GLENDALE, Ariz. -- When Bruce Arians first met Todd Bowles, he immediately knew his young safety with the Temple Owls would make a great coach one day.Hed be calling out what play youre getting ready to run, the Cardinals head coach said. He just had a great feel for the game as a safety. ... Smart, tough. Just like he is as a coach.Thirty-three years later, Arians and Bowles will square off as NFL head coaches for the first time when Arians Cardinals (2-3) meet Bowles and the New York Jets (1-4) on Monday night at University of Phoenix Stadium. Neither team is off to a very good start, which will make their friendly rivalry play second fiddle to the game itself.Not that it wont be on both coaches mind, of course.Personally, with a guy that almost taught me half of my football life, you try not to let him down, Bowles said. In order to not let him down, youve got to win the game. Its gratifying to see him get his due, and I try to work hard as best I can not to make him out to be a liar for giving me an opportunity and then giving me this opportunity.But, hes like my uncle, my big brother. He taught me so much in life and in football. Words cant describe how I feel about him.Both coaches need a win Monday in the worst of ways.Arians and the Cardinals cant afford a third loss at home this early into the season, one that most observers pegged Arizona as a legitimate Super Bowl contender following a 13-3 record a year ago. Bowles and the Jets, meanwhile, might not recover if they lose their fourth consecutive game to fall to 1-5.Things have already gone in the Cardinals favor as Arizona welcomed the return of quarterback Carson Palmer back to practice this week after he missed last Thursday nights win at the 49ers because of a concussion.Exciting. It was a lot of different emotions, but exciting, Palmer said of watching the game from his couch. Obviously, youre bummed because youre not playing, but to see our defense play that way, to see us run the ball that way, to see Drew (Stanton) come in and have not gotten any reps and play the way he did, Fitz (Larry Fitzgerald) do what he did, and the offensive line. It was just great to see us go on the road in a tough place to play and get a division game and get on a winning track.The Jets got some bad news this week when it was learned star receiver Eric Decker has been lost for the season. He was placed on injured reserve and was scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. Deckers absence puts that much more pressure on veteran wideout Brandon Marshall and, to a lesser extent, the Jets collection of young receivers.Erics a great football player, quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. He was very productive for us last year. He was going to be productive again for us this year, so weve got to have other guys step up now. There is nobody thats really going to be able to replace him, because he was and is such a special player, but weve got to supplement and get different guys going and play to their strengths, the other guys that we have stepping up.Its a tough blow for us to lose a player like Eric, but it happens to everybody, and again, nobody is going to feel sorry for us that hes not going to be out there. Weve just got to push through and have other guys step up.New Yorks defense has been giving up big plays at an alarming rate and it could get even worse against the Cardinals, especially if cornerback Darrelle Revis cant play or is limited because of a nagging hamstring injury. Overall, the Jets rank last in average yards per pass (9.2) and are tied for second-to-last in passing yards per game (302).I dont know if Revis is going to play or not, but theres some experience, said Palmer, who has thrown six touchdowns against five interceptions. There are some guys that have played a lot of football back there. Its on Monday night. Theyre reeling for a win. We know theyre coming in here, expecting to win and were going to get their best shot.The Jets need a clean game from Fitzpatrick, an Arizona native that played high school football at Gilbert Highlands. Hes been intercepted a league-high 10 times, which included six picks during a recent loss to the Chiefs.It starts with me. I need to play better, Fitzpatrick said. Youre not going to be a very good offense if your quarterback isnt playing well, so I think thats the easiest solution. ... Ive been frustrated with my play. I havent played up to my abilities and what I expect out of myself, so I think as I play better, the offense is going to become more explosive and more consistent.The Cardinals have plenty of firepower in second-year running back David Johnson, who was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a single-season NFL-high 157 yards and running for two touchdowns in the win over San Francisco. With veteran Chris Johnson on injured reserve because of a groin injury, David Johnson figures to get more touches than even previously expected.When Bowles looks at Johnson, who ranks third in the league in rushing with 457 yards and first in scrimmage yards with 695 yards, he sees a younger version of his own star running back, Matt Forte.Obviously Matts older. Davids explosive now, Bowles said. He can do a lot of things that Matt does. He has great feet and good patience in the hole. He can juke you when he has to and he can run you over when he has to. He has outstanding hands, so he has the full trifecta.The Cardinals will be playing without both of their starting guards because of ankle injuries as right guard Evan Mathis is on IR and Mike Iupati is expected to miss at least one to two more weeks. Both John Wetzel and Earl Watford filled in adequately last week, Arians said, but the competition gets a lot tougher this week against the Jets ferocious defensive line.Yeah, theyve got their hands full, Arians said. They were uncovered for most of the game in San Francisco, blocking linebackers. Theyre going to have big, strong dudes on top of them this game. Kenyan Drake Jersey . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. Charles Harris Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. 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Doug Sanders was the last amateur to win the event in 1956, and Phil Mickelson was the last amateur winner on the tour in the 1991 Northern Telecom Open.Im honestly just out here to have some fun and enjoy the atmosphere, du Toit said. Obviously, I want to play well tomorrow, but its kind of my first go at it. Win or lose, Im happy with the way this weeks gone.He has Snedekers attention.Hes great, Snedeker said. For a 21-year-old kid, to be playing golf here is awesome, let alone to do it in your national open. I mean, I cant imagine the nerves this kid has to be playing as great of golf as he has. Im looking forward to meeting him. Im looking forward to playing with him, and Im going to do everything I can to help him have a great day tomorrow.Snedeker overpowered the 18th, hitting a 378-yard drive and 121-yard approach to set up the 6-footer.Now I know what it feels like to be Dustin Johnson, Snedeker said about his drive on 18. Just had downwind, greens and fairways are so firm, if you get it. Unfortunately, them being firm, you have about 2 yards to get the ball in the fairway. I hit it right on my line, one of the best swings Ive made all day. Hit hard and took off. Had a lob wedgee into 18, perfect lob wedge, able to hit a good one and rip it in there about 6 feet and make a putt.ddddddddddddJohnson, tied for the lead with Luke List after each of the first two days, birdied 18 for a 71.I had a rough day on the greens, Johnson said. It didnt feel like I was hitting bad putts. I dont know, ball was not going in the hole. Hit a lot of good shots out there that didnt end up very good. I still feel like Im playing well, driving it really well and thats the big key for me. Tomorrow, hopefully, get some putts to roll in.Snedeker had five straight birdies on Nos. 2-6, bogeyed 11 and 15 and birdied the par-5 16th. The 35-year-old American won in February at Torrey Pines for his eighth PGA Tour title.I felt comfortable on the greens all week and was hitting my line today, Snedeker said. Its funny, you get a round like today, I had a bunch of putts that were really easy to read. They were edge putts I could be firm with and aggressive with and I was able to take advantage of them.Steve Wheatcroft and Alex Cejka were 7 under. Wheatcroft had a 64, and Cejka shot 69.Im excited. I know Ive been playing really well, Wheatcroft said. My swing has really been clicking the last few weeks. Ive had a miserable year. I just havent been able to put anything together. I made some swing changes about a month ago or two weeks ago in Alabama, so I know its coming.Jon Rahm, du Toits former Arizona State teammate, was in the group at 6 under in his fourth start since turning professional. 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