Brooks will work in the X-receiver role throughout the week Mike LaFleur: “He did a good job.
There's certainly plays that he's gonna want back, but he was getting between the defender and the ball. Obviously, just kind of mistimed his jump on the slot fade that we're talking about at the 20-yard line on that first drive. But it's not too big for him. I'm excited for him to kind of be in the role all week in terms of that X position and just get really comfortable.”
The former first-round pick was a healthy inactive, and it was recently announced that he would be traded to the Houston Texans. Arizona used a straightforward rotation over the first four weeks. Michael Wilson played in 11, 12 and 13 personnel, Harrison in 11 and 12 personnel and Kendrick Bourne in 11 personnel. Brooks played 13 snaps and Simi Fehoko played 12, with nearly half of their snaps coming in garbage time. With Harrison inactive, fifth-round rookie Reggie Virgil was active for the first time in his career. Brooks largely took over as Arizona's X receiver, catching two passes for 16 yards. Fehoko rotated in for Brooks at times on early downs, while Virgil saw significant playing time in garbage time. Brooks will likely see the most playing time in the short term, but the Cardinals are currently 1-4, and they could slowly but surely shift to some of their younger players. If that happens, we could see Virgil take over as the X receiver at some point this season.
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