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Report: Dobbs Expected To Start, But Cards Are Mum; Hollywood, Ertz Limited
Following up on this week's Team Notes. ... Head coach Jonathan Gannon tried to keep his QB cards hidden until Sunday, but word got out.
The Cardinals are expected to have Joshua Dobbs as their Week 1 starting QB against the Washington Commanders, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported per sources informed of the situation. Rookie Clayton Tune getting will take the backup reps.
Rapoport added the club will evaluate the situation each week, but the season starts with Dobbs under center.
Gannon has played coy with his starting QB situation, saying Wednesday, "I ain't telling you anything" when asked who would be under center Sunday.
"Players know the plan," Gannon said.
Now, so do the rest of us.
Dobbs, though, is toeing the company line.
"If I am the guy," Dobbs said purposefully, via Darren Urban of the team website, "then I'll be excited to go out and perform the way I can perform, represent the Cardinals and lead the team."
With Kyler Murray on the physically unable to perform list, the Cards opened camp with Tune and Colt McCoy battling for the starting duty. However, as the preseason came to a close, Arizona made a trade for Dobbs and cut McCoy.
While Dobbs hasn't been in the building long, he's familiar with offensive coordinator Drew Petzing's offense from their stint together in Cleveland. The 28-year-old Dobbs is also no stranger to cramming a playbook. He started the final two games of last season for the Tennessee Titans just eight days after being signed. In the two outings, Dobbs completed 58.8 percent of his passes for 411 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
While he didn't offer details in a Tuesday press conference, Petzing probably dropped a hint on this.
"Josh is a really smart player, comes in and works really hard to understand the offense and know his role," Petzing said. "And I think just some of the nuances that you've kind of tweaked and changed over the course of the offseason and training camp and some of those little details and familiarity with some of his teammates, and just getting a feel for how they see things, how they come out of the top of routes, what they're thinking in the run game. Those are the types of things we work through, and he's done a great job of embracing them."
Dobbs offers a veteran presence under center as the Cards travel to DC to face the Commanders over the greenhorn Tune. The fifth-round rookie flashed some ability during preseason action but proved an inconsistent passer.
We could see both QBs make starts for Arizona this year before Murray is cleared for play. But the Cardinals will enter the 2023 campaign with the rocket scientist under center.
Meanwhile, receiver Marquise Brown (hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. Tight end Zach Ertz (knee) was also limited.
The Cardinals are expected to have Joshua Dobbs as their Week 1 starting QB against the Washington Commanders, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported per sources informed of the situation. Rookie Clayton Tune getting will take the backup reps.
Rapoport added the club will evaluate the situation each week, but the season starts with Dobbs under center.
Gannon has played coy with his starting QB situation, saying Wednesday, "I ain't telling you anything" when asked who would be under center Sunday.
"Players know the plan," Gannon said.
Now, so do the rest of us.
Dobbs, though, is toeing the company line.
"If I am the guy," Dobbs said purposefully, via Darren Urban of the team website, "then I'll be excited to go out and perform the way I can perform, represent the Cardinals and lead the team."
With Kyler Murray on the physically unable to perform list, the Cards opened camp with Tune and Colt McCoy battling for the starting duty. However, as the preseason came to a close, Arizona made a trade for Dobbs and cut McCoy.
While Dobbs hasn't been in the building long, he's familiar with offensive coordinator Drew Petzing's offense from their stint together in Cleveland. The 28-year-old Dobbs is also no stranger to cramming a playbook. He started the final two games of last season for the Tennessee Titans just eight days after being signed. In the two outings, Dobbs completed 58.8 percent of his passes for 411 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
While he didn't offer details in a Tuesday press conference, Petzing probably dropped a hint on this.
"Josh is a really smart player, comes in and works really hard to understand the offense and know his role," Petzing said. "And I think just some of the nuances that you've kind of tweaked and changed over the course of the offseason and training camp and some of those little details and familiarity with some of his teammates, and just getting a feel for how they see things, how they come out of the top of routes, what they're thinking in the run game. Those are the types of things we work through, and he's done a great job of embracing them."
Dobbs offers a veteran presence under center as the Cards travel to DC to face the Commanders over the greenhorn Tune. The fifth-round rookie flashed some ability during preseason action but proved an inconsistent passer.
We could see both QBs make starts for Arizona this year before Murray is cleared for play. But the Cardinals will enter the 2023 campaign with the rocket scientist under center.
Meanwhile, receiver Marquise Brown (hamstring) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice. Tight end Zach Ertz (knee) was also limited.
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