TEMPE, Ariz. — Unutilized Arizona Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs stated he used to be “excited” when he discovered he used to be getting traded from the Cleveland Browns endmost Thursday next just about signing with Arizona within the spring.

Dobbs stated he used to be “definitely” related to becoming a member of the Cardinals as a independent agent however stated his familiarity with the Browns, with whom he performed many of the 2022 season, led him to go back to Ohio.

“Everything works out for a reason, right?” Dobbs stated in his first information convention together with his pristine workforce.

Dobbs will finally end up having about two weeks to be informed the Cardinals’ offense, his teammates’ names and their inclinations earlier than Arizona performs the Washington Commanders in Year 1. Although schoolmaster Jonathan Gannon declined to call a origination quarterback for the season opener, Dobbs stated he has put the expectancies of being a starter on himself.

Kyler Murray will viewable the season at the bodily not able to accomplish listing and pass over no less than the primary 4 video games.

“I know the QB situation’s gonna play out however the coaches see fit,” Dobbs stated. “But, for me, I come in ready to compete every single day. I push myself, but also approach the room in that way, and so I’m excited to be a part of it and be a part of the team.”

Will have to Dobbs have the ability to start out towards Washington, having performed simply 8 video games in six seasons, he stated he appears like he’ll be able as a result of the week it has taken him to achieve the purpose of being a Year 1 starter.

“If that is the case, you know, I put in a ton of work,” he stated. “I have a ton of sweat equity, and I’m extremely prepared for the opportunity, but that doesn’t mean I’m ever complacent, using every hour, every minute of the day … to continue to prepare for that opportunity, whatever opportunities come after it.”

Coming to a pristine workforce next the preseason and simply weeks earlier than the habitual season starts, one benefit Dobbs could have in shrinking his studying curve is a familiarity with the offense that pristine Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing has put in. Petzing used to be the Browns’ quarterbacks schoolmaster endmost season and Dobbs additionally labored with Arizona’s quarterbacks schoolmaster, Israel Woolfork, who used to be a training fellow operating with the Browns quarterbacks endmost season

“Obviously there’s similar schemes to Cleveland, knowing Drew and Izzy came from there, but every coach has their own nuances and spins that they like to put on the playbook as well as combining stuff that has been here and stuff that the players here have done well for a long time,” Dobbs stated.

“So, even though it might be similar terminology every playbook has its own, different spin to it. So, especially coming in and at the QB position, whenever you’re out there, you have to run the show, in and out of the huddle, at the line of scrimmage and communication with all the guys, and so that looks different when different guys are in there. So, just getting up to speed as quickly as possible, that’s what I’ve been diving into, not only on the field, but in my free time and I’m enjoying it.”

It’s already paying off.

Cardinals schoolmaster Jonathan Gannon stated Dobbs is already “very” at ease within the offense.

“He went in there yesterday and operated accordingly,” Gannon stated.

Tight finish Zach Ertz stated there’s already been “a lot” of communique with Dobbs between reps to speak about what Dobbs needs from Ertz towards sure appears to be like. Ertz’s preliminary influence of Dobbs, who used to be an aerospace engineering primary at Tennessee, is that he’s “smart, obviously.”

“I think that’s well noted. He’s an astronaut or whatever he is,” Ertz stated with a smirk.

“He’s a guy that understands football. He’s played a lot of football. He’s got a really good grasp of this offense. Obviously, he’s played it in the past. So, him coming into the huddle, calling the plays, calling the formations has been seamless so far and he throws a very catchable ball, which as a receiver you like.”

Dobbs referred to as the moment few days a “whirlwind logistically” transferring cross-country. He documented his moment packing up in Cleveland and flight to Arizona on Saturday in a TikTok that has been seen greater than 860,000 instances.

When Dobbs arrived on the facility at 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning, one of the most first teammates he met used to be fellow quarterback Kyler Murray, who used to be already doing his rehab and getting able for the moment.

Since nearest, Dobbs has been selecting Murray’s mind within the quarterback’s room.

“I know we’ll continue to build a rapport during my time here, and it’s all part of getting to know your teammates,” Dobbs stated.

When Dobbs is within the Cardinals’ facility, the regimen of daily soccer era is in movement. Some of the largest changes to getting traded, he stated, used to be the whole thing out of doors the power, like discovering parks to devour.

Some of the first issues Dobbs mentioned next his first apply Wednesday used to be his pristine environment.

“Good to be in the sun,” he stated. “It was nice and hot at practice, which was fun.”