{"id":142671,"date":"2023-07-14T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=142671"},"modified":"2023-07-14T06:56:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:56:48","slug":"clayton-tune-cardinals-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/14\/clayton-tune-cardinals-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals Rookie Could Be A Surprise Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are an endless number of questions needing to be answered by the Arizona Cardinals. The biggest among many, is who will start at quarterback in 2023. Most fans believe it will be veteran Colt McCoy, but the thoughts inside the Arizona brain trust is someone else. Rookie Clayton Tune could be the starter<\/a> by the time the Cardinals travel to Washington for Week 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rookie Quarterback Clayton Tune Could Start For Arizona Cardinals<\/h2>\n

McCoy, who is a presence in the locker room and on the field, might not be enough to keep Tune on the sideline. Tune is not unlike injured quarterback Kyler Murray<\/a> in that his running ability is a weapon McCoy does not possess. He also gives offensive coordinator Drew Petzing a preview of what\u2019s to come when Murray returns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cardinals are undergoing an identity change. From a major culture change to a shift in ideology, everything is wide open in Arizona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Arizona head coach Jonathan Gannon has approached the Cardinals roster like a blank canvas. Everything is under consideration, every player has nothing guaranteed, and the quarterback position, once thought a foregone conclusion, is no longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune, a fifth-round pick out of Houston, is a rookie who believes he was the best quarterback available. Currently, David Blough and Jeff Driskel will be competing to simply be No.3 in the QB room. Until Murray returns, it\u2019s McCoy and Tune battling for the top spot. While the veteran is the one to go to camp as the starter, some publications are saying once Tune is ready to go<\/a>, it could be his job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arizona Republic's @azbobbymac<\/a> expects the Cardinals to give rookie QB Clayton Tune a chance to start Week 1. \ud83d\udc40pic.twitter.com\/dmheFdaNIS<\/a><\/p>\n

— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n