Arizona passed on quarterbacks the entire draft, so maybe Coach Arians watched Coker develop like we did and went that way by design.
http://arizonasports.com/story/648013/cardinals-coach-arians-jake-coker-has-size-skill-and-moxie/
He has to beat Barkley, and if his upside looks promising, that could easily happen. Bruce seems to think so.“He won the games throwing the football in critical downs, and watching him grow — really can’t wait to get our hands on him this weekend and watch him grow with us,” Arians added. “He’s got the size, he’s got the skill; he’s got a lot of moxie about him.
“So yeah, I’m very anxious to get him here.”
http://arizonasports.com/story/648013/cardinals-coach-arians-jake-coker-has-size-skill-and-moxie/