Bruce Arians on Cardinals on drafting Qb in 1st round: ‘Why?’
By Mike Dyce
The Arizona Cardinals came close to making the playoffs, but despite having double-digit wins they didn’t get a Wild Card spot. The Cardinals got solid quarterback play out of Carson Palmer who is 34 years old, but head coach was asked if he’d consider drafting a quarterback in the first round.
Arians on what he would tell people who want to see the Cardinals draft a QB with the 20th overall pick: "Why?" He says they don't need one.
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He suggested that they have two solid quarterbacks in place and wouldn’t draft someone to sit on the bench.
“We’ve got two pretty good ones that are younger [Drew Stanton and Ryan Lindley]. For us right now it’s about winning a championship,” Arians said, via Bob McManaman of the Arizona Republic. “I don’t think we can afford to have a guy come in like that. I’m not a believer in a guy learning anything sitting on the bench. You have to play; it’s the only way you learn. He’s got to get the reps in practice, be under center and throwing all the time.”