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In his third season of Take Two of Louisville, Bobby Petrino has the Cardinals right where he wants them. Almost.The 19th-ranked Cardinals open the season at home Thursday night at Papa Johns Stadium but the road brings bigger tests very soon, namely a Sept. 17 date with No. 4 Florida State and, two weeks later, a close-up with second-ranked Clemson.Now its time to cut it loose, Petrino said Monday. Youre working hard and you get tired of going against the same guy every day in practice. And once in a while we get a little testy about it.The Cardinals turn it loose Thursday (7 p.m. ET) against Charlotte, which went 2-10 last season. The 49ers are a 40-point underdog (39.5 as of Monday afternoon) and growing pains are expected in just the second season for the program at the FBS level. The football program is only five years old.Charlottes offense should be improved with Miami (Fla.) transfer Kevin Olsen at quarterback. Nine offensive starters return, however, offensive line play was a recurring issue in 2015, and Louisville brings relentless edge pressure.While Petrino feels he knows his team far better this season than he did in his first two years since returning to Louisville, not everyone has a firm grip on what the Cardinals will showcase this week. Petrino said he left the depth chart to sports information director Rocco Gasparro and told media not to read much into it.We still practice (Tuesday), Petrino said. Weve got a lot of work to do. Weve got guys that we have to see that theyre full speed ready to go.As expectations go, the headliner is sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who set a Music City Bowl record for total yards -- 227 passing, 226 rushing -- after guiding Louisville to a comeback win over Kentucky in the regular-season finale. Jackson is just one part of a loaded backfield that helped Petrinos offense hum late last season.Petrino was relentless in fall camp and players said his expectations are clear -- its time to measure up to the Seminoles and Tigers, the teams most expect to compete for the Atlantic Coast Conference crown and national title this season.Defense will dictate how soon that tale of the tape equals out for Louisville.Four players on that side of the ball weighed entering the NFL draft. Each returned, led by linebackers Keith Kelsey and Devonte Fields. Louisville did subtract defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, the powerful and hyperactive interior rusher, but Petrino and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham are high on DeAngelo Brown as a good bet to ease the pain of that loss.A fast start, this week and in September as a whole, might tell the tale of the Louisville season.A year ago we had a tough start to the season, Petrino said. We were playing a bunch of young guys. 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The rookie No. 1 overall draft pick participated in team meetings and a light workout Monday, and interim coach John Fassel said Goff is day to day.Fassel said a decision regarding Goffs availability against the 49ers would likely come by Thursday, when the Rams hold their final practice during the short holiday week.Similar circumstances propelled Mannion into his first live action last season. Mannion was 6-of-7 passing for 31 yards in relief of Nick Foles against the Cincinnati Bengals after Case Keenum suffered a concussion in the previous game. The former Oregon State standout believes he has improved immensely since then.With Keenums contract expiring at the end of this season, the Rams could start Mannion in Goffs place, hoping to get him reps and find out whether he is a viable option behind Goff moving forward.It would be good for the team to get a look at Sean and see what he could do if pressed into service by necessity, Fassel said. Case would understand, so well see how that goes.Mannion, a 2015 third-round pick, played well in the preseason this year, completing 39 of 60 passes for 325 yards and three TDs with one interception in three games.From the draft all the way two years ago I feel like Ive made huge strides, Mannion said.dddddddddddd. Without getting a chance to play maybe it doesnt show, but I certainly feel like Ive been getting better and better each day and each week. Im always working on my game.As the inactive third quarterback for the last 13 weeks, Mannion used an early workout on game days to throw more than 100 passes before helping Goff, Keenum and the offense on the sideline during the game. Those efforts cap a weeks worth of preparation that Mannion says he treats as if he will start. Being elevated to the No. 2 role for a week would only reinforce those habits.Like anybody, you want to get an opportunity to play and being the backup puts you closer to being in the game, he said. But all year, I have prepared as though Im the one playing, Im the one starting and the one guy that has to go in and win games, so that doesnt change.The Rams have already made some other moves with an eye toward the future, deciding to exercise caution with defensive end Robert Quinn by placing him on injured reserve last week and signing four players to the practice squad this week.Offensive lineman Rodger Saffold, one of the most senior players on the Rams, understands why the organization might want to see what it has in a youngster like Mannion.We really have nothing to lose at this point, Saffold said. Sean has done great in practice. Hes shown awesome skills. He understands the offense. If thats the ride that they intend on going, they got good reason for it. ' ' '