Who Starts at QB Game One

[BooksOrangePlanet]

simple poll - one choice

im hoping for an open qb competition because 1-11

brissett is reportedly not doing the voluntary offseason program - idk if it's because negotiations are ongoing but i do know we have a new offensive minded head coach - meanwhile the brissett camp is acting like he's the bona fide starter - but idk man

im of the opinion that brissett should have to win the starting position this year - then we can talk contract - but if he's already not showing up...

look - the arizona cardinals owe jacoby brissett nothing aside from the agreed upon pay - this whole entitled stance after going 1-11 is lowkey pissing me off

i think both minshew and Beck could've gone 1-11

maybe not as gloriously but who knows - minshew could've gone 2-10 - we'll never know but there's no reason to declare a starter this early especially with a new head coach

brissett's decisions could backfire - for all we know minshew is already getting facetime - laughing at all lafleur's jokes - becoming fast friends

then there's beck - longshot for sure but if you want to see who he is right away and where his head is at an open competition will let us know all that

true open competition - shared reps with the starters - same set of circumstances for everyone - if there's no clear cut winner before the preseason games start you continue the competition

i threw in aaron rodgers to appease the crowd - poll closes in a week

 

[oaken1]

I picked Beck.
we have to see what we have in the kid and we cant do that from the bench.
it creates less drama to start the kid from the beginning than it does to bench Brissett mid season if he is playing pretty well... but it sure would be helpful if Beck could obviously win the job outright.

 

[az jam]

Voted Brissett. IMO he will be the starter. The release of the schedule will be important in determining when Beck will start.

 

[Cardiac]

MLF has a responsibility to the entire roster which means he has to start the QB that gives them the best chance to win. I believe that will be JB to start the season. Circumstances will determine who is the starter as the season unfolds.

 

[Mr X]

Rogers.

It makes too much sense. West coast, fav OC and familiar with system, we love old QB's. Gets us national exposure, tickets/jersey sales. We have some studs on offense and would be the best QB on our roster.

Think MO would rather pay him starter money than Brissett.

Only reason not to is if we want to tank or give Beck a shot after Brissett starts.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

If our previous QB pick could start the first game of his rookie season with a whopping 14-3 college career under his belt, there is no reason that Beck cannot start having a 37-6 college record under his belt.

Let's go !!

 

[Billy Bob]

MLF has a responsibility to the entire roster which means he has to start the QB that gives them the best chance to win. I believe that will be JB to start the season. Circumstances will determine who is the starter as the season unfolds.

MLF looks too much like MLF

 

[Billy Bob]

MLF looks too much like MLF

Edit: wont let me write it

 

[Cardiac]

Edit: wont let me write it

There was a lot of discussion on this very abbreviation, the posters decided that MLF was acceptable. I'm sure a moderator added the abbreviation you're talking about to the banned list.

 

[Garthshort]

simple poll - one choice

im hoping for an open qb competition because 1-11

brissett is reportedly not doing the voluntary offseason program - idk if it's because negotiations are ongoing but i do know we have a new offensive minded head coach - meanwhile the brissett camp is acting like he's the bona fide starter - but idk man

im of the opinion that brissett should have to win the starting position this year - then we can talk contract - but if he's already not showing up...

look - the arizona cardinals owe jacoby brissett nothing aside from the agreed upon pay - this whole entitled stance after going 1-11 is lowkey pissing me off

i think both minshew and Beck could've gone 1-11

maybe not as gloriously but who knows - minshew could've gone 2-10 - we'll never know but there's no reason to declare a starter this early especially with a new head coach

brissett's decisions could backfire - for all we know minshew is already getting facetime - laughing at all lafleur's jokes - becoming fast friends

then there's beck - longshot for sure but if you want to see who he is right away and where his head is at an open competition will let us know all that

true open competition - shared reps with the starters - same set of circumstances for everyone - if there's no clear cut winner before the preseason games start you continue the competition

i threw in aaron rodgers to appease the crowd - poll closes in a week

Don't think that it's fair to blame or evaluate JB based on the 1-11 record while he was the starting QB. If we are healthy in the early part of the season, I think we'll get better picture. And, if the Offense is struggling then we'll go to GM. I'm expecting that JB will be a pleasant surprise.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Don't think that it's fair to blame or evaluate JB based on the 1-11 record while he was the starting QB. If we are healthy in the early part of the season, I think we'll get better picture. And, if the Offense is struggling then we'll go to GM. I'm expecting that JB will be a pleasant surprise.

im a jacoby fan (while understanding he's not the future) but i think minshew gets the nod if there's a competition

 

[Jetstream Green]

Jabber Wocky Brissett starts the first game and eventually the Cardinals' new franchise QB Kit Carson Beck era begins.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Beck is not starting game 1. No chance unless Mike wants to lose the locker room from day 1.

 

[oaken1]

Beck is not starting game 1. No chance unless Mike wants to lose the locker room from day 1.

entirely possible Beck can win the starting job in camp.
all the QB's are learning a new offense...so it boils down to which one executes on the field.
That can be Beck.
If it is Beck, then "NOT" starting him can cost the coach the locker room...the players want to win.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

If the players want to win, Beck won't start.
People can try and talk themselves into him being legit, he's not.
If he was legit, he'd have gone in round 1. He's a lottery ticket.

Mendoza likely isn't starting game 1 and he was the first pick.

Beck is a Sheddur Sanders, throw him in there late in the season and hope you have something type of guy.

 

[mel typer]

MLF looks too much like MLF

MLF

 

[cardpa]

Beck should not be the day one starter. First he still has a learning curve to deal with and second this will be a new offense with an Oline that will have at least 3 new starters and not enough time playing as a unit to be cohesive. He also will not have had enough time to have developed a familiarity with the WRs and TEs to the point they will consistently be on the same page.

 

[gimpy]

I disagree. Start him. Unless he does not show better than the others.

 

[Adrian]

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[some dumb guy]

I disagree. Start him. Unless he does not show better than the others.

If he shows he can handle the different speed from college to the NFL, I'm ok with that. But I went from varsity HS baseball to Jr. college and the first time at bat, before I even started to step into the pitch it hit the catcher's mitt, I adjusted, strike two, another adjustment, strike three. I knew right there this was a leap I couldn't make. Now that's just me, and I was a pretty good hitter, but there is a new level to adjust to.

 

[mjb21aztd]

I like the underdog minshaw 6 td in 1 gm dude lol but could be 420 rip talkin

 

[Cardinal88]

I've been hoping we draft Carson Beck for a few months. Mainly because I think he is better than what he showed in 2025 which was helping his team get to the National Championship game with an average arm. His arm talent wasn't the same after the surgery but he was still mending. I also believe he would have been drafted early in the 1st round if he didn't injure his elbow against Texas in 2024. I think there is something to that for those of you that say he wasn't a first rounder.

With that being said, I voted Brissett. It would be a big risk for Becks development to put him in too early. The speed of the game is a different animal in the NFL. A lot of rookies struggle with it at any position. In fact, very few rookie QB's can make that transition. Let Beck sit for 4-6 games and see where the Cardinals end up with Brissett to start the season. If he shows the coaching staff he can win the starting job during preseason and camp, I'll recant - relunctently (still think he should sit until he sees the speed of the game). After 4-6 games, we'll see whether Brissett can win games on his merrits or if there needs to be a QB change.

 

[Billy Bob]

There was a lot of discussion on this very abbreviation, the posters decided that MLF was acceptable. I'm sure a moderator added the abbreviation you're talking about to the banned list.

I did not know that, but what I do know is that I hear the abbreviation I'm talking about on prime time TV. ...just saying, but I really don't care.

 

[some dumb guy]

I did not know that, but what I do know is that I hear the abbreviation I'm talking about on prime time TV. ...just saying, but I really don't care.

I agree with you but, prime time tv has professional writers using the acronym in comedic situations. Very few of us are even good at writing, and it was not used in an appropriate scenario. The cardinals are not a great organization, and maybe the fans aren't great either....butt, we can be funny as crap sometimes... LOLOLOL

 

[JosiahLee]

If the players want to win, Beck won't start.
People can try and talk themselves into him being legit, he's not.
If he was legit, he'd have gone in round 1. He's a lottery ticket.

Mendoza likely isn't starting game 1 and he was the first pick.

Beck is a Sheddur Sanders, throw him in there late in the season and hope you have something type of guy.

I hear you, but I think this take is too strong. What about Russell Wilson? What about Tom Brady? There are guys who can play who weren’t first rd picks. Heck we have one in our division who is Purdy darn good.

I’m not ready to make bold predictions about Beck but I wasn’t mad about him being drafted in the 3rd.