ARIZONA - The Arizona Cardinals are sticking with the same quarterback setup for now, and that means rookie third-round pick Carson Beck still isn’t getting a promotion.
Head coach Mike LaFleur said Wednesday there’s no change coming this week, shutting down any speculation that Beck’s role would be altered. LaFleur had already been asked on Monday about the possibility, with those conversations taking place on Tuesday.
"Nothing new for this week, no," he told reporters on Wednesday.
So for the time being, Arizona will keep Jacoby Brissett as the starter with Gardner Minshew behind him. That leaves Beck in line to remain inactive on game day as the emergency quarterback when the Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Rams on the road this week.
The Cardinals enter the matchup at 1-4, while the Rams are 2-3.
LaFleur also pointed to the work Beck is putting in behind the scenes, noting that he has spent significant time with quarterbacks coach Matt Schaub in practice.
"You guys don't get to see it. No, he's doing a good job.
He's out there. Obviously, from a look squad standpoint, what you try to tell all these guys, let alone the quarterback is, 'Yes, you're getting the starting defense prepared, but you still got to play your game.
Like, don't be forcing stuff just because you're trying to give those guys production. Continue to work on your timing.
Continue to work on your accuracy and continue to work on your game.'" he said.
"And so you don't just throw them out there and look at a [play]card. It's like, okay, how can the card be somewhat of our offense, if not our offense?
And then on the same side of it is you know Shauby [Matt Schaub] is with him every single play. So when we get done, and I'm kind of roaming, being with the defense a little bit, [Nathaniel] Hackett's talking to Jacoby and then Shauby's with Carson and Gardner making sure that we're just obviously coaching."
Beck is still expected to take snaps for the Cardinals at some point in 2026, though recent reports have indicated that could come later in the season rather than sooner.
Even without a change in his role, LaFleur said the Miami product has made progress.
"Yeah, I have. I've seen a lot of these guys improve. I particularly think over the last few weeks he's continued to get better, and he's enjoying his process of of improving," said LaFleur.
"Sometimes the best learning you can do is watching what's going on on Sundays. The smart ones can can pick up on stuff, and he's certainly one of them. He's very smart."
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