Posts Tagged ‘Kyle Arrington’

Patriots Secondary Still Lacks Long-Term Solutions

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Despite signing players such as Adrian Wilson, the Patriots may find themselves looking for improvements next season. (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Editor: Matthew Jones

Much has been made of New England’s defensive back signings thus far in the free agent period; the Patriots re-signed slot cornerback Kyle Arrington to a four-year, $16 million contract, left cornerback Aqib Talib to a one-year, $5 million deal, and added former Arizona Cardinals strong safety Adrian Wilson on a three-year pact to solidify the defensive backfield. However, although these three signings do provide the team with a measure of certainty relative to their pre-free agency defensive backfield, their long-term stability at cornerback and safety is still a concern.

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Cornerback Reconstruction May Await New England This Offseason

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

Should the Patriots re-sign cornerback Kyle Arrington this offseason? (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Editor: Matthew Jones

One of the most interesting situations facing New England’s front office this offseason is how they choose to handle the expiring contracts of cornerbacks Kyle Arrington and Aqib Talib, who are likely looking for lucrative multi-year deals. Here, we’ll examine the case for re-signing both players, just one, or neither. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think!

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Patriots at Seahawks: Game Preview and Mailbag

Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Ras-I Dowling Patriots Seahawks

Will we see more of Ras-I Dowling against the Seahawks? (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Staff Writer: Joon Lee

To ask questions for the weekly mailbag, follow me on Twitter @iamjoonlee and tweet me questions throughout the week!

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Patriots vs Ravens: 3 Keys to the Defeat and Best Tweets from the Game

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Patriots Ravens

Patriots fans saw way too many deep completions against the Ravens. (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Staff Writer: Joon Lee

Lets put this out there right away. The Patriots played terrible and that is the main reason they lost. It’s not the replacement referees, it’s not the clutch last drive by Joe Flacco, it was the Patriots playing absolutely terrible in the fourth quarter.

With that, here are my three keys to the Patriots’s defeat.

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Examining The Ongoing Problem with the Patriots’ Secondary

Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Devin McCourty Steve Gregory

This is not the pose of Devin McCourty that Patriots fans want to see. (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Staff Writer: Dan Hope

No positional unit on the New England Patriots has drawn more scrutiny over the past few seasons than their secondary, and the criticism has been warranted.

The Patriots were among the NFL’s three worst teams in each of the past two seasons in passing yards allowed, and a big reason for that was blown coverages and big plays allowed by their secondary.

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Patriots vs Tampa Bay Bucs: Preseason Aftermath

Friday, August 24th, 2012
Patriots Tampa Bay Preseason

Tom Brady and the Patriots got behind early. (Photo: US Presswire)

NEPD Staff Writer: Matthew Jones

Here is a position by position breakdown of the action from the New England Patriots 28-30 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Five In, Five Out: Open Thread

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Per reader request, we’re going to look at who NEPD, and our great readers, think will be the last five Patriots to make the 53-man roster.  Conversely, we’ll also speculate on who will be the last five to be seen by “the Turk.”

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