Every day at practice, [Gardner Minshew II](/team/players-roster/gardner-minshew/) is wearing the familiar black quarterback jersey, but he's not.
Instead of the mesh uniform tops the rest of the team has, Minshew has on a black game jersey, differentiated only by the Desert Financial patch that every practice shirt features.
"It's a very different fitting jersey (than practice jerseys)," Minshew said Saturday after the Cardinals' workout. "Only doing that on Sunday doesn't make a lot of sense. It's good to just practice that way all the time, really."
It's about getting comfortable for game situations with Minshew. That's how he is of what he wears, and how he is in coach Mike LaFleur's offense, having spent the majority of the offseason as QB1 while Jacoby Brissett sorted out his contract.
Minshew called the scheme "very user-friendly" and that comfort translated into his first preseason work during Thursday's game in Las Vegas. He was 10-for-10 in the first half with two touchdown passes during the win, finishing 14-of-16 for 101 yards and underscoring why the Cardinals wanted to grab him in free agency as Brissett's backup.
The team's quarterback room is a fascinating watch for now. As a group – Brissett, Minshew, third-round rookie Carson Beck and Kedon Slovis – the Cardinals have been nearly perfect. The quartet is a ridiculous 50-for-59 with 514 yards, five TD passes and no interceptions.
"It's kind of like a reverse s\*itshow," center Hjalte Froholdt said with a smile. "They are all playing so good."
Minshew paused when relayed Froholdt's description – "That's quite a visual" – but said the coaches have simplified the ask to just operating the offense well and that's "made our job easy."