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TEMPE Chandler Jones Jersey Super Bowl , Ariz. (AP) — , that deluge of turnovers by Arizona opponents — 16 in three games — this preseason is no happenstance.It’s the result, he said, of heavy emphasis in practice.“I think it’s really the standard that we’ve set,” Wilks said Monday. “It’s what we emphasize and what we teach and what we preach as coaches, taking the ball away.”The Cardinals benefited from four turnovers apiece by the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints and a whopping eight by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. The Cardinals have one turnover — a pick thrown by Mike Glennon — so are plus-15 in takeaways.All of which means nothing in preseason as far as wins and losses (Arizona is 3-0 but picked by many to finish at the bottom of the NFC West) but it is an eye-popping number. It’s hard to lose when the opponent forks over the ball eight times.“We create drills for that,” Wilks said. “Coach Holcomb (defensive coordinator Al Holcomb) and the staff work on that daily. The things we do in practice, picking up loose balls. When we do get interceptions, it’s the mindset of scoring, so you see guys run all the way to the end zone.”As an example, Wilks used Patrick Peterson’s interception and return 30 yards untouched for a touchdown against the Cowboys.“I just finished showing the team the interception that Patrick had and I backed it with the interception that he had in practice on the exact same sideline,” Wilks said. “So I always say in order to do something in the game you have to first do it in practice.”By breakdown Chandler Jones Jersey For Sale , Arizona has six interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries.“I mean, turnovers, it might look exciting out there,” said linebacker Gerald Hodges, who had a forced fumble against Dallas. “But for us, it is normal because that is what we are preaching all throughout camp, all throughout practice — turnovers, turnovers. Run to the ball, get to the ball. When you run to the ball, when you get to the ball, you are going to create turnovers.”Peterson had a big day, returning that interception for a score Chandler Jones Jersey On Sale , high-stepping the last few yards with the ball palmed in one hand. He also forced a fumble, stripping the ball away with a tackle.“This is what I envisioned,” Peterson said. “What I have been talking about the whole spring, up until this point. This defense is really opportunistic. It is really set up to make plays at any position. From the linebacker position, from the front four, to the back seven. We are out and we are flying around. We are playing fast football. We are playing together. Communicating. It is fun to see us flying around, playing the type of football that we are capable of playing.”Of course, the Cardinals have yet to see a legitimate starting NFL quarterback. Philip Rivers, Drew Brees and Dak Prescott sat out those games. The starter won’t be playing for Denver in the preseason finale Thursday night, either.But make no mistake, forcing turnovers is designed to be a big part of the Cardinals game plan this season. The Cardinals fired offensive coordinator Mike McCoy last week, replacing him with Byron Leftwich Chandler Jones Jersey Sale , the former NFL quarterback who ran Arizona’s offense for the first time today against San Francisco. And for three quarters, it looked like nothing had improved.But in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals’ offense caught fire, with Josh Rosen throwing two touchdown passes and leading Arizona from a 15-13 deficit to an 18-15 victory.Rosen’s favorite receiver was Larry Fitzgerald, who caught eight passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, and also added a two-point conversion. Leftwich promised to get Fitzgerald more involved, and he did. David Johnson also got more touches, and although he didn’t do much running the ball (16 carries for 59 yards), he caught all four passes thrown to him for a total of 41 receiving yards.The Cardinals are now 2-6, with both wins coming over the 49ers. San Francisco is 1-7 and may be in the driver’s seat for the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.