Arizona Cardinals Tiny Bird Droppings: Analyzing The Lineups

by Justin Burning on Jun 23, 2010 9:28 AM MDT in Arizona Cardinals Links/Bird Droppings

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The 2009 Arizona Cardinals, who lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the Super Bowl-winning Saints, were actually a better team than the 2008 version that came one Santonio Holmes miracle catch short of winning Super Bowl XLIII.

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Nobody believes... yet.

Everybody seems to doubt Leinert has it in him to be successful. I still believe in him, but now is the time to prove you belong.

Otherwise, I’m liking Skelton and Hall so far. I hope we keep both for now. (I liked Hall for the back-up/possible future starter role before the draft…)

by psknapp on Jun 23, 2010 10:20 AM MDT reply actions

I personally predict that Skelton will impress the hell out of Whiz this year

And Leinart will only be lukewarm, and they’ll cut ties with him after this coming season and move Skelton into the starting role.

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by Justin Burning on Jun 23, 2010 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions

I think it will take more that one year for Skelton to be ready.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 23, 2010 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions

Yeah but the Cards HAVE to make a decision on Leinart after this season

Because his salary jumps up big time.

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by Justin Burning on Jun 23, 2010 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions

I think he will do well enough to stay here.

But they will have to renegotiate his contract.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 23, 2010 3:10 PM MDT up reply actions

A decision must be made after this year

But if Leinart plays great, it will be re-signing him.

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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by Andrew602 on Jun 25, 2010 11:58 AM MDT up reply actions

I'm real curious to see how that plays out

We know it would take an amazing year to bring him back without a new deal in place, but I wonder how he’ll react to having his balloon payment pulled? With any luck it’s a debate we’ll still be having throughout the year.

by Long Beach on Jun 25, 2010 10:59 PM MDT up reply actions

+1

Contradictory as this will sound, I don’t see Hall making the active roster this year but I can see him being our starter before Skelton is. I know how that sounds, but everything I’m hearing about Hall leads me to believe he is more pro-ready at this point, and when there is a legit opportunity for a roster spot he’ll take it. I just don’t see us carrying two rookies on the active roster and I really don’t see Skelton on the PS, he’d get snapped up before the designation was even official.

by Long Beach on Jun 25, 2010 11:06 PM MDT up reply actions

That's my feeling on it

If we want to have a little bit better chance to win we’ll play Hall. If the season’s lost and there’s not much point, maybe Skelton will get the experience. This is a very early assessment of things, though.

by tw3kr on Jun 27, 2010 10:27 PM MDT up reply actions

Everyone's just afraid of the unknown

While I’ve seen nothing of Leinart that makes me think he’s going to be the best quarterback ever, I also haven’t seen anything that makes me think he’s any worse than Trent Edwards, Jason Campbell, Kevin Kolb, Matt Cassell, Kyle Orton, etc. And the Cards’ supporting cast is way better than the supporting cast on a lot of those teams without an elite QB.

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by Justin Burning on Jun 23, 2010 11:12 AM MDT reply actions

Everyone is acting like Kevin Kolb will be an elite QB and the Eagles won't miss a step without McNabb.

But in the games he played in last year.

7 of 11 for 23 yards [2.1 yards per attempt? I could do better than that and my arm is like a twig] against the Panthers after McNabb got hurt.

31 of 51 for 391 yards, 2 TDs, and 3 Picks against the Saints in a blowout loss.

24 of 34 for 327 yards and 2 TDs against the Chiefs in a blowout win against a HORRIBLE pass defense.

And lets not forget that the guy has a career passer rating of 68.9 with 4 TDs and 7 Picks, and he looked awful when I saw him in 2008.

At least with Leinart, we have seen more than two quality games out of him. You know what you are getting, and to be honest, people should stop talking about how great Kevin Kolb is going to be because we don’t even know how he is going to do as a starter.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 23, 2010 12:28 PM MDT reply actions

Good points Joe

Makes it seem odd that he got such a large contract with the Eagles too.

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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by Andrew602 on Jun 25, 2010 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions

October 16, 2002

M. Leinart 24/42 232yds 2tds 0ints

These numbers definelty look like Matt Leinart is a horrible quarterback. This was against the 2006 Bears Defense that took them to the super bowl.

Matt Leinart is the NFL’S WORST QUARTERBACK!!

by fansincejakenrob on Jun 23, 2010 1:23 PM MDT reply actions

He even had a great running game and he still couldn't deliver at QB. Take a look.

Arizona Rushing

E. James 36atts 55yds
J. Arrington 2atts 11yds

And nobody even gave up a huge fumble to change the momentum.

by fansincejakenrob on Jun 23, 2010 1:26 PM MDT up reply actions

36 attempts for 55 yards... ouch

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that." - Bill Shankly

by Jesse Reynolds on Jun 23, 2010 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions

Why did they keep giving the ball to him?

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 23, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions

we were trying to drain the clock

and the fumbled the ball.

by fansincejakenrob on Jun 23, 2010 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions

::Shutters::

Trying being the key word in that sentence. Terrible numbers.

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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by Andrew602 on Jun 25, 2010 11:59 AM MDT up reply actions

I would just dump the ball off to someone on every play then.

At least it might get more yards that Edge was there, and it would pad Leinarts stats.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 25, 2010 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions

That's not very objective.

With no interceptions, he had an 88.6 QB rating. You’re better off citing the the next game (week 7) with 14/35 passing, 40.6 cmp%, 0 TD, and 2 INT for a 36.3 QB rating.

But, if you’re going to take those two games as examples, then why not cite WEEK 11 (19/29, 65.5 cmp%, 1 TD, 0 INT, 101.6 QB rating) and
WEEK 13 (15/24, 62.5 cmp%, 1 TD, 0 INT, 100.3 QB rating) ?

I believe there is enough evidence over the years to be hopeful. What else is there for a fan to do?

by ajroddam on Jun 23, 2010 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions

Wasn't that Week 7 game against the Raiders too?

I do think that he was being sarcastic though.

Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 23, 2010 9:56 PM MDT up reply actions