Gannon said the decision to rotate in Adams for right guard Will Hernandez was "health-related" and wanting to see Adams play.
"I think he did OK," Gannon said of Adams.
One of the reasons why the Cardinals had success was because the 49ers, another team full of injuries, entered Week 11 with the lowest pressure rate in the league. Nonetheless, a collective performance from the line was exactly what the team had been missing.
What was uncharacteristic was the amount of penalties the Cardinals suffered. The 17 penalties were a franchise record and rare for a Gannon-coached team which finished 2024 as the least penalized team in the NFL. The Cardinals are currently in the bottom 10 in penalties, which Gannon said he doesn't "love where we're at right now."
"It's kind of deflating when you're going backwards," Gannon said. "I'd be lying to tell you it wasn't. It's a challenge, especially when you have that many and there's some high leverage ones."
Gannon highlighted the 60-yard touchdown run from Bam Knight on fourth-and-inches that was negated due to a holding penalty by Pharaoh Brown. They were forced to punt. Left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. had a pair of penalties, while two illegal shifts drew flags.
"I can't allow it to happen, but overall, we have to play cleaner," Johnson said postgame. "All we can do is take the accountability. We can't sit here and try to point fingers because ultimately, we as players, we let the game get way too far out of reach."
Following the game, Gannon said the players needed to lift themselves off the mat. How he could tell they did was based on the questions they would ask in meetings, making sure nobody showed up late, and what they did in the weight room were among the traits he was seeking.
According to Gannon, that was accomplished. Keep the pocket clean, clean up the penalties, and return to the win column are some of the other boxes that need to be checked heading into Week 12 against the Jaguars.
"We got good enough guys," Gannon said. "They want to be part of the solution as well. I know that. They come up and tell me that, and that's a good thing. We just got to do a little bit better. But I'd be lying to say it's cheerful in there right now."