Cardinals name Gardner Minshew as starter, Carson Beck No. 2: What’s next for Jacoby Brissett?

There have been two surprising developments relating to the Arizona Cardinals' quarterback situation following Sunday's dramatic, come-from-behind win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Prior to Sunday's game, Jacoby Brissett was the starter, fellow veteran Gardner Minshew was the backup, and rookie Carson Beck was Arizona's emergency, third-string quarterback. There's a completely new order now.

On Monday, head coach Mike LaFleur announced Minshew as the team's new starter. Beck will move to the No. 2 spot while Brissett is now the third-string quarterback.

The decision to switch starting quarterbacks was surprising enough; LaFleur's announcement that Brissett, the team's starting quarterback for the majority of the last two seasons, was being demoted to the emergency third spot is the real jaw-dropper.

Statistically, Brissett wasn't bad during the season's first seven games. But he struggled against the Cowboys before being replaced by Minshew, who caught fire with three touchdown passes while completing 73.9% of his attempts. Minshew's heroics helped turn a 27-17 deficit with 3:54 left into a 33-30 overtime win. The win improved the Cardinals' record to 3-5.

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Minshew, 30, has had a roller coaster NFL career. A 2019 sixth-round…

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