{"id":289745,"date":"2023-09-06T20:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=289745"},"modified":"2023-09-06T20:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T20:34:36","slug":"qb-josh-dobbs-expected-to-start-for-cardinals-in-week-1-vs-commanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/nfl\/qb-josh-dobbs-expected-to-start-for-cardinals-in-week-1-vs-commanders\/","title":{"rendered":"QB Josh Dobbs expected to start for Cardinals in Week 1 vs. Commanders"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon tried to keep his QB cards hidden until Sunday, but word got out.<\/p>\n
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 will take the backup reps.<\/p>\n
Rapoport added the club will evaluate the situation each week, but the season starts with Dobbs under center.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“Players know the plan,” Gannon said.<\/p>\n
Now, so do the rest of us.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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% of his passes for 411 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n