The Cardinals may have a quarterback change on the horizon, but it does not sound like it’s coming fast.
Arizona is sitting at 1-4, with its only win coming against the Los Angeles Chargers, yet the offense has still managed to score enough to keep the quarterback conversation alive. Jacoby Brissett has put together a respectable statistical season, helped at times by garbage time, but the bigger question has been when the Cardinals will finally turn the offense over to Carson Beck.
According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, that move is likely to wait until late November.
“I absolutely expect the Cardinals to take a look at Beck at some point this season, though I've been told it might not happen until late November, when their schedule eases up a bit,” Graziano writes.
That lines up with the way Arizona’s schedule breaks down. Brissett is expected to remain the starter through a stretch that includes the Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, and Dallas Cowboys, then the Seattle Seahawks, Rams again, and Kansas City Chiefs through Week 11 and November 22.
The first realistic opening for Beck could come in Week 12 against the Washington Commanders, and that game would be at home. From there, the Cardinals would stay at home again in Week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles before heading into a Week 14 bye.
That softer run is the reason a switch later in the season makes more sense than forcing Beck into the lineup now. Until then, Arizona may prefer to keep Brissett in place rather than throw Beck into a brutal stretch.
If the Cardinals wait even longer, the final month of the season looks even more inviting. Arizona closes with the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders, and San Francisco 49ers, a stretch Beck could conceivably handle if the team decides to make the move.
For now, though, Brissett remains the guy. Barring injury or a collapse in play, the Cardinals do not appear ready to make the change anytime soon. Late November, and specifically Week 12, looks like the spot to circle for a possible quarterback switch.
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