Great to hear that Carson Beck will be afforded the opportunity to learn from superstar Jacoby Brissett as well as the best mustache in the game. “It benefits anyone in any position to be able to sit back,” LaFleur said to ESPN. “Sometimes, guys don’t have the choice because you have to put your best 22 out on the field there.”

Coach LaFleur values the opportunity for young players to learn from the sidelines, though team necessity often forces them onto the field prematurely. With Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew ahead of him, third-round pick Beck is currently being afforded this crucial developmental time. While the Cardinals’ decision to avoid rushing him into the lineup represents the ideal patient approach for Beck to develop, it was ultimately a QB purgatory decision to draft him in the first place.