Facing the final two games of a very bad season Limited Brandon Allen Jersey , the Arizona Cardinals are saying all the right things.No one is giving up, they say, the effort is still there."," rookie quarterback Josh Rosen said after Wednesday's practice. "You can't really pick your circumstance, so you've just got to do the best with what we've all got. We're all working hard. ... Effort and commitment, that's not even close to being a question for this team. We've got a really good group of guys."There were suggestions from outside the organization that Rosen, who had had a tough time operating behind the ever-changing cast of characters on the injury-plagued offensive line, should sit the final two weeks of the season rather than take such a beating.Coach Steve Wilks adamantly said he was sticking with Rosen and the young quarterback balked at the idea of sitting out those last two games 鈥?Sunday at home against the Los Angeles Rams and the following week at Seattle."I don't really want to speak more on that because I want to play," Rosen said. "I couldn't make it any more clear. I would be very frustrated if they didn't play me, but those are decisions above me. I'm glad, at least, from practice today, I'm playing. I'm very grateful for that. I would be very frustrated Ramik Wilson Jersey , but it's out of my control."Wilks benched Rosen in favor of backup Mike Glennon late in Sunday's 40-14 blowout loss at Atlanta.Defensive lineman Corey Peters, in his ninth NFL season, said it's a matter of pride now for the Cardinals."This group of men, we really care about each other," he said. "There's a lot of pride in this room, so we're not going to lay down for anybody."If the Cardinals lose their final two games, their 3-13 record will match their worst since the franchise moved from St. Louis in 1988. It's led to widespread speculation about whether Wilks will be let go after just one season as head coach.Wilks agreed with Rosen that the effort is still there, though. Both of them pointed to Larry Fitzgerald running over a would-be tackler after a catch late in the Atlanta loss."Guys are still competing," Wilks said. "You look at that last part of the game, regardless of the score on both sides, the defense getting an opportunity twice to get off the field, and the way the offense finished, particularly with Larry. Fifteen years (in the NFL), and the way that he performed in that last drive was outstanding. It's just indicative of who we are and the character in that locker room."Character hasn't been enough for a team that has eight double-digit losses Dante Fowler Jr Jersey Salute to Service , four of them by 20 points or more. But Rosen said the team has done "a pretty good job" of rebounding from losses, even if it doesn't show up on the scoreboard."I know we're not really bouncing off losses with resounding blowouts," he said, "but I think we come back on Wednesdays like this and Monday reviewing the film, and guys still have energy. We're still motivated and still working hard because with a lot of young guys on the team and so many rookies, guys are just excited to play in the NFL and are battling their butts off to keep a spot on the team."The Cardinals are two-touchdown underdogs at home against the Rams.Notes: Arizona claimed WR Pharoh Cooper off waivers from the Rams. Cooper was a Pro Bowl selection as a kick return specialist last season. In addition to his kick and punt returns, Cooper has 25 career receptions for 190 yards over three seasons. ... CB Patrick Peterson was Arizona's only Pro Bowl selection. He's made it each of his eight seasons in the NFL. Sam Shields expects to be tested if the Los Angeles Rams do not have their two starting cornerbacks available against Minnesota on Thursday night."That's part of the game. Backups, hey, you gots to go at 'em," Shields said Tuesday night.With Aqib Talib set to undergo surgery and the availability of Marcus Peters uncertain, Shields, Troy Hill and Nickell Robey-Coleman are preparing for an expected challenge from Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins.The three cornerbacks looked to be up to the task based on how they performed in the Rams' 35-23 win over the Chargers on Sunday after Peters and Talib were hurt. It wasn't a surprise considering the experience of Shields, Hill and Robey-Coleman.Robey-Coleman has played 65 percent of the defensive snaps this season as the Rams' slot corner. Hill started the final three games of the regular season and the Rams' playoff loss last season. Shields made more than 60 starts during his seven seasons in Green Bay."We can call the same calls with those guys. In fact, we did in the (last) ballgame Authentic Cory Littleton Jersey ," defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said. "I feel confident in those guys."The trio will be called upon for an extended period of time as Talib will have surgery on his injured ankle Thursday. The Rams will get a better sense of the timetable for when the five-time Pro Bowl defensive back might be able to return after the procedure, Rams coach Sean McVay said.Peters is day to day, and McVay expects it will be a game-day decision to determine his status."It's a great representation of his toughness to even still have it be a chance that he's going to play when you look at what occurred and you talk about what that position requires and entails in terms of the movements. He's taking steps in the right direction," McVay said.But Shields spoke as if he already knew he would be making his first start since Week 14 in 2015."Me, Troy Hill, you know, Robey, all us, we got to take care of the back end because two explosive guys out," Shields said.Shields missed all of 2017 because of concussions, but has been effective in spot duty for the Rams, including making an interception against Arizona. Still, the 30-year-old feels as if he has something to prove and is relishing the opportunity to show it against his former NFC North rivals."For me, it's just kind of (a chance) to show the people that I still got it. I can still do it Limited Austin Blythe Jersey ," Shields said.Shields wasn't the only one expressing the notion the backups would be on a mission. Starting safety Lamarcus Joyner does not expect a secondary that has allowed 199 yards per game and two touchdown passes to miss a beat just because the two high-profile offseason acquisitions in Talib and Peters might be absent."I don't know if you all heard, but we know we got two corners behind those guys that can start anywhere else in this league, including for this team," Joyner said. "When you lose elite cornerbacks like that you still feel confident because you got another pair of great corners coming in."Joyner believes the biggest challenge is getting familiar with how Hill and Shields express themselves on the field together in such a short amount of time. The Rams held two walkthroughs Tuesday, with Phillips likening the early session to a typical Wednesday practice and the afternoon stretch to the Thursday of a normal game week.Even with truncated preparations, the Rams defense is confident Shields, Hill and Robey-Coleman will be ready."But if they test them, they are going to get intercepted just like Talib and Peters can do," defensive lineman Aaron Donald said. "If one guy goes down, the other guys step up. They got big shoes to fill, but they'll do it."NOTES: OLB Dominique Easley (knee) would not have participated if the Rams had held a full practice Tuesday and is questionable. McVay said it was hard to gauge whether Easley would play because of the limited physical work leading up to Thursday night.