General Manager Steve Keim lamented Sunday's loss, noting as many have the same issues the Cardinals have suffered through all season. He was asked during his appearance on the "Doug and Wolf" show on Arizona Sports 98.7 on Monday if he was now going to start working on 2017. Keim wants to see wins now, but the question was unnecessary, since Keim is always looking at the future. He was doing so back in training camp. Keim has long talked about taking a three-year view on the roster.

There are things now that impact later, however. In particular, Keim talked about wide receiver Michael Floyd, who will be a free agent at the end of the season. Keim was asked if Floyd's rough season made it more likely the Cards brought him back because his price may go down, or less likely because he has struggled so much.

"I know he's disappointed and frustrated," Keim said. "In the past, there's been some inconsistencies, whether it was dropped balls or other things that came with his game. At the same time he made big plays to compensate for that. That's the one area where, quite frankly, we haven't seen this year."

As for Floyd's future with the team, Keim said those are discussions that will be made internally. But "whether a guy returns to your team or not, listen, we get emotionally attached to these guys. I want the best for all of them. He's a guy I am rooting for and hopefully he can turn it around with five games left in the season and have some success for his livelihood. You never want to see a guy underachieve or have the misfortune of hitting the market and getting underpaid. I'm hoping all these guys have success. If they have success, we have success."

-- Keim was asked whether first-round pick Robert Nkemdiche should be playing late in the season.

"Until he earns it and learns how to be a true pro, he has to sit," Keim said.

Keim compared it to the learning year for D.J. Humphries last season. "It's on Robert," Keim added. "He has all the skills, which is the good news, to be a great one. But until Robert understands what comes with being a great player, he'll be on the bench. That's the thing Coach and I have always been committed to. Regardless what your salary is, regardless of where you were drafted, you're going to have to earn your spot on the field."

-- More generally for the future, "we have some plans and ideas in place we think will strengthen this team going forward," Keim said. He added that as disappointing as the season has been, he believes there are enough core pieces in place -- both in age and contractually -- that whatever happens after the season with player movement "I don't think it's a complete revamp of this team to make it better."

-- Humphries at left tackle was a bright spot, Keim said. The GM said Humphries looks natural at left tackle (which makes sense, since that is Humphries' natural spot.) As for Ulrick John, Keim said he thought he did a "nice job" until late in the game, when some twists and stunts got to him and right guard John Wetzel.

-- Keim lamented the lack of a big play when needed. He was particularly disappointed with the Calais Campbell offsides on the punt late in the game -- a play in which the Cards weren't even rushing the punter -- which kept an eventual TD drive alive.

-- He was asked about a possible problem with chemistry. "That's a good question," Keim said. "In my position, when you put together a team and you look at it on your board ... and we're potentially more talented than we have been the past three years when we had success, but at the same time these guys have to come together.

"I don't think it's any secret we haven't done that yet. It's the little things, the accountability. That's a great question and it's hard for me to answer. Only the 53 guys in that locker room can answer that."