Josh Weinfuss
ARLINGTON, Texas — Regardless of backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett main the Cardinals to their first win since mid-September and directing the offense to its greatest three-game stretch of the season, Arizona coach Jonathan Gannon mentioned he is not altering course on his beginning quarterback.
“Nothing's modified on that,” Gannon mentioned after Monday night time's 27-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
Gannon has mentioned for weeks that when starter Kyler Murray has recovered from a foot harm that has sidelined him the previous three video games, Murray will play. Gannon mentioned Murray did not play Monday night time as a result of he “simply wasn't wholesome sufficient to go.”
Pressed on why, after Brissett's latest run, he'll follow Murray, Gannon mentioned it's “simply how I really feel.”
Gannon mentioned he had nothing so as to add to the dialog when requested whether or not Brissett had proven him sufficient to earn the job.
Brissett threw for 261 yards — his third straight outing of greater than 260 passing yards — and two touchdowns on 21-of-31 passing towards the Cowboys.
Gannon mentioned he thought Brissett performed properly and that he favored how he operated.
However Brissett did not wish to talk about whether or not he ought to begin for a fourth straight recreation when Arizona performs on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
“I do not get into that stuff, man,” Brissett mentioned. “I am simply making an attempt to exit right here and win video games, be a very good teammate and do the perfect that I can after I get my alternative.
“That is all I can ask for.”
In his three begins, Brissett is averaging 256 passing yards per recreation and seven.7 yards per try whereas throwing for six touchdowns with one interception. Murray averaged 170 passing yards per recreation and 6.0 yards per try in his 5 begins this season and threw for six touchdowns with three interceptions. Every quarterback has run for a landing, regardless of Murray speeding 14 extra instances and for 122 extra yards. Brissett has thrown for 860 whole passing yards in three video games, whereas Murray has thrown for 962 in 5.
The offense has been statistically extra productive with Brissett operating it, averaging 25.7 factors and 357 yards per recreation as in contrast with 18.8 factors and 288.4 yards when Murray begins.
Brissett has stood out on third down, as properly. Arizona is changing 56% of third downs in Brissett's begins and 40% in Murray's.
The Cardinals gained 15 first downs within the first half towards the Cowboys, which is tied for his or her most first downs in a half this season, matching the second half on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 6 throughout one other Brissett begin. In three video games, Brissett has thrown for 44 first downs as in contrast with Murray's 50 in his 5 begins.
But Brissett deflected any credit score for the offense discovering its rhythm and success with him operating the scheme.
He mentioned it is a matter of the Cardinals' offense figuring itself out after a gradual begin.
“I do not assume it is me. I actually do not,” Brissett mentioned. “I feel it is simply everyone will get caught up at first of the season.”
“And the nice groups on this league discover methods to proceed to get higher, and that is what we're doing at this level within the season, is simply discovering methods to proceed to get higher. You tweak issues, you return to the drafting board,” he added. “We'll return after this recreation and say we should always have did this higher, that higher, that higher. And I feel that is what we're doing a very good job [of].
“And like I mentioned, I actually do not assume it is me. I simply assume it is over the time and thru the season, I feel we'll proceed to get higher.”
Arizona large receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., who set a profession excessive with seven catches Monday, mentioned Brissett does a very good job of speaking his likes and dislikes in addition to what he is searching for with each his teammates and his coaches.
“Simply form of ensuring we're all in the fitting positions to form of achieve success,” Harrison mentioned, “after which he simply does his half.”
