Josh Rosen is a smart young man and in the early stages of Arizona Cardinals training camp he’s doing a lot of thinking.
The rookie from UCLA is looking forward to the day where the pro offense he is trying so hard to master is second nature and he can play with pure reaction.
Because he’s had a few decision-making errors lately
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Asked Sunday about the rookie quarterback’s first training camp so far, Arizona coach Steve Wilks mixed praise with a bit of criticism.
”Throughout practice you could see again the accuracy,” Wilks said. ”He threw one ball right down on the seam that was on-point. I showed that in the team
meeting. Again, his decision-making sometimes, we’ve got to make sure we can
shore that up.”
It’s a valid point, Rosen said.
”I absolutely understand what he’s saying,” Rosen said before Sunday’s practice. ”I turned the ball over a little bit last practice and at a couple of
OTAs. He has a goal and I have a process in which to go about it and my process
is I have to own the playbook.”
Once he has mastered the plays, he reasons, he will not have to think so much but simply react, and that will lead to the right decisions on the field. All
the while not losing his trademark aggressiveness.
”I’m focusing so much on getting lined up and get everyone doing the right thing and trying to give it to the right guy,” Rosen said. ”When all that stuff
is second nature you can focus on other things, but you can never give the ball
to the other team. That’s the biggest thing that most every coach presses in
football is just take care of the ball.
”I’m not going to play overly conservative and not play who I am
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and not make it too easy for the other team to get the ball, hand them the
ball.”
The Cardinals got Rosen, the man they consider their future franchise quarterback, by pulling off a trade to draft him 10th overall out of UCLA.
This isn’t Rosen’s team yet.
Wilks said Saturday that the starter’s job is Sam Bradford’s to lose. For now, Rosen fights against Mike Glennon for the No. 2 job.
Bradford has impressed Rosen.
”I think people forget how good he is,” Rosen said. ”He’s just unbelievably quick and decisive with everything he does and the ball doesn’t touch the
ground. It’s his first year in this offense, too, and it seems like it’s been
his fourth. … He’s unbelievable and I’m going to try and top that. Whether now,
later, whenever.”
The easygoing Bradford says he is glad to help Rosen all he can.
”He’s a good kid,” Bradford said. ”He’s eager to learn, he wants to learn. He wants to be great. I think he’s got the right attitude and the right mindset for
this position and this league. I’m going to continue to do everything I can to
help and make him the player that he’s capable of being.”
Rosen’s confidence and ability have won over Larry Fitzgerald
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”Obviously, watching him through offseason, training camp, practice yesterday, he’s got a wealth of talent,” 14-year NFL veteran receiver said. ”The
guy’s got just an unbelievable skillset. He can make all the throws. He really
picks up on things well, communicates real well with his teammates.”
And the professionalism required to succeed at this level seems to suit Rosen.
”It’s still very teammate oriented, there’s a lot of chemistry things that you have to take into account,” he said, ”but it’s like `Go out on the field and
do your job.’ You’re not worrying about anything else.”
Right now, he said, his job is ”owning” the playbook and showing he can implement it at a high level in practice and the preseason.
Bradford has a history of injuries. Rosen’s big chance could come at any time.
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Well that didn't take long.
The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots
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The defending champion Eagles opened the season on top, with the Patriots a close second.
After the first week of the regular season, it's the Patriots on top with three of the 12 first-place votes and 367 points in balloting by media members
who regularly cover the NFL.
The Patriots opened the season with a 27-20 win over the Houston Texans. Tom Brady threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns.
"Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski put away any offseason speculation about their futures in New England by picking up where they left off," said Jenny Vrentas of
The Monday Morning Quarterback. "Just as notable was the much improved
performance by the Patriots' defense."
The Eagles received six first-place votes for 366 points despite their sluggish 18-12 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
The Minnesota Vikings remained at No. 3 with 363 points. In his first start with the Vikings, Kirk Cousins had 244 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-16
victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
"Solid start for Kirk Cousins at quarterback," said John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle.
The L.A. Rams are close behind again at No. 4. The Rams earned the other three first-place votes for 360 points.
"After a shaky first half, Rams put on a clinic against the overmatched Raiders and show that (coach) Sean McVay's team looks ready to live up to the
Super Bowl hype," Newsday's Bob Glauber said of the Rams' opening 33-13 rout of
the Raiders on Monday night.
The Jacksonville Jaguars moved up two spots to No. 5 and face a big test on Sunday when they host the Patriots in a rematch of last season's AFC
championship game.
"The Jags have waited almost eight months to avenge a bitter loss in Foxborough that cost them a Super Bowl berth," said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in
Tampa, Florida.
The Green Bay Packers jumped three spots to No. 6 after Aaron Rodgers led a remarkable comeback from a 20-0 deficit to a 24-23 victory on Sunday night after
briefly leaving the game with a knee injury.
The Packers will host the Vikings on Sunday in one of the top matchups of Week 2.
"Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were impressive in the second half Sunday, but let's be honest
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The Kansas City Chiefs moved up six spots to No. 7 after beating the AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers 38-28. The Chiefs will get another road challenge
this week as they head to Heinz Field to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Carolina Panthers rose three spots to No. 8 after topping the Dallas Cowboys 16-8.
The Baltimore Ravens leaped five places to No. 9 after routing the Buffalo Bills 47-3.
The Ravens will open Week 2 when they head to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Thursday night.
"(The Ravens) look like AFC North favorites," Fox Sports' John Czarnecki said.
The Falcons fell two spots to No. 10. They are scheduled to host the Panthers on Sunday in their home opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of the next Super
Bowl.
The New York Jets, who opened the season in last place, soared to No. 17 after their 48-17 rout of the Detroit Lions, who fell from No. 19 to No. 30.
"Either the Detroit Lions are that bad or the Jets are going to be a lot better than I thought," said Alex Marvez of The Sporting News.
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