WHY Patriots Defense Can Be Top 10 in NFL this Season | Patriots Daily

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the potential of the Patriots defense to rank in the top 10 of the NFL for the upcoming season.

CLNS Media’s Taylor Kyles and SI’s Mike Kadlick welcome Cody Alexander from MatchQuarters to the show for a deep dive into the Patriots defense ahead of the 2026 season. 0:00 - Welcome in Cody Alexander 1:07 - 12 Personal Wave 6:24 - Breaking down Patriots Defense 13:10 - Where does Zak Kuhr rank among Top DCs in NFL? 15:36 - Prizepicks 17:04 - Rocket Money 17:55 - What’s next step in this Patriots defense evolving? 20:31 - Will Patriots pass rush be better this season? 22:42 - Areas of concern for defense this season? 26:52 - Where will Patriots defense rank this season? 28:53 - Expectations for Christian Gonzalez this season 34:46 - Wrapping up! Patriots Daily on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS Download the app today and use Code CLNS at PrizePicks.com/CLNS & Get $50 instantly when you play $5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Taylor Kyles, Mike Kadlick

Guest: Cody Alexander

Topics covered

• Patriots defense
• NFL rankings
• defensive strategies
• player expectations
• season analysis

Keywords

• Patriots
• defense
• NFL
• Cody Alexander
• Christian Gonzalez
• season expectations
• defensive coordinator

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Organizations: MatchQuarters, CLNS Media, Rocket Money

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