but will IT be what we need in Arizona? BSP thinks he has a shot to win the back up job. Is that a testament of how good he is, how bad Matt is or a combination of the two. I admit I am up and down on Matt’s future mostly because I care more about the team’s success vs his personal success. As long as Whiz and Company stay on board, we will eventually become a more balanced team. Is that good or bad for Matt? I have to admit, I kinda want to see what BSP can do during game time, but not at the expense of OGB (’ol Grey Beard).

New Prediction:
BSP will be the next Billy Volek.

I like the signs I am seeing from Leinart but it’s gotta happen on the field of play. I’ll let you know in a year or two.

I mean they have followed an eerily similar path thus far in their careers.
So the question for me is will Leinart become a Cassell and be an efficient NFL QB.

To me it all rides on the system. We can’t expect Matt to do a KW and take the game on his shoulders like he did last season. However if somehow we can develop an offence similar to say the Titans then I would take Leinart over Kerry Collins or Steve Young any day.

I’ve never seen BSP throw a ball ( I don’t watch pre-season ) so I don’t know what he even brings to the table.

I’m not buying the recent notion that Leinart has “matured” in the past 12 months.

Let’s not forget that he openly pouted on the bench in 2008 while Kurt was lighting up the Arizona Cardinal record book, and during the Super Bowl week in Tampa he claimed that he could have led Arizona to the Super Bowl. For that statement alone, he should have his head examined.

After all, in his last season as a starter (2007), Leinart posted the worst passer rating in the NFL (61.9) and threw for the fewest YPG in the league (129). He averaged only 0.4 TD’s per game and threw two interceptions per TD. And in his 5 games in 2007, he completed a grand total of ZERO touchdowns to Larry Fitzgerald The Great.

I know this much: That kind of horse manure quarterbacking wasn’t going to lead anyone to the Super Bowl…. ever.

With the same receivers, oline, and awful running game… during the rest of 2007 and all of 2008, Warner averaged about 1 touchdown per game EACH to Fitz and Q, and averaged almost 3 TD’s per game… along with almost 300 passing yards per game.

And Leinart’s workouts with Brady?

This tells me more about his lack of a connection with the players and coaches on the Cardinals’ staff. He’s playing behind a QB who has started in 3 of the last 10 Super Bowls… and he goes to Tom Brady? And I wonder what Whisenhunt thinks about Leinart going outside the Cardinal family to a New England QB for help?

As for the MMA training, that was just a cheap publicity stunt. It looked more desperate than anything else. Cardinal strength coach John Lott is considered by many to be the best in the NFL. But John Lott isn’t a reporter for Fox Sports, and therefore Matt’s workouts with him aren’t likely to end up on youtube.

I look for Matt Leinart to be cut from Arizona after this season (when it makes most sense from a salary cap standpoint). And I expect that, with his history of immaturity and his injury history (2 season-ending injuries in his last 5 sacks) that he’ll find it difficult to land a new team.

I will assume you are a Cardinals fan, so let’s start by saying we have that in common, first of all to compare Leinart to Leaf is absurd, as bad al Leinart can be or has been there ir no comparing him to Ryan Leaf, that is way off base.

I think Matt Leinart had it so easy early in his carerr, Deny Green handed him the starting job, and he didn’t do that bad, the think with Whisenhunt is that even Big Ben had his struggles with him, because he is much more demanding than your average Head Coach… As for his change in work ethic I will give him the benefit of the doubt, he looks more humble and commited, but in the end there is one person who he needs to convince and that is Ken Whisenhunt, he is the one who will ultimate decide if he is the future or if Brian Saint Pierre will be the back up, which make it very important for Matt to show improvement in training camp…

I really hope he becomes an elite QB, because we will need one soon, and he certainly has the ability, he just needs to be commited and work very hard…
One last comment on Kurt Warner, I love what he did last year, but he did have his struggles (with Boldin and Fitzgerald at WR), so is not like he hasn’t struggled with this team, however coach Whisenhunt gave him a new chance and he delivered, hope Leinart gets his new chance and delivers… GO CARDINALS

In 2008, Boldin had 11 touchdowns in 11 starts.

In 2007, Boldin had 9 touchdowns in 11 starts. But in his first 5 starts, Boldin caught only 1 touchdown from Leinart.

In 2008, Fitzgerald had 12 TD’s in 16 starts.

In 2007, Fitz had 10 TD’s in 15 starts. But in his first 5 starts, he caught ZERO touchdowns from Leinart.

So yes, both averaged almost one TD per game with Warner.

In stark contrast to Leinart throwing 1 TD to Q and zero to Fitz through his 5 starts in 2007.

Leinart could learn much from his own coaches and fellow players. Warner’s footwork is among the best in the history of the NFL, along with pretty much every other aspect of his game.

Leinart’s disengagement from his teammates and coaches during the 2007 and 2008 season looks to be truly indicative of a dysfunctional relationship. He appears to be ostracized from the team.

St. Pierre, on the other hand, seems to always be much more involved during the games — both with the players and coaches.

And the reason that I feel Leinart will be cut after 2009 rather than traded is simple. He has no trade value. If he would garner any type of value, they would have traded him this offseason. Cutler, Cassell, and Brady Quinn were the only names that came up with any trade value. Haley, who knows Leinart better than most, didn’t make a play for him… and Leinart already knows (or should know) his offense.

If BSP wins the training camp battle, this season will be Leinart’s last.

Yes, I made 3 posts back in the spring of 2008 ripping Leinart at a time when he had been handed back his job after he sucked throughout 2007, whereas Warner finished that season throwing 27 TD’s in 11 starts.

Thank God wisdom prevailed 3 months later and Warner was awarded the job again for 2008.

As I predicted, with Warner as the starter, the Cardinals made a run at the Super Bowl on the strength and accuracy of Warner’s passing arm.

Had Leinart been given the job for 2008, the Cardinals would have finished 2-14 and the 49ers would have made the playoffs.

will at some point this season have to play or start. People can argue with me but I just don’t see Warner completing another full season. He never has had back to back 16 game seasons so I would be shocked to see him finally accomplish this. Leinart will be fine to play this year. Last year he became lazy and thought the starting QB role would be his no matter what. Admittedly Leinart does need work on his mechanics or techniques and Tom Brady and Chris Miller have helped him this offseason. Overall Pierre is probably done after the year and I see them drafting a QB in 2010 to sit behind Matt and learn just like he has to do. There is one QB I would love to see drafted by the Cardinals and hopefully they get him next year. Not saying his name just yet. I give Matt the shot at QB for the next couple of years and then depending on how well he is doing he stays or goes.

I think that he can be a solid starter in this league. It’s doubtful that he’ll ever play up to a Pro Bowl level, but on a good team that won’t be necessary. However, I can also see Leinart getting anxious to start again soon, and with Warner unlikely to be supplanted in the near future, he’ll have to leave and try to make good on his next opportunity with a different team.