John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 7, 2026
A CBS Sports column argues the Cardinals should name rookie third-rounder Carson Beck their starting quarterback for 2026 over Jacoby Brissett, and notes Arizona has a real chance of finishing with the league's worst record and thus the No. 1 pick in the 2027 draft.
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What John Breech said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Arizona Cardinals should give their starting quarterback job to Carson Beck for the 2026 season.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Why the Cardinals should name Carson Beck their starting QB for 2026 after Hall of Fame Game performance
- The original
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- 1Arizona Cardinals to pick at number 1“The Cardinals are in the toughest division in football, so there's a real chance that they end up with the worst record in the NFL. If that happens, they'll have the top pick in the 2027 NFL Draft”
- 2Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart“The Arizona Cardinals should give their starting quarterback job to Carson Beck for the 2026 season.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals to pick at number 11 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Carson Beck · 2026 season27 calls from 22 pundits between 1 and 3. John Breech said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
overall pickTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Team Draft Slot CallsArizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals to pick at number 1
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsCarson BeckArizona Cardinals
Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Jesse Holley · Game Outcome Picks · Arizona Cardinals · Hit 100
Jesse predicted the Cowboys finish 10-7 but still win the NFC East with 10 wins, picking Dallas over the Giants, Commanders, Texans, Buccaneers, Colts (loss), and losing to Baltimore, Green Bay, Philadelphia twice, Arizona, Seattle and the Rams.Garrett Podell · Game Outcome Picks · Arizona Cardinals · Miss 0
For Week 7 of the 2026 season, Podell predicts Daniel Jones plays a clean, turnover-free game against Minnesota's top-ranked defense, Bijan Robinson rushes for 150-plus yards against the undefeated 49ers, and the Cardinals upset the Broncos at home without scoring a touchdown.Tyler Sullivan · Game Outcome Picks · Arizona Cardinals · Miss 0
In his Week 7 upset alert column, Sullivan expects the Cardinals to score in the low-to-mid 20s and beat the visiting Broncos, whose offense he views as broken under Bo Nix. He also suggests Sam Darnold's turnovers will let the Chiefs win in Seattle and remain undefeated.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Arizona Cardinals · Miss 24
Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 7 NFL game, including a comfortable Vikings home win over the Colts, a Jets win over the winless Dolphins, a Browns road win in Tennessee, another Cardinals upset over Denver, and a Bengals win in Baltimore.
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