Instead of in a panic, the Arizona Cardinals should lean on tight end Trey McBride to revitalize their offense Monday night against the LA Chargers.

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The Chargers may crowd the line of scrimmage in hopes of stopping James Conner, so quarterback Kyler Murray may have to soften his men’s coverage with the intermediate passing attack.

Murray can look for McBride on three-step drops to keep the Cardinals offense short and wide, or let McBride’s size be an asset in the red zone.

McBride enters Week 7 with 28 catches on 38 correct targets and 271 receiving yards. His reliability has been unquestionable so far.

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Even if McBride doesn’t get a large number of targets, his ability to soften up the Chargers’ linebackers and safeties by getting chunk plays could open up running lanes for Conner out of the backfield.

If the Cardinals can dictate at the line of scrimmage, they will give themselves a solid chance to win this game at home.

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