The Arizona Cardinals made the decision with just over seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the team’s 40-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons to pull rookie quarterback Josh Rosen and ley Mike Glennon finish the game. But no one should consider his coming out of the game as a benching.

Cardinals coach Steve Wilks told reporters after the game nothing has changed at the position. Rosen will start next week at home against the Los Angeles Rams.

When asked if Rosen would start, the answer was an emphatic yes.

The decision to take Rosen out was a “smart decision.”

“The way the game was going, Josh being what I consider to be the future, I wanted to be able to put him in a situation where he could grow,” he said. “I thought it was a good decision in that particular moment to take him out.”

In his place, Glennon completed 10-of-14 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.

Wilks isn’t down on Rosen and his uneven play.

“He’s a rookie,” Wilks said. “I’m sure some of those things right there he’s learning and growing from. We’ve got to do a better job of protecting him and putting him in great situations.”

With four other rookies starting on offense, including three on the offensive line and the other two on the line having been cut by teams this season, getting Rosen just through his rookie season might just be enough progress that needs to be made.

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