The Cardinals didn’t draft a quarterback in this year’s NFL draft. However, according to team president Michael Bidwill, that doesn’t mean they didn’t potentially address the future of the position this offseason.

He spoke highly of the quarterback they added after the draft in a recent interview.

“I think if you look at who we signed about a week after the draft, Blaine Gabbert, former first round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars,” he said to Sky Sports. “We think he’s got all the qualities of a good quarterback.”

The Cardinals do have some recent history of taking quarterbacks considered washed up, as both Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer revived their careers with the Cardinals.

The key, according to Bidwill, for reclaiming Gabbert’s career, is the team’s coach.

“The best thing we’ve got is Bruce Arians,” he said. “This is a coach that has coached quarterbacks — quarterbacks who had talent, some who people thought were not the best. He’s always brought out the best of quarterbacks. He designs the system around each one of the quarterbacks and what he wants are guys with big arms who can throw the ball, guys that are smart, guys that are leaders.”

The team wants to see what they have in Gabbert, so he will get his chances to show it.

“”we’ll see a lot of him during the preseason and I know he’s had a good offseason through the OTAs with us,” said Bidwill.

The way he talks about Gabbert, it is evident he believes he could be the answer after Carson Palmer. Arians has brought out the best in many quarterbacks, but he also has always worked with those who were considered the most talented entering the league. Of course, Gabbert fits that mold. He was a top-10 pick in the draft and has the requisite size and arm strength for Arians. The question is whether he can pick up the system and be the leader the Cardinals need once Palmer is ready to retire.

Many question this stance, but when the team president is excited, it’s hard to not think they have the guy they like.