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making changes to get an offense that has scored six points in eight quarters
headed in the right direction."I don't even know where to start right now,"
Wilks said. "It's just we got to do a much better job running the football. We
got to do a much better job protecting."Receivers got to get off the jam at the
line of scrimmage. We got to convert on third down. We're going to go back and
evaluate things as a coaching staff, evaluate the players, make sure we have the
best guys out there and put in the right position to make plays moving
forward."The Cardinals had 137 yards against the Rams, 35 of which came on their
final possession with Sam Bradford's 8-yard pass to tight end Ricky Seals-Jones
finally putting them on the Rams' side of the 50.They had five first downs, one
in each of the first three quarters before their final and most successful drive
of the game picked up the final two.Bradford said the offense never gave itself
a chance to score."I wish that there were one thing I could tell you that if we
got that fixed it would be instantly better," Bradford said."You know, I think
there's a lot of things that need to improve for us to improve and it's got to
start happening now. That's two weeks in a row we've let the defense down, and I
think we all understand we have to play better."David Johnson was held in check
with 48 yards on 13 carries and was a non-factor in the passing game with one
catch.Larry Fitzgerald managed three receptions for 28 yards, only finding any
sort of room to operate when lined up in the slot and away from cornerbacks Aqib
Talib and Marcus Peters. The offensive line was unable to keep the Rams' touted
defensive front at bay.The Cardinals (0-2) did not have a run longer than 9
yards, and their longest pass play was a 15-yard gain by Fitzgerald.For
Bradford, who was 17 of 27 passing for 90 yards with one interception, he
described it as a frustrating start in Arizona after playing in two games last
season for Minnesota because of a knee injury."I think to put so much work and
put so much effort into getting back onto the
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think it's just really disappointing," Bradford saidWilks said he never
considered replacing Bradford with first-round pick Josh Rosen in the former
UCLA star's first game in Southern California as an NFL quarterback. However,
Wilks did not rule out turning to Rosen, who was selected 10th overall, as some
point during the season."When you look at the climate of the game and how it was
going, I don't know if he was going to make a difference there because, again,
it just wasn't one guy," Wilks said. "It was several on both sides of the ball,
in all three phases."While their offense remained stagnant, the Cardinals
actually made improvements on defense following a 24-6 loss to Washington. They
held the Rams (2-0) to 90 yards rushing after allowing 182 yards on the ground
the previous week.Los Angeles running back Todd Gurley averaged 2.2 yards per
carry, needing 19 attempts to get 42 yards, though he did have three touchdown
runs.Wilks refused to assign blame for the loss solely on the offense, noting
that the defense struggled to hold on third down or contain the Rams'
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"We're going to do that as we watch the tape and find a way to win a football
game." The Denver Broncos opened this season hoping that new stability at the
quarterback position would help them rebound from a traumatic 5-11 record in
2017. General Manger John Elway elected to go with Case Keenum to provide that
stability; hoping that Keenum would be able to replicate some of the success he
enjoyed in his previous season with the Minnesota Vikings. As Los Angeles Rams
fans already know, Keenum is a gritty little quarterback who lacks arm strength,
but can move decently and occasionally make some things happen. So far though,
Keenum is far from a pace to match his 2017 stat line and has thrown two more
interceptions than touchdowns for Denver. The Broncos started out the season
with two close wins over Oakland and Seattle, but have since fallen to a record
of 2-3 after three straight losses. The first couple of losses were acceptable:
at the Baltimore Ravens and at home against the Kansas City Chiefs in a game
they could have won. However, last week¡¯s blowout loss to the New York Jets was
more alarming as the Jets were able to rush for a whopping 323 yards on the
Broncos¡¯ defense. Denver¡¯s defense certainly isn¡¯t without talent up front, but
the proof is in the performance. This week, the Rams will be likely to test
Denver¡¯s defense early and often with RB Todd Gurley and some playaction. When
the Broncos have the ball, they will look to return the favor though. Denver has
a very capable pair of rookie running backs in Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman
that will look to replicate the success that the Seattle Seahawks had on the
ground against the Rams last Sunday. The Broncos will likely be without right
tackle Jared Veldheer. Left tackle Garett Bolles is dinged up but should be able
to play.Keenum also has a solid stable of receivers in Emmanuel Sanders,
Demaryius Thomas, and rookies Courtland Sutton and DaeSean Hamilton. Saunders
has been the most productive, snatching 33 receptions for 386 yards so far.If
Denver¡¯s offense generates a rhythm on the ground, they could become a handful.
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levels, but still have plenty of talent, including: linebackers Von Miller,
Bradley Chubb, and Todd Davis, nose tackle Domata Peko, and defensive backs
Chris Harris and former-Ram Darian Stewart. Adam ¡°PacMan¡± Jones will likely be
sidelined due to injury this week as the Broncos will look to find some way to
handle the Rams triple threat of Robert Woods, Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp at
wide receiver assuming the latter two are upgraded on the injury report after
suffering concussions in Week 5.At the end of the day, the Broncos¡¯ and Head
Coach Vance Joseph¡¯s backs are against the wall at Mile High. It¡¯s going to be
snowing, so this isn¡¯t a game to sleep on at all. If the Rams are able to put
the Broncos away nice and clean on the road, then they appear even more dominant
than previously suspected. But this may be another delightfully stressful
slugfest not so dissimilar to last week¡¯s victory at Puget Sound.