Report: Sam Bradford will have short leash
Antoine Bethea Jersey , Josh Rosen will play if starter struggles again It could be time today.The Arizona Cardinals have reportedly told rookie
quarterback Josh Rosen to be ready today, that if incumbent starter and veteran
Sam Bradford continues to struggle, the team will go to their rookie
quarterback.This was the story this morning on Fox’s NFL preview show from
insider Jay Glazer:It would be a big move from the Cardinals and their new
coaching staff, but one that has been talked about due to the struggles of the
Arizona Cardinals offense.Bradford currently is last in the NFL in yardage for
players with at least two games played, with 243 yards
Mike Iupati Jersey , has not thrown a touchdown in 61 pass attempts, has two interceptions thrown and sits with a 55.6 quarterback rating.The Cardinals
anemic offense is last in yardage, passing yardage, scoring, plays
run
Andy Lee Jersey , yards per play and first downs.In other words, outside of being 31st in rushing, the Cardinals are the worst offensive team in every
other major offensive statistical category.If that maintains for another half,
it will be Josh Rosen time. An Alex Smith–Adrian Peterson pairing wasn’t the
plan on offense in Washington until after Derrius Guice tore his ACL in the
first preseason game of the summer, but it worked out well for them on
Sunday.Smith threw for two touchdowns
Cheap Haason Reddick Jersey , Peterson ran for one and Washington rolled to a 24-6 win over the Cardinals.Washington held the ball for nearly 23 minutes
in the first half while building a 21-0 lead behind Smith’s 13 straight
completions. The offense slowed a bit in the second half, but Peterson and Chris
Thompson kept making plays that helped generate 30 first downs before the night
was out.Peterson ran 26 times for 96 yards and had a 52-yard reception while
Chris Thompson produced 128 yards from scrimmage to make sure no one was
lamenting Guice’s loss too much in the opener. Thompson also caught a touchdown
as part of an efficient and impressive outing across the board for the
offense.The Cardinals offense, on the other hand, was underwhelming in the
extreme. They never came close to getting on track until the game was out of
reach and only ran 14 lifeless plays before halftime. Sam Bradford went 20-of-34
for 153 yards and an interception, which is the sort of performance that will
lead to calls for Josh Rosen sooner rather than later.David Johnson‘s return to
action after last year’s injury resulted in just 67 yards and head coach Steve
Wilks’ debut was further marred by nine penalties. Seven of them turned into
first downs that compounded the problems Arizona was having all over the field
in a game that won’t raise anyone’s expectations for the year to come.
