN.com. “I finish, the team meeting is over, and Christian is the guy that comes up after the meeting and asks, ‘Can I borrow that book?