TEMPE Youth A.Q. Shipley Jersey , Ariz. (AP) —m without a victory in the NFL. Their 0-4 start is the Cardinals’ worst since 1986, two years before the franchise moved to the desert from St. Louis.There were many bad teams in the intervening years but all managed to win one early.Still, there is a sense of optimism as the team prepares to face the 49ers in San Francisco, and it all stems from the performance of Josh Rosen in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.“I thought he played well. I thought he gave us every opportunity for us to win that football game,” Arizona coach Steve Wilks said at his Monday news conference. “Very poised, a great leader, put the ball where it needed to be. Great accuracy, good arm strength. And I loved the way he just commanded the offense and the way we went down the field sometimes.”Rosen, in his first NFL start, completed 15 of 27 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. The numbers should have been better because five passes were dropped. Two were by Larry Fitzgerald, difficult catches but ones he usually makes. And there was one apiece by Ricky Seals-Jones, Christian Kirk and J.J. Nelson.Nelson was behind the secondary and headed for a score with a long pass when it slipped through his fingers, costing at least 40 yards if not a touchdown.But Rosen encouraged his receivers through the difficulties.“I mean, the other alternative is all bad, so you might as well keep pushing on,” he said after the game. “Trying to encourage everyone, if something happens bad, let’s get better, and if something happens good let’s keep going. So, that’s kind of how sports work, is you just kind of always have to have a positive attitude.”Fitzgerald loved what he saw from the 19th quarterback to complete a pass to him in his 15 seasons.“He’s got great huddle composure and demand. He’s got everybody’s full attention Stitched Rodney Gunter Jersey ,” said Fitzgerald, who is slowed by a sore hamstring. “You look in his eyes and he’s ready for the task. It was great to see him come out and perform and to do some of the things he did, like I said, skill positions, we didn’t help him. The balls were where they were supposed to be and that’s encouraging.”Wilks admired Rosen’s accuracy.“When you look at some of the throws, particularly the two to Ricky late in the game — tight windows, very impressive,” Wilks said. “when you look at a rookie being able to make those kinds of throws in that particular situation I thought was very impressive.”Rosen, Wilks said, “gave us a spark that we needed. I’m disappointed we just couldn’t finish yesterday.”Arizona also was able to get a little more from David Johnson, with the big running back lining up at wide receiver a few times. He finished with 112 yards from scrimmage, 71 rushing and 41 receiving.But there were enough problems on offense and defense to lead to another loss, culminating with Phil Dawson’s missed 45-yard field goal with 1:50 to play and Seattle’s late drive for the game-winning field goal.So how does the team dig out of this 0-4 start?“I keep going back to Josh, I’m just so encouraged based off of what I saw yesterday,” Wilks said. “I think you guys saw the potential of pushing the ball down the field, which we haven’t had in the first three weeks of the season. We’ve got to finish now. Those guys are wide open; they’ve got to make those catches.“His ability to get outside of the pocket and buy time on the sprint outs and the boots and to move the pocket, if we are having some issues as far as protection, I think we can help him out a little bit there. Then you saw the glimpse of David and the things that he can do as far as moving him around. I think our offense is getting ready to flourish.”Notes: Wilks said he expects Andre Smith to be back at starting right tackle. Smith has missed the last three games with an elbow injury. … Wilks said he expects to continue using Mike Glennon as the backup quarterback. Sam Bradford was inactive Sunday. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — In the first two games for Steve Wilks as an NFL head coach, his Arizona Cardinals have been outscored 58-6.In Sunday’s 34-0 drubbing by the Rams in Los Angeles, the Cardinals offense didn’t manage to cross midfield until the next-to-last play of the game.Arizona had five first downs and 137 total yards. That follows 213 yards the previous week against the Redskins.The Cardinals (0-2) are averaging 175 yards per game Black Justin Pugh Jersey , dead last in the NFL and it’s not even close.“There’s a lot of self-inflicted stuff going on,” Wilks said Monday.The problems on offense are pretty much everywhere, he said. The offensive playbook will be scaled back and simplified for next Sunday’s home game against Chicago and the Cardinals must get David Johnson in open space to be his dynamic self.“Talking to (offensive coordinator) Mike (McCoy) this morning, talking to the staff, it’s some of the things that we’re going to try to do,” Wilks said, “Again, early on in the season, to me, guys are making mistakes, and this is throughout the league in the history because they’re overthinking. They’re trying to think too much and not execute, and I want the guys to go out there and play fast. So, we’re going to scale back, and we’re going to make sure we get these guys in the best position to be successful.”Sam Bradford remains the quarterback. Rookie Josh Rosen’s time has not yet come, Wilks said.“If I thought it was just that one position, I would be more than willing to say, ‘You know what? We need to make a change. We need a spark. We need something to happen,'” Wilks said. “But it’s just not Sam. There are numerous things, as I just mentioned, that collectively, we’ve got to get better and try to find a way to rectify these problems and be a little bit more productive on the offensive side of the ball and still try to get off the field on the defensive side of the ball to give these guys more opportunities.“So Justin Pugh Jersey 2019 , it’s just not that one position.”Bradford, who is coming off another significant knee injury, completed 17 of 27 passes against Los Angeles but for only 90 yards. The team’s longest play was a 15-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald. Arizona had just three plays of 10 yards or more. Bradford has 243 yards passing combined in two games.“Frustrating, to say the least,” Bradford said after the game. “I think to put so much work and so much effort into getting back on to the field and then to play the way we have in the past two weeks, I think it’s just really disappointing.”Wilks called Bradford’s play “inconsistent.”“Does he need to be a little more accurate? Yes,” Wilks said. “But that’s just not Sam. We need to get a little bit more protection. He needs to have a little bit more time to go through his progression.”Fitzgerald aggravated a sore hamstring in the Rams game and watched from the sidelines through much of the second half. He has missed just six games in his 15-year career.“Larry, we all know — you guys have been around here for a while — it’s going to be tough to keep Larry off the field,” Wilks said. “I’ve got to help Larry help himself, and that’s what I did yesterday. We’re going to do everything we can to make sure that he is ready to go on Sunday with the treatment and amount of reps that he gets in practice.”David Johnson, the talented running back who is supposed to be at the center of the offensive attack, has been limited mostly to runs up the middle. He carried 13 times for 48 yards against Los Angeles and caught one pass for three yards.“You look at some of his runs, and a lot of it is just David himself, just second effort kind of things,” Wilks said. “We’ve got to do a better job sustaining blocks, allowing David to get to that second level to where he’s so effective and making the guy miss. It starts upfront with the offensive line and again, with us just being more creative with the things that we’re doing with him.”Notes: Wilks was optimistic that the team would have DE Markus Golden (knee) and TE Jermaine Gresham (Achilles) back for the Bears game. Both are coming off surgery and neither has played this season.