Cardinals to Start Plummer

Arizona Cardinal Coach Vince Tobin went with a hunch Tuesday, naming rookie Jake Plummer to start at quarterback Sunday against the Tennessee Oilers.

Plummer, who starred at Arizona State and finished third in last year’s Heisman Trophy voting, earned the job Sunday when he replaced Stoney Case and took the Cardinals on a 98-yard, 14-play drive that put Arizona ahead, 10-7, against Philadelphia. The Eagles won in overtime, 13-10, but Plummer made an impression.

“I put Jake in and he brought us on a drive, 98 yards, and I want to see what else is there,” Tobin said. “That’s really the final analysis. I think there’s something there that can be really, really good, and I want to look at it.”

Plummer was five of nine for 98 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.

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