The Seahawks did not spoil Josh Rosen's first start. Cardinals did

Josh Rosen's first start in the NFL was not a win. His statistics would let you believe Arizona Rookie Rookie Day was a disappointment. Finishing 15 passes out of 27 for 180 yards with a touchdown and no interception is not a terrible exit, but it's not impressive either, considering the number of passers-by.

It was not enough to beat the Seattle Seahawks, 20-17 winners, to bring the Cardinals back to 0-4 this year. This is the only team without a win and last in the NFL in points scored and yards earned.

At UCLA, Rosen treated with loose passes and an offensive line that often kept him under pressure. That's one of the reasons the team has not won since Rosen left.

Cardinals give Rosen more of the same thing. According to Pro Football Focus, he has dealt with 14 defeats and 30 losses. But looking more closely at the fourth week, we can see how good Rosen was despite everything.

Poise: 9.1

The seven times the Seattle defense started a rookie blitz, Rosen completed six assists. The only time he could not complete his blitz against the Seahawks was in the first of three lost passes that day – Larry Fitzgerald, no less.

He was pretty good against the blitzes so the Seahawks would stop trying to send extra hunters.

"I thought he had played well. I thought he was giving us every chance to win this football match, "Cardinals coach Steve Wilks said Monday. "Very balanced, a great leader, placed the ball where it should be. … I loved the way he just ordered the offense and the way we went sometimes on the pitch. "

Nevertheless, the Seahawks were the best against Rosen when they managed to put pressure on the young passer. Of the eleven times he had to cope with pressure from Seattle's runners, he completed five passes for 54 yards. Sometimes, when he was under duress, Rosen's footwork was lost and his precision suffered. Yet most of his production for the day came when he was kept clean in his pocket.

But he never seemed to be overwhelmed, shaken, or overwhelmed by the head. It is safe to say that he passed the test of resistance in his early days.

Accuracy: 9.7

For a quarterback who only started for 180 yards, Rosen launched a few dimes against Seattle high school. Especially when he had time to pitch, as he was on the first touchdown pass of his career.

And he would have had two touchdown passes, if that beautiful Chad Williams hit on the left touchline was set within the limits.

That incomplete pass and a deep ball to Christian Kirk that was dropped was cut off in what could have been a day closer to 250 yards.

Wait, here is another who counted.

The simple threat of big games clearly presented by Rosen should facilitate the task of David Johnson, who has on average only 3.3 yards per race behind the fragile offensive line.

However, the Cardinals are struggling to tackle the offensive before getting closer to their 2015 or 2016 production, but they certainly have a quarter that can hit it.

Surrounding distribution: 4.4

Uh … yuck.

There was the Fitzgerald Fall that cost the Cardinals a first run, and the Kirk Falls which cost them 30 yards, and that ridiculous ludicrous in the apartment at Ricky Seals-Jones.

But no drop was more brutal than a shot at J.J. In the second quarter, Nelson would have traveled about 50 yards if he managed to carry him.

Fitzgerald's fall came on a drive that ended in a punt, Kirk's shot on goal, and the Cardinals played two games after the fall of Seal-Jones. At least, Nelson's misunderstanding – which did not officially count because of an illegal penalty for the defense – fell victim to an attack that ended with a touchdown by David Johnson.

All quarters are facing declines, but Baker Mayfield and Carson Wentz are the only two players to have a higher percentage of their passes than Rosen this season. And that does not even count Nelson's drop.

Do not forget the Cardinals' offensive line, which is arguably the worst of the NFL. With pressure from Rosen on 20 of his 39 releases so far in 2018, he is the only quarterback to have been pressured more than 50% of the time he spends coming back.

Arizona has a lot of work to do, but finding a franchise quarter is the hardest part of rebuilding an offense. At least the Cardinals have reason to be really optimistic to have discovered this with their rookie in the first round.