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BadenBall Being a diehard Hawks fan, I can't begin to tell you how much I love this move. Warner is going to get eaten up by our defensive ends. I can't imagine that age has helped his mobility too much.
Leinart Really Wants to Lose This Job -- UPDATE
The Sporting Blog —
... Saturday, and has been terrible at it through his NFL career. If Saturday didn't change Whisenhunt's mind, at this pace the switch will come within the next month.
Warner didn't really get a shot to flex his arm, passing only four times. But you know what you're getting with Kurt. With Leinart? Well I suppose you also know what you're getting. But it's not something Arizona fans should want.
UPDATE: Pound the salt, but ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports Leinart has in fact lost his job to Warner.
REPORT: LEINART LOSING HIS GIG
ProFootballTalk.com —
As it turns out, four completions and three interceptions in the team’s third preseason game are enough to get the Cardinals to make a change at the top of the quarterback depth chart. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, the Cards are expected to name Kurt Warner the starting quarterback for the start of the 2008 regular season. An unnamed source told Mort that “Leinart’s training-camp performance has been uneven, and the Cardinals are concerned about his arm strength and consistency.” Leinart was the tenth overall pick in the 2006 draft, selected seven spots after Vince ...
Mort's Source: Warner to Start Over Leinart
FanHouse —
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, NFC WestESPN Scoopmaster Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Cardinals are going to enter the 2008 season with Kurt Warner as their starting quarterback ... not Matt Leinart. Obviously, Leinart's case for backup QB last night was part of the decision (if the decision has been made, we all know that sometimes Mort likes to throw stories up before anyone else), but not the sole reason: The source said Leinart's training-camp performance has been uneven, and the Cardinals are concerned ...
Cardinals Will Start Warner Over Leinart
Football Outsiders —
Cardinals Will Start Warner Over Leinart So much for first-round, glamour-boy quarterbacks in the NFC West. The Cardinals have decided to start Kurt Warner over Matt Leinart, a move seemingly cemented by Leinart’s performance against the Raiders on Saturday. Leinart completed four of 12 passes for 24 yards and three interceptions, but the Cards still won, 24-0. With Leinart and fellow former first-rounder Alex Smith riding the pine, the division’s starting quarterbacks are three sixth-rounders (J.T. O’Sullivan, Marc Bulger, Matt Hasselbeck, none of whom were drafted by their ...
Leinart Expected to be Backing Up Warner
The Big Lead —
... played it cool, not letting on as to who would be named the starter:
“I know Matt’s down because he didn’t play as well as he would have liked,” Whisenhunt said. “This competition, being pushed by Kurt, has made Matt tougher. It’s one of the things you have to be as a quarterback.”
If by tougher he means shittier, I totally get his point.
Source: Cardinals set to name QB Warner as starter (ESPN)
Warner to Be Named Starter over Leinart
Arizona Cardinals —
... Arizona Cardinals sources told ESPN that Kurt Warner will be named the starting quarterback over Matt Leinart. This comes a night after Leinart’s 3 interception half against the Oakland Raiders, which was topped off with a 2.8 overall quarterback rating for the game. ...
Warner to Be Named Starter over Leinart
Fanster.com —
... Arizona Cardinals sources told ESPN
that Kurt Warner will be named the starting quarterback over Matt
Leinart. This comes a night after Leinart’s 3 interception half against
the Oakland Raiders, which was topped off with a 2.8 overall
quarterback rating for the game. ...
Warner to Be Named Starter over Leinart
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals —
... Arizona Cardinals sources told ESPN
that Kurt Warner will be named the starting quarterback over Matt
Leinart. This comes a night after Leinart’s 3 interception half against
the Oakland Raiders, which was topped off with a 2.8 overall
quarterback rating for the game. ...
Are The Cardinals Sick Of Leinart’s Sucking?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Things haven’t been going well this training camp, and yesterday’s 3-12, 3 INT performance against the Raiders might have been the last straw: ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Cardinals are prepared to name ...
Brenda, Higher Power Combine To Smite Godless Hot Tub Enthusiast
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... in Arizona’s exhibition victory over Oakland, Sir Mort reports the Cardinals have named Kurt Warner their starting quarterback. I’m hardly a religious sort but after considering the respective career trajectories of Warner and the former Heisman winner he’s displaced, I might have to seriously look into mass adoption and/or marrying Cloris Leachman. ...
What do NFL GMs want at QB?
Hotdog & Friends —
... More heartening news on this front coming out of Arizona of all places, where QB of the future Matt Leinart has lost his starting gig to Kurt Warner. Why? Because Kurt Warner consistently outproduces Leinart, and that is all that should matter. Does this mean Leinart is damaged goods and should never get another shot in the NFL? No! The NFL more than any other pro sport changes so much from year to year that your only concern should be to win right now. ...
Horse Tracks 8/25/08
The Mile High Report —
... and lost to Arizona Saturday night. See here
Looks like the faded charcoal and gray are looking for a veteran WR too. See here
Word out of KC is the Missouri Indains are loaded.....with questions. See here
Carl Peterson could be out of a job next season. See here
Bottom of The Barrel
What a twist of fate! Aren't you all glad that Matt Leinart isn't in a Broncos uniform? See here
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IS IT TOO EARLY TO CALL MATT LEINART A BUST?
Epic Carnival —
by WCT, The Ship of Fools It looks like Kurt Warner is going to beat out Matt Leinart for the Arizona Cardinals' starting QB job. Again. Leinart, who won 1 BCS title at USC, played for a second, won the 2004 Heisman Trophy, and was a 2006 1st round draft pick, has now been beaten out by the 37-year-old journeyman three years in a row. Now as he enters his third year as a pro, at what point do we start to use the "B" word for Leinart? At what point do we start to examine the possibility that he may have been a creation of ...
The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag —
... Kurt Warner is officially the starting quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. This is an odd move because it actually makes sense and football Cardinals aren’t supposed to make smart decisions. [ESPN] ...
The Resurrection of Kurt Warner
Sports - Pancake Blocks —
[image] Let's assume that Mort got this one right , which can be dangerous. The local Phoenix rags support the notion that Kurt Warner will be the man in Week 1. Ken Whisenhunt is making a major statement here about Leinart. The coach wasn't around to draft him, and doesn't believe in him. Warner hasn't even played well in the preseason, and is bound to get hurt eventually. The Cardinals will need Leinart, but the Heisman winner is dangerously treading towards Alex Smith territory by getting benched. Fantasy leaguers must now decide: How high is Kurt Warner's ...
Matt Leinart Just Can't Figure This NFL Quarterback Thing Out Quite Yet [NFL]
Deadspin —
... Chris Mortensen reports that Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt will announce the gray-stubbled Kurt Warner as the Cardinals' starting quarterback for Week 1. Warner hasn't dominantly out-played Leinart this pre-season, but Leinart's uninspired quarterbacking and Saturday's dreadful three interception performance against the Raiders didn't help his cause. ...
Chris Mortensen's Story On Kurt Warner Starting Over Matt Leinart Refuted By The Cardinals
FanIQ Blog —
... Mort reported that a team source said Warner would be named the starter on Sunday. Well, Sunday passed, and nothing happened. Now it's Monday, so, uh, ...
Whisenhunt on QBs: ‘Nothing Has Changed’
Every Morning Quarterback —
... Reports surfaced today that the Arizona Cardinals were ready to name Kurt Warner their starting quarterback, but according to head coach Ken Whisenhunt, no such decision has been made: ...
Whisenhunt on QBs: ‘Nothing Has Changed’
Every Morning Quarterback —
... Reports surfaced today that the Arizona Cardinals were ready to name Kurt Warner their starting quarterback, but according to head coach Ken Whisenhunt, no such decision has been made: ...
Around the NFC West: Tatupu says he'll be OK
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... describes Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart as upbeat for a guy who tossed three interceptions Saturday night, then heard about Chris Mortensen's report about Kurt Warner's expected ascension to the starting job. ...
If Mort Is Wrong on Kurt Warner’s Starting Job, Will Fantasy Owners Call For His Head?
The Big Lead —
... Sunday night, ESPN’s Chris Mortenson thought he had a significant scoop: The Arizona Cardinals, disheartened by Matt Leinart’s four-completion, three-interception preseason effort Saturday against the Raiders, had selected Kurt Warner as the team’s starting QB. ...
Top 25 Phoenix Sports Stories of 2008 - #10 The Warner/Leinart quarterback battle
Fanster.com —
... agent after the year is over, and has made his desire for a 2-year extension known publicly. Speculation is flying that if Warner gets the extension, Leinart’s days in the desert could be numbered.
Or who knows? Maybe we’ll be talking about another quarterback controversy in August.
Links from around the web about the Warner vs. Leinart quarterback battle…
Leinart the starter, Warner lurking [AZCentral]
Source: Cardinals set to name QB Warner as starter [ESPN.com]
The Kurt Warner-Matt ...
