Steve Keim, not surprisingly, is frustrated. After Sunday's bad game in Philly, Keim acknowledged while talking to the "Doug and Wolf" show on Arizona Sports 98.7 that "I don't think we've played this bad in all three phases since the NFC Championship two years ago."

Keim noted all the things that became painfully obvious. The defense could make third-down stops, with Keim blaming poor tackling and simple techniques in coverage. On offense, the lack of any kind of a run game makes it so easy for the opponent's defense to tee off on Carson Palmer sitting in the pocket. And then "special teams didn't help."

It was interesting to hear Keim talk about the game reminding him how the Cards got their rears kicked around in Philly on Thankgiving night in 2008. That team, which also were whipped terribly in New York and New England that year, rallied, if you recall. "Am I suggesting we are going to the Super Bowl? No," Keim said. "But there is something to be said about momentum and the team jelling together, and that's the approach we have to take."

First the Cardinals would have to find some momentum. There is none right now.

"Sometimes, when you get taken to the woodshed like this, if you're going to use it for any positive, it's to put that chip back on your shoulder," Keim said.

-- On the status of the offensive line, Keim said guard Alex Boone (chest) and tackle D.J. Humphries (knee) remain week-to-week and the Cards don't want to put them in harm's way by rushing them back.

"There is hope, once we get D.J. back and once we get Boone back, there's no doubt in my mind it will improve," Keim said. "That being said, there are some current players who will continue to play on this line who have to improve."

-- Keim, on Patrick Peterson's sideline outburst. "There's a part of me inside who loves it," Keim said. "I like to see guys who don't like to lose.

"It sincerely comes from Pat's heart. I appreciate his competitiveness."

-- Keim was asked about special teams coach Amos Jones, and what goes on behind the scenes that make the Cardinals know Jones is the right coach.

"I think there are always things that people don't see," Keim said. "... More than anything, me or coach (Bruce Arians) or Michael (Bidwill) knowing that, the type of things that need to be taught are being taught. It's whether the players are correcting those issues or not. We tried to really improve football I.Q. with our players, because that's one of the issues we've had in the past. Once I think we get some of that stuff cleaned up and guys can play a little bit smarter, I think you'll start to see some improvement.

"Again, week after week, the same mistakes keep happening. Quite frankly, if anything, we need to continue to rotate players in and out of here and find players who can help us. If a guy continually makes the same mistakes and isn't going to fix it, we'll go ahead and make a decision and look at ready list and bring in some guys and make some changes."

-- The Cardinals will bring in five long snappers for workouts today to find a replacement for the injured Aaron Brewer, who broke his hand/wrist Sunday.

-- Keim reiterated that Palmer did not play well the first two games but the last three he has played "very good" given the circumstances, especially with the offensive line.

-- Keim admitted he doesn't have a lot of patience, but he doesn't want this emotions to get the best of him. And he understands his players' frustrations. "I think it's a good thing from the standpoint of, if we had a bunch of guys downstairs just collecting their checks and they didn't care, I'd be certainly concerned," Keim said. "But there are lot of guys who are genuinely upset."