One of the surprises on Sunday for the Arizona Cardinals when they played the San Francisco 49ers was the fact that quarterback Brett Hundley was inactive. Instead, it was former Canadian Football League QB Chris Streveler who was active and even came in for a snap on offense, picking up a first down on a three-yard run off a quarterback sneak.
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters on Monday that is how it is going to be for the time being.
“We really like Chris,” Kingsbury said in his Monday media session. “Didn’t know what to expect. Watched his CFL stuff and he was running around out there making a lot of plays, and then you get him here and he did a nice job picking up our offense.”
Kingsbury called him smart, athletic and “very accurate.”
“We wanted to get him involved and see where it goes,” he added.
While some compare Streveler to a guy like the New Orleans Saints’ Taysom Hill, who plays some quarterback, plays on special teams, lines up at tight end or even at receiver, Kingsbury doesn’t see that in him.
“He plays quarterback, he said. “It’s not one of those deals where he’s a ‘slash’ guy. He’s a real quarterback and has done a real nice job.”
Kingsbury praised Brett Hundley for what he did last year when he stepped in for Kyler Murray and helped the Cardinals close out a win on the road over the Seattle Seahawks, but did indicate the Streveler is the backup for now.
“We just feel like, for now, ‘Strev’ give us a dynamic there with his special teams ability we’re going to have him up (active) right now.”
Streveler played one special teams snap as well as once snap on offense in Week 1.
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