Arizona Cardinals fans have seen enough to want a change at quarterback, and they’re not exactly feeling great about the direction of the team either.
In the latest SB Nation Reacts survey, only 16% of fans said they’re confident in where the Cardinals are headed. That’s a tough number, but it lines up with what’s happening on the field. When a team gets 12 attempts in a goal-to-go situation and comes away with only three points, confidence tends to evaporate fast.
The offense was supposed to get a boost from a coaching hire, plus added help along the offensive line and at running back. Instead, the scoring has gone backward. That’s a big reason the fan base is so ready to see Carson Beck take over at quarterback.
With the offense struggling under LaFleur and Jacoby Brissett starting, the feeling is that every option needs to be explored before the blame lands fully on the head coach, who is also calling the plays. The Commanders game, the source notes, feels like the sweet spot right now, but it’s easy to understand why fans want to end the Brissett run.
There’s also little faith outside the building. The Cardinals keep showing up as underdogs on FanDuel Sportsbook, and this week they’re listed as full touchdown underdogs. The Cowboys are allowing 25.7 points per game, and Arizona’s team total for the week sits at 23.5 points, but nobody seems to be buying this offense.
For fans, the priority is simple: find out whether Brissett is really the issue. And they’d rather get that answer with Beck than roll into another Brissett situation with Gardner Minshew.
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