There goes my interest in watching that game.

Why else would he mess with Matt’s already fragile ego?

Wonder what’s really going down. Switching it around is surprising but trying to trade him this late is really surprising…

After Lombardi saying Arizona is considering dumping Leinart, PFT adds rumor trades to Seattle? Doesn’t seem a good fit since our system calls for mobile quarterbacks, and it’s about time we’re done with the “PC likes USC alumni” bullshit since he pretty much proved it not true. But seems an easy rumour.

Crazy stuff. I’d take it more seriously if it wasn’t coming from the excrement of journalism (Lombardi and PFT).

Really hope it works out better than it’s looking. We need you guys to shut those gosh-darned Niners up.

Leinart has done nothing to earn the starting job.

I know Cris Carter was slamming him pretty badly the other night, but I agree with a lot of what he says. Matt’s body language says it all.

I don’t know if D.A. could lead us to the playoffs or not, but look at it this way, if Leinart is done, and D.A starts, then we are that much closer to getting Skelton or Hall in the game…which IMO is for the best anyway. I am convinced either Skelton or Hall or BOTH could be the real deal.

Coach Whiz is the Joker
Espo’s looking like he knows what he’s talking about.
Although, when asked what he’s looking for in the switch, Whiz simply said, “First downs”.
That tells me Leinart’s struggles really are having an impact on Whiz.

Leinart isn’t done, he isn’t started either. He needs more than 9 plays to play, and he did complete some passes, and WR came up a little short. I think Whiz is just trying to get the team into a rythem. Anderson is not the answer. He is so inconsistent. One min he is great, the next he sucks. Watched him at Oregon State, same thing there.

Lombardi is one of the worst persons ever, press wise and as a human being. I know this because I’m a Browns fan.

That being said, I really do think DA will be your regular season starter. If you can home in his rocket arm, then you have a nice QB. I doubt it though because you guys have had plenty of time to do that with Leinart.

will end up being the starter. He will enter in the second quarter and if he is allowed to stay in the game, will show that he should be starting. There is no way to judge Leinart after only letting him play a few snaps and taking him out. There is just something about the mediocre play that makes me think they are playing possum again with the QBs. It is like they want the media and everyone to play into this and make them believe Matt is awful.

With that said, if we’re gonna get the same from Matt and DA then one will need to go to make room for Skelton. Matt salary next year could be the kicker. Especially if there is no football. But I prefer we keep all four and have them continue their growth process here vs another team. Just my $.02

DA is the backup… if Leinart goes down, DA plays… NO, Whiz will not start Skel or Hall
this is nothing more than giving DA a start with the firsts in game conditions (as much as any Whiz extended practice can be called a game)
The plus for Whiz is, if they haven’t sorted the O-line difficulties out, it’s DA getting pummeled and not the Starter

IMO, those 3 guys give us the best possible chance to win games.

I also really like Hall and Skelton. Both have great work ethic, both are hungry since they came from small schools, and both have shown their potential in the preseason.

Hey Daryl Washington is starting! This should be the noise. Anderson getting the start in game 3 is nothing to fret over, and it’s absolutely not something to be excited about.

Key Whiz quote about 3rd preseason game: “A lot of people look at this like a dress rehearsal game. We’re not looking at it that way.”
http://twitter.com/Cardschatter/status/22205615594

Some of the QB choice is to see how Leinart reacts but again, this doesn’t mean Leinart is permanently second string.
http://twitter.com/Cardschatter/status/22201239693

Coaches curious how Leinart will react: get mad and play with fire? Or pout?
http://twitter.com/kentsomers/status/22202498260

Looking at what all of the media people are saying, they think Leinart is going to be cut right now.

This sounds like one of the Whisenhunt mind games to me.

I just want it to end.

One of their Monday Night Countdown guys started laughing when he said Leinart and Andersons’ name.

Schefter said Leinart hasn’t gotten the job done in Preseason and OTAs, and he thinks Anderson has outplayed Leinart [No freaking way that is true from what I have seen]. He also said the Locker room likes Hall and Skelton, and thinks they could be better than Leinart and Anderson.

Carter thinks the move is scary. Doesn’t like Leinart’s body language and leadership.

Keyshawn said to get Warner back. Arizona has a chance to win the division, but not with these guys.

Ditka said that he doesn’t know Leinart, he was a great college QB, but he doesn’t know how much of a leader Leinart is. He did seem like he was more fair to Leinart than the other guys were.

Someone else said that Leinart and Anderson should ask Aaron Rodgers what it is like to replace a legend.

Come on. Leinart and Anderson are both just varying degrees of awful. Though knowing that, why not try to milk the last glimmer of production from a guy the franchise invested so heavily in?

Seems pretty clear to me that you guys are tanking for Locker. Though even with the two-headed ineptitude monster at QB you’re going to win 7 or 8 games in the NFC-Worst, so Locker isn’t a realistic option either.

Just to get a break from this story.

By the way, almost everything in the next Bird Droppings post will be about this story. Because I can’t really find anything else…

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/17365/anyone-worried-about-tony-romo

I realize that Tony Romo had a rough outing against the San Diego Chargers on Saturday, but I attributed most of that to him being worried about playing behind two reserve offensive linemen. But longtime Beast enthusiast and SI.com columnist Don Banks feels differently. Here’s what he wrote Wednesday in his preseason “winners” and “losers” column:

“In the Cowboys’ first three preseason games, Romo has completed five, four and four passes, with a 13-of-28 showing overall for 141 yards. Romo was just 4-of-11 in the 16-14 Dallas win at San Diego this weekend, for 30 yards with both a touchdown and an interception. He threw off his back foot on several occasions, as the Chargers hurried or hit him, and never once looked comfortably in the flow of the game.

“With everyone considering Dallas to be one of the NFC’s strongest Super Bowl contenders, Romo only has a couple more weeks to find his game. At the moment, he looks like he’s feeling the pressure, both literally and figuratively.”

So is anyone besides Banks worried about Romo? I haven’t seen a lot of evidence that he’s feeling any “figurative” pressure. But it will be interesting to see how he plays in Houston on Saturday.

Leinart 10-13 76.9 % 0TD 0INT
Anderson 24-41 58.5 % 1TD 2INT
Personally I like what I see in leinarts #s but hey I could be wrong.
You are right let’s have the guy that went 1-15 in a game and let’s not forget how much the fans hated to see him go

- Leinart comes off the bench and moves the ball well down field this all goes away.
- Anderson gets the start we need to re-evaluate the chances the Cardinals make the playoffs. See the errant pass to an open Breaston in the Titans game. He’s going to be a 50%er. Half the time you’ll be pleased, the other half you’ll be pissed.

is that Whiz did this between Matt and Kurt. Matt was the starter under Denny. Whiz left it that way when he took over. He was using Kurt as a change of pace /hurry up QB during games (because he knew the system better than Matt). When Matt broke his collar bone—Kurt took over and played great during those 8 games (20 + TD’s)—but Matt started the next preseason as the starter in games 1 & 3. Kurt was the starter for games 2 & 4. Matt played very badly in game 3 against the Raiders (3 ints) and Kurt took over and had a great 2nd half in the opening game. That’s the point when Kurt went back to his HOF type of play (he was far from that in the 2 years prior).
Matt knows this system, which is probably more important to Whiz than D.A.‘s touch. (or lack there of). Matt will play in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. He’ll get a 2 minute drill in. He’ll hopefully get a few 1st downs and maybe a score or 2 to ease the critics.
I don’t think Whiz will trust the team to DA or either of the rookies this year. But if he does—I trust him. He’s the best coach this team has ever had!!! There’s no reason for me or any other fan to 2nd guess the expert.