The Arizona Cardinals are absolutely reeling, sitting on a brutal 2-15 record over the last two seasons with Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback. It gets worse, too: they’ve got a terrifying minus-194 point differential. And despite that train wreck, Brissett is still set to remain the starter for the “foreseeable future,” according to their coach.
Brissett’s “Three-And-Out Machine” Is Killing The Cardinals
Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur did not mince words when talking to Arizona Sports about Brissett’s play. He called it a “three-and-out machine,” saying, “When it’s going good, it’s going good, and then it’s a three-and-out machine. There’s really nowhere in between right now for us.” LaFleur knows they gotta “figure out how to do all the good stuff better,” but right now, it’s just not happening. Brissett has been on the field for every single snap this season, all 351 of them. He even stayed in for the entire game during their humiliating 45-21 blowout loss to the Lions recently. You’d think that would be the perfect moment to try someone else, right? Nope.
Why Rookie Carson Beck Can’t Even Get Off The Bench
While it feels like the ideal time for the Cardinals to shake things up and get rookie quarterback Carson Beck some experience, the guy has been completely inactive. Think about that. A team that’s 2-15 with their starter, and their rookie QB can only hit the field if *both* Brissett and Gardner Minshew are injured. It’s wild! You see teams like the Raiders getting their rookie Fernando Mendoza some snaps in recent weeks, so LaFleur was pressed on whether the Cardinals would consider keeping Beck active for that kind of purpose. But LaFleur was pretty direct about the hurdles. He told Arizona Sports, “You can only have so many people up [on game day]. . . . It’s hard to put three quarterbacks up.” And for now, “Gardner is our backup.” It seems the Cardinals are going to have a discussion about making Beck active on game day, but it’s not a done deal, not by a long shot.
This whole situation is a massive headache for an NFC West rival and for Mike LaFleur, who clearly has his hands full trying to find some kind of spark. It’s gonna be interesting to see if they actually make the move to get Beck active, because if Brissett keeps playing like a “three-and-out machine,” something has gotta give.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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