Could Zac Dysert become Arizona Cardinals’ starter?

Is it possible for a quarterback who’s been with six NFL teams in three years to lead the Arizona Cardinals into the future?

It’s apparent that the Arizona Cardinals see something they like in quarterback Zac Dysert. Rather than risk losing him to a desperate Miami Dolphins’ squad, the Cards gave him a workplace promotion. The club placed him on their active roster, thereby thwarting Miami’s alleged plan to pluck Dysert from Arizona’s practice squad.

Exactly what the Cardinals see in Dysert isn’t quite clear. The 2013 seventh-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos has had no NFL impact as of yet. He’s been passed around from team to team, Arizona being the sixth stop of his professional journey.

Dysert has yet to attempt a pass in a regular-season game. Even so, he has the endorsement of both head coach Bruce Arians and current Cards’ starter Carson Palmer. Arians told reporters that Dysert has a “really good chance to be a good player” and Palmer agreed.

The University of Miami (OH) product has the kind of size and arm that Arians covets in his quarterbacks. He is signed through next season and will likely be competing with a rookie for the Cardinals third quarterback spot.

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It appears as if Palmer will return next year as Arizona’s starter. But with the current season all but shot, now may not be a bad time to see what Dysert can do. The last three games could be used as an audition for the current third-string signal-caller.

Until his team is mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, Arians is sure to keep playing Palmer. They’re at home against the New Orleans Saints this weekend, and then visit the Seattle Seahawks next week. They end the disappointing year on the road against the Los Angeles Rams in week 17.

On the road against the Seahawks would not be an ideal way for Dysert to make his first NFL start. Seattle’s “12th man”, the fans, make life miserable for opposing quarterbacks and could severely bruise a first-time starter’s confidence.

But the following week, in Los Angeles against the hapless Rams could be a good spot for Dysert to make his debut. The Rams do play good defense, but Jared Goff is terrible. There’s a good chance even an inexperienced Dysert could outscore Goff and get a victory.

The odds are probably against Dysert being the Cardinals’ next starting quarterback. But it wouldn’t hurt to see what he can do in a game so they can at least get an idea. Stranger things have happened in the NFL.