Could the Arizona Cardinals could be the deciding factor in whether or not Bill O’Brien becomes the next Patriots offensive coordinator?

January 20, 2023

  Bill O’Brien has long been considered the favorite to be the Patriots new offensive coordinator. He interviewed with the team yesterday and by all accounts, he is the favorite. Many at the highest levels of the organization including owner Robert Kraft want O’Brien. Despite that, O’Brien is far from a lock to be the Patriots next offensive coordinator. Despite having a history with the organization and being from the…

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Patriots: Young Patriots Have Huge Impact In Win Over Cardinals

December 13, 2022

The Patriots stayed in the playoff hunt with a 27-13 win in Arizona on Monday night. They are now 7-6 and have a chance to finish off their bumpy season with a playoff berth if they play well down the stretch. New England was without several key players for most of or all the game due to injury and the play of their recent draft picks helped pick up the…

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Patriots: Offense gets it done despite missing top four offensive players

December 13, 2022

It wasn’t pretty but the Patriots beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-13 in a must win. The defense led the way with six sacks, a turnover and a defensive score but the offense did its part as well despite being down its top four offensive players. With the Patriots skill group depleted due to injury, back ups needed to step up and they did. Rookie running backs Kevin Harris and Pierre…

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Patriots Scouting Report: The Cardinals defense is active up front

December 13, 2022

The Arizona Cardinals are among the most aggressive defenses in the NFL when it comes to blitzing. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph doesn’t show much front wise but he likes to bring pressure and play loose behind it coverage wise. Given how poorly the Patriots offensive line has played this season, I would expect Joseph to tee off on the Patriots on Monday night. Here are some of the different types…

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Patriots: Our first look at the Arizona Cardinals

December 11, 2022

The stoppable force meets the movable object. The Patriots are back on primetime for the 3rd and final week in a row this Monday night in Glendale, Arizona to face the Cardinals.  The same location where the Super Bowl will be played this season and where the Patriots have both won and lost Super Bowls in the past.  But those times might as well be ancient memory compared to the 2022 New…

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Patriots: Patriots Need to Throw Deep to Win on Monday Night

December 9, 2022

In a now famous clip, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones boiled over on the sidelines against the Bills, extolling his coaches and teammates to push the ball down the field more because the quick passing game “sucks”. On Monday against Arizona, the Patriots will have the perfect opportunity to grant Jones his wish. The Cardinals come into the game at 4-8, losers of four out of their last five. In that…

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Patriots: Winning ugly is now the Patriot Way

November 30, 2020

Image courtesy of Billie Weiss/Getty Images Get used to it Patriots fans. Get used to the Patriots winning ugly games like they did yesterday against Arizona. Let’s face it. The Patriots are not good enough to win any other way. They lack the talent necessary to win games by two or more scores. This team is going to be in close games week in and week out. In order for…

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Patriots: Patriots survive ugly day, beat Arizona on Folk’s 50-yard field goal

November 30, 2020

Image courtesy of Elise Amendola/AP Photo Even when the Patriots win, it’s not fun anymore. I know I sound like a ‘spoiled young fan” but that couldn’t be further from the truth. If 179 yards of total offense and nine completions from your starting quarterback on Sunday was somehow visually pleasing – or even worse gives you confidence that this team can still be competitive in January – no one…

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Patriots Preview: Arizona Cardinals (6-4) at New England Patriots (4-6)

November 29, 2020

Line: Cardinals -1 Opening Kickoff: The Patriots host Kyler Murray and the explosive Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium today. The two teams are meeting for the first time since 2016. The Patriots beat the Cardinals 23-21 in Arizona in the season opener. The Patriots and Cardinals are meeting for the 15th time. The two teams have gone 7-7 against each other in regular season meetings. New England has won the…

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Patriots: Scouting the Cardinals Offense and Defense

November 29, 2020

The Patriots host Kliff Kingsbury and the Arizona Cardinals this week. Kingsbury has ties to the Patriots. The team drafted Kingsbury out of Texas Tech in the 6th round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Kingsbury played for Mike Leach and is a disciple of the Air Raid Offense. Leach and Hal Humme developed the system coaching together at Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State and Kentucky. Kingsbury has now brought the system…

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