Cardinals QB Max Hall (head) took full practice reps Thursday. Hall is expected to start this week after being knocked out of last week's game.

Cardinals QB Max Hall (head) took full reps Wednesday. Hall has been cleared to practice and will start this week barring a setback. No one should be relying on Hall outside of a desperate BYE week play in 2QB leagues.

Cardinals QB QB Max Hall said he was feeling fine today after coming back to practice after his concussion. He said he wasn’t worried about it despite two blows to the head in two games, and said he’s never had a concussion in the past.

He also said he wasn’t happy with how he played, which is obviously the focus in practice.

“There are things I can fix, though, excited to prove I am better than that,” Hall said.

– Hall said he is considering gloves, although made it sound like it would be for bad weather games and not all the time.

Max Hall passes neuro tests and is cleared to practice. If that goes well, he will start against Bucs on Sunday

Cardinals rookie QB Max Hall will make his first career road start in one of the league's loudest venues — and with significant rain and wind in the forecast. Seattle has the league’s 30th-ranked pass defense, but will load the box against the run, dial up blitzes on passing downs and dare Hall to make plays downfield. The Cardinals will counter with a conservative game plan despite the return of receivers Steve Breaston and Early Doucet. Hall has shown a tendency to make poor decisions early in games, and the Cardinals can’t afford to fall behind. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, who has 26 receptions and two TDs on the year, could have a big day if Kelly Jennings (hamstring) can’t go. That means that rookie Walter Thurmond must shut down one of the game’s best.

The Cardinals love the energy and confidence of Max Hall, but it does seem awfully early in the season to be turning the team over to a rookie quarterback. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald continues to struggle as the slot receiver, a position that Anquan Boldin handled in the past. The good news for Fitzgerald and Hall is that the Saints will start rookie CB Patrick Robinson for injured Tracy Porter. The Cardinals do want to run the ball and look for Beanie Wells, who has been upset with his playing time, to see more first-half carries. New Orleans defensive end Will Smith will test his groin injury in pregame warmups.

Cardinals QB Max Hall will start in place of Derek Anderson this week. We don't expect much from Hall, but there's no where to go but up from Derek Anderson's four week performance. If nothing else, Hall can't be as wildly inaccurate as Anderson.

Rookie Max Hall will start at QB for the Cardinals on Sunday.

I think Max Hall starts for the Cardinals -- maybe for the rest of the year. The biggest reason Ken Whisenhunt let Matt Leinart go is because he likes Hall and is sure Hall has a chance to be better than Leinart in his system. With Derek Anderson struggling mightily, there's no reason not to play Hall now.

Appearing on Saturday's Notre Dame-Purdue halftime show, Peter King of NBC Sports revealed the details of his recent conversation with Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt.

According to King, Whisenhunt called Max Hall "the best of our four quarterbacks" in training camp.

Whisenhunt is clearly comfortable with the undrafted rookie from Brigham Young as his primary backup, having released Matt Leinart to promote Hall. The Cardinals also are not known to have made a serious run at Sage Rosenfels, who was the best quarterback available on the trade market prior to his acquisition by the Giants.

But there could be more to this story. Much more.

Whisenhunt acknowledged that Hall outplayed current starter Derek Anderson, strongly indicating that Anderson could be on a short leash. Anderson's contract is also heavily incentive laden, based on starts and statistics. If he doesn't prove to be the answer, it will present a lose-lose situation for Arizona. The Cardinals could end up losing money, in addition to games.

Despite his recent elevation to the starting job, Anderson's job security is weak, and his post-2007 track record inspires no confidence. At this point, we wouldn't be surprised if Hall is starting games by the Cardinals' Week 6 bye.

Most rookie quarterbacks struggle, so don't expect Hall to make a big fantasy impact in 2010. But he could be a very nice prospect for owners in keeper leagues.