Palmer expects big season for Cards

repaired knee.

“I’m getting all the reps now,” he said, “and have a chance to really work on football. Last year I was working on getting healthy and being cleared by doctors so I could get to football. Now I’m working on football, which I need a lot of. I’m looking forward to it and I’m enjoying it and I’m glad this is only the first OTA. We have nine more.”

Arians said Palmer’s passes were “spot on” in practice.

“We don’t have to worry about his leadership,” Arians said. “He forgot about that week (in Carolina) the week after and moved on. You just have to, just like all of us. Coaches probably dwell on it a lot longer than players do . ... We played poorly, the worst we played all year, and you look for reasons. They’re a really good team and we didn’t play very well.”

Arians reminded people what a good season it was, going 13-3, winning the NFC West and earning the conference’s No. 2 playoff seed, then beating Green Bay in overtime to advance to the conference championship game. “We achieved a hell of a lot,” he said. “All we’ve got to do is get a little bit better. You can take all the good things you did last year and build on them.”

Notes: The Cardinals get a rematch against the Panthers in Carolina on Oct. 30. ... Arians said the tempo of the practice was so good it ended 20 minutes early . ... Arians said there are discussions with the Chargers for the teams to have some joint practices in San Diego before the first preseason game.