The New England Patriots look for the upset victory on the road as they take on the Arizona Cardinals in a battle of Super Bowl contenders.
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“They’re very athletic”, Arians said.
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You don’t need to know every last detail of Rob Gronkowski’s career accomplishments to understand how he impacts the Patriots offense. He could be whatever.
With that said, the Patriots have done a great job easing Garoppolo into that starting role, the spotlight, giving the third year quarterback almost all the first team reps heading into this season.
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians expects Garoppolo to be comfortable in an offense that he’s had two years to develop in. The 14th-year pro is a perfectionist and has worked as hard on the field and in the weight room as any National Football League player has during the offseason, but we’ll just have to wait and see whether that preparation will translate into wins.
New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski (3) kicks a field goal during the second half against the Chicago Bears at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots are still strong, although they are missing some key components. So thats one thing that you have to look out for. “We’re a two tight end team”.
Bucs look to crawl out of the NFC South basement in quarterback Jameis Winston’s second year and Dirk Koetter’s first as head coach. “We prepare that way”.
Hogan is the only really healthy target in this Patriots offense, which is to say that Julian Edelman (broken foot), Danny Amendola (knee), Rob Gronkowski (hamstring), and Dion Lewis (knee) will not be fully healthy. With a top defense and arguably the best coach of all time, Garoppolo doesn’t need to play like Brady to keep the Patriots in the game. But these are a few examples of what the Patriots might do in the coming weeks to help get them through. Cornerback Patrick Peterson expects more rollouts and bootlegs from Garoppolo, who will put more pressure on Arizona’s defensive line to set the edges.
San Diego (+6.5) at Kansas City: The Chiefs are on the short list of best teams in the AFC but they have a young secondary that will be challenged by veteran Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. This team can win with defense, if Matt Patricia lets them.
This is a risky situation for the Patriots because the offense has not looked great with Jimmy Garoppolo, which would seem to imply a slowed down offensive tempo, but the only times Garoppolo looked comfortable this preseason was in the hurry up.
– New Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones said he didn’t have much insight he could deliver to his new team about his old team.
“It’s busy, that’s for sure”, Garoppolo said of his week. So pay no attention to the facts, and play your game.
Garoppolo has thrown 31 passes in his two-year career, completing 20, in his two seasons as Brady’s backup.
“Jimmy’s an excellent athlete”, said Arians.
“He doesn’t have any bad plays”, Arians said. “He’s been in the system, and it’s not like he’s a rookie”.
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The Cardinals host the Patriots in a Sunday night showdown (8:30 p.m., NBC), pitting Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer and his high-powered offense against a Patriots defense thought by many to be one of the most talented in the league. Minter remembered the hype surrounding Garoppolo when he was came out of Eastern Illinois in 2014 and saw some flashes of his talent on the film this week.
