The Cardinals finally made the decision to insert Josh Rosen into the game last week, giving the public their first look at the last of the ‘Big Four’ quarterbacks to make an appearance. All four of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, and Rosen are starters now, and Rosen was the last to see game action. The Cardinals’ plan had reportedly been to continue to start Sam Bradford moving forward, but he played so poorly that he forced Arizona’s hand.
Apparently for Cardinals coaches, Rosen’s command of the huddle in his brief relief appearance last Sunday “was the final piece of the puzzle in deciding to the pull the trigger on the quarterback switch” reports Albert Breer of SI.com. Breer notes that Cardinals sources told him Rosen has “been outstanding of late in practice”, and it sounds like they have full confidence in the rookie signal caller. The tenth overall pick from UCLA will get his first start this Sunday at home against the Seahawks.
Here’s more from Breer’s latest column:
- The Dolphins have shocked everyone with their 3-0 start, and Breer has identified at least one reason behind the unexpected strong first few weeks. “There was an effort from coach Adam Gase, EVP Mike Tannenbaum and GM Chris Grier to get faster” across the board. Breer points to the team’s offseason addition of speedsters Albert Wilson, Mike Gesicki, and Jerome Baker as evidence of the identity change.
- Chiefs quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka is a “name to keep an eye on” according to Breer in future coaching searches. Reid apparently assigned Kafka, then a quality control coach, to do one-on-one work with Patrick Mahomes last year, and thinks quite highly of him. Reid has an extensive coaching tree of former assistants, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Kafka, a former quarterback under Reid in Philadelphia, become the next one.
- Scouts are concerned that Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky is too quick to tuck and run, and isn’t processing the field, according to Breer. Breer writes that “Trubisky seems to be making a single read, and running if it’s not there”, and that his processing ability had previously been seen as one of his biggest strengths coming out of college.
Spot on about Trubs
Trubisky will never be a above average NFL Quarterback. He is a flop and Pace will eventually and should be fired over that trade for Trubisky. Macks contract gives them a 4 year window and it will be wasted because the Bears GM cannot afford to tell ownership he blew the second overall pick
Completely agree, he will be nothing more than a game manager
Peter Tom Trubisky
lets also not forget about all the other picks traded to move up to that 2nd pick. i think it was 2 3rd rounders and a 4th
I’m not sure why it’s a problem if a QB is “only” a game manager. The Bears currently are 2nd in time of possession and have a +3 turnover ratio which would translate to +16 at seasons end if they can keep that pace. All those positives will go away if Trubisky is pushed to do more before he has had a chance to get acclimated to the Nagy system. Too many fans have playoff dreams after having acquired Mack. It’s more important to develop continuity this year that can make a future playoff appearance meaningful.
Anybody watch him against TB?