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I thought the slide was because he played like crap in all his championship games in his draft year.

Well, dear killian, you thought wrong. He actually played quite well.

His slide was a Whamo product, requiring a water hose and a bowling green.

Maybe it was because hes a flake. I've seen some of his local TV appearences and United Way commercials and he seems a couple McNuggets short of a happy meal.

Getoffa, Leinart - will be fine. Let the man play. I see Arizona making the playoffs.....

A man, be he a football player or otherwise, creates his own image. Look at TO, for example. If you don't like your image, there is one person who can change it. If you can't figure that out, I have trouble feeling sorry for you.

I like Leinart ,I'm looking foward to somehow getting tickets to the new stadium but it seems like they're the hot ticket here.I think he'll take this team to the playoff and that he's talented I just think he's flaky.

Leinart is a tool. I was estatic when the Longhorns upended them in the bcs championship game. After the game they talked to leinart and he was as sore as they come saying he still thinks his team was better and they should have won with a tear coming down his face.

Right on, Grogseal. Maybe hanging out with Paris Hilton had something to do with it. If he wants to improve his image he should shut up and build on his fairly successful rookie year. You're judged by the company you keep; Paris and TO - 'nuff said.

He's a good QB, but he needs to face the reality that he was the 2nd best QB coming out and no teams ahead of Arizona needed a QB (well, except Oakland, but Al Davis is Al Davis and Detroit, who put faith in Jon Kitna anyway). So you had the Titans and Arizona in the top 10. Vince Young went first because he had a better season than Leinart in college. He was the highest rated passer in the NCAAs.

I like Leinart, and I think he'll be a good QB for the Cards, but I do agree that hanging out with Paris Hilton etc., makes him seem VERY HOLLYWOOD. That could have something to do with why he slid down the draft boards, but who can say? Why did Aaron Rodgers slide? Brady Quinn? Sometimes people get overhyped before a draft, and on the same token sometimes they get picked apart. I beleive with Leinart it was just a case of too many teams focusing on his negatives and not his positives and then blowing them out of proportion(kinda like Jerry Seinfeld always did with women on his show). I'm glad it happened though, and he should be too, cuz I think Arizona's a better place to be than Oakland or Tennessee. Of all the teams that NEEDED a QB last year and drafted one in the 1st or early 2nd rd I think only Denver was a better job than the one Leinart got.......Besides, isn't EVERYONE getting a piece of Paris Hilton!? There have GOT to be plenty of better looking, classier, less diseased women out there a guy like Leinart could pal around with/pork........

I can hear it now - 10 games into the season and Leinart has thrown 25 TDs and the Cards are, for once, in the hunt to make the playoffs - All the Leinart naysayers will be saying, "Geez! I knew he'd be a great NFL quarterback."

Haha, killian. Its because Vince was the better QB and he got beat, but scoring 38 points against Texas isnt playing like crap.

So what if he is Hollywood. Back in the day, Joe Naimath was very hollywood but he still took the Jets to a Superbowl championship, A jets team that was supposed to get stomped by the Colts.

who cares if he's got the "hollywood" label, most pro athletes live his type of lifestyle the only difference is he gets called hollywood because he played for usc, and yes he suffered a draft slide because he lost the bcs championship to vince young but it doesnt matter draft position in the end has no effect on playing ability so let's just give him a shot and see what happens

nice read, Champ. As you said, draft position means nothing except more money and more pressure. Look at Brady, a 6th round pick, and Tony Romo, an undrafted free agent, have done in their careers. While I lost respect for Leinart after his whining sore loser routine after the Rose Bowl, I think he will be a great QB after a few years. It's time for him to stop "sulking" about his draft position. If he would stop whining, play as high as his potential seems to be , he will reap the rewards when his rookie contract ends.

He slid because his arm strength wasn't great and his speed wasn't great. When you want to be a top 5 pick, everything needs to rate off the charts.... thats how the NFL over analyzes :-) We'll see whether he's worth it or not over the next several years.

This guy fits right into pro sports, blaming everyone but himself for his decisions and folks perspective.

Well if dating gorgeous woman means ill have to drop to the 10th pick, I guess i would take it

Look at what Romo has done in his career? He's had one half of a good season. Lots of qb's have had 6 or 7 good games, sometimes an entire good season then they go down the tubes.

Leinart got the Hollywood label because that's the image he created. He slid in the draft because scouts thought his supporting cast made him a lot better. In Vince young's case, they believed his supporting cast was made better by him.

I think Leinart is better than Young but not in the Championship game. In a few years we will see who is better where it counts, the NFL. Attitude is going to have a lot to do with it. Also, checking more than one receiver before you take off running.