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Cards pick Warner over Leinart
Eight months passed. A few thousand of passes were thrown. Nearly as many questions were asked. And, still, picking the Cardinals starting quarterback came down to this: Coach Ken Whisenhunt staying up most of Friday night and into Saturday morning to evaluate the performance of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner. In the end, the central question was this: Who gives the Cardinals the best chance to win the season opener in San Francisco next Sunday? Whisenhunt picked Warner, who had spent every day of those eight months as Leinart's backup. Leinart wasn't happy, which Whisenhunt viewed as a positive thing. Whisenhunt didn't detail the reasons for picking Warner. It was more of a culmination of the past eight months than just a specific thing or two, he said. Leinart didn't help himself by throwing three interceptions in Oakland a week ago, but he certainly didn't hurt himself by playing well in Friday's loss to Denver.
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perhaps Leinart can get warner's old job bagging groceries until the cards need him..
pw
New Baltimore , NY
Total Comments (2718)
You know all about USC overrated overranked program.
Look at matt and the running back reggie bush
rodnymos
Atlanta , GA
Total Comments (1)
I feel sorry for Matt but even sorrier for the Cards. They had to waste a high pick for this guy. Sad.
HOOAH05!
Total Comments (14746)
Good choice, Matt Leinart = B U S T
Hank Hill
Arlen, TX
Total Comments (7657)
i think he deserves it.it was for matt to lose it and he did.you can't teach a frogg how to climb walls.
issa
Bronx , NY
Total Comments (852)
How many times did Whisenhunt say Leinart was his QB over Warner before coming out to say Warner is The Man. Good Lord.
Sassafras
Total Comments (29549)
you can't teach a frogg how to climb walls.
issa | 08/31/08, 10:08 AM
We had 4 tree frogs on our window screens last night. Just saying. ;]
Sassafras
Total Comments (29549)
I am glad that Ken has made up his mind..At least for this week anyway...
Sportsfandiva..
Total Comments (330)
The big question is, what he does if the Cards happen to lose the season opener. He's gotta stick to his guns if things start going sour. He can't flip flop every couple weeks.
Mental Ray
Princeton, NJ
Total Comments (853)
No brainer
djroxalot: RIP…
The Wood, Cali, CA
Total Comments (17848)
Please start Leinert as soon and often as possible. Only then will he be exposed for the fraud he is. it's easy to look good at usc when at every position you out class all but one or two opponents a year.
Leinart should be happy he got a great contract, made some millions on his skills. Norm Chow at TN knew what time it was at the draft and took VY over someone he coached personally at usc.
captobvious
Crystal Lake , IL
Total Comments (1)
Kurt Warner to the rescue.
Squeeb
Total Comments (822)
I think this is the right choice for 2008.........
TenRingsSTL
Total Comments (3861)
Spam x3.....No brain-er. Was there any REAL doubt how this would turn out.
Circus Maximus
Total Comments (1253)
Simms is available ...
jctoo, cult elitist
Coolsville, TX
Total Comments (32275)
Let's not start talking about how Leinart is a bust and then how intelligent a draft choice Vince Young was. Addai should have been rookie of the year that season and Young cannot hit the broad side of a barn, even with his arm strength. And, by the way, it entertains me to see the overhyped USC picks show what they can do against equal talent week in and week out.
B real
Upland , IN
Total Comments (47)
whoa, whoa, whoa. b real, get real. vince young was r.o.y. cuz he wins games. give the guy some recievers instead of no talent punkos and half-hurt re-treads and maybe his % goes up. either way, his winning % is highest of all the impact rookies of that year.
jappadonna
Total Comments (22)
Warner's won in the big situations, hard to argue with that. But since he left the Rams, just not the same. The Cards should trade Leinart now, try and get a little something for him.
Cyne10
Boise , ID
Total Comments (964)
Good choice.
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (17495)
its party time for matt.
c21
Austin , TX
Total Comments (390)
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