Cardinals in Hot Pursuit of Gabbert

The Cardinals have stepped up their efforts in their pursuit of Blaine Gabbert to be their next franchise quarterback. It has been reported by multiple sources that Cardinals ownership took Gabbert to dinner Tuesday night, and were on hand as the Cardinals coaching staff held a private workout for him Wednesday afternoon. There has been a good amount of speculation this off-season that the Cardinals would pursue a veteran quarterback such as Ravens backup and former Rams quarterback Marc Bulger, but with the lockout and subsequent postponement of free agency, the Cardinals appear to be pursuing different angles. The Cardinals could still sign Bulger once free agency begins, as he could re-establish his career as a starting quarterback for a season while Gabbert develops with Gabbert ultimately taking the reigns. Of course, this could all be moot, as Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey has spoken very highly of Gabbert and could be eying him with the 3rd overall pick as they already have the veteran stop gap quarterback already in place. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next month as things appear to be heating up.