The "Road Not Taken" for Jacoby Brissett By Walter Mitchell The way Monti handled Jacoby Brissett by signing him at the last minute is reminiscent of how he handled the Josh Dobbs situation. Neither QB was able to benefit from participating in OTAs. Neither QB was able to grasp a firm and consistent comand of the new offense and, as fate would have it, both Josh Dobbs and Jacoby Brissett were traded after 8 starts . Gardner Minshew crushed the Cardinals' OTAs and aced the pre-season. In the process he was able to win the affections of his teamates --- as was clearly evident the very minute he entered the game at AT&T Stadium. All along, it appears that Minshew was the better fit for Mike LaFleur's offense, not just in terms of grasping the concepts and style of play, but in terms of his charisma. When Mike LaFleur was raving about Gardner Minshew during OTAs, Monti should have listened to him and he should have traded Jacoby then. Jacoby's teammates stood by ...