NFC West Quarterbacks in their third Preseason games.
Yeah, I'm still doing this. I only saw the Cardinals game, so only our QBs will be evaluated. The rest will just be the stats.
Matt Leinart: 9 of 10 for 84 yards, TD, 135 QB Rating.
I wanted to see how he would handle this little demotion, and he handled it very well. He moved around well in the pocket, looked accurate, and he was making good decisions, and he looked like he was in command of the huddle. I don't care if he was throwing downfield or not, I just saw that he was finding whoever was open, and he was getting the ball to the open man in a spot where they could catch it. That is all I really want to see from him. Going deep is nice to see, but it isn't the most important thing. Good game from Leinart, and I still think he will be the Starter.
Derek Anderson: 7 of 12 for 94 yards, TD, 111.1 QB rating.
Again, good game from Anderson. He did a good job throwing downfield, but you also saw some of the inconsistency that has plagued Anderson. His second pass was into triple coverage, and it should have been picked off but it bounced off the hands of the Linebacker. He also threw a pass behind Stephen Williams that could have been picked off if it wasn't for Williams making a good adjustment to the ball, along with an overthrow of a wide open Early Doucet, and rifling short passes to Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower that were dropped. This is why I'm nervous about him being the starter, but I feel more optimistic about it now.
John Skelton: 3 of 6 for 38 yards, 70.1 QB Rating.
Can we shut up with the "make Skelton the starter" talk now? When he came in he wasn't that impressive. And one of his passes was very close to being picked off.
Max Hall: 2 of 3 for 58 yards, 109.7 QB rating.
I think the Cardinals have to find some way to keep this kid. I know he has outplayed Skelton in training camp, and he has looked good in both of the games we have seen him in so far. It is obvious that he came from a good program in BYU and he seems to understand the offense. Its a shame that he was just used to run out the clock after the 2 minute warning, I would have liked to have seen him get a Touchdown on the board.
I would not be surprised if the Cardinals keep 4 Quarterbacks this year. Also, the Cardinals as a team were 21 of 31 for 252 and 2 Touchdowns in this game. Good to see that kind of performance.
Alex Smith: 9 of 15 for 113 yards, TD, 105.7 QB rating.
David Carr: 7 of 17 for 54 yards, 49.6 QB rating.
Matt Hasselbeck: 9 of 17 for 126 yards, 77.1 QB rating.
Charlie Whitehurst: 12 of 16 for 138 yards, Pick, 46.6 QB rating.
Rams:
Sam Bradford: 15 of 22 for 189 yards, 2 TD's, 125 QB rating.
Thaddeus Lewis: 11 of 14 for 120 yards, TD, Pick, 96.4 QB rating.
Keith Null: 3 of 5 for 25 yards, 72.9 QB rating.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Revenge of the Birds' (ROTB) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of ROTB's editors.
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Finally a post, Iv'e been dyin'
I missed the game and all I’ve had is the AP story reprinted everywhere. I saw the numbers and read that Matt had a second drive looking like he could have scored when Beanie fumbled. You’re right about being encouraged that DA played well (for a change), but I still think Matt’s gotta start.
by Birdman from Mesa on Aug 29, 2010 11:22 AM MDT reply actions
The Refs should have overturned the fumble too
Beanie WAS down before the ball came out, but I guess the Chicago refs had a different camera view than the one that they used on Ch 15.
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.
One of the other post's speculates that they want to dump Leinart because his contract
escalates next year. I think if he keeps playing well they will renegotiate it into a long term extension. What do you think?
by Birdman from Mesa on Aug 29, 2010 11:34 AM MDT up reply actions
I agree with that
Leinart likes playing here, he would probably agree to renegotiate his contract. And He probably knows that playing here is his best chance to be a starter right now.
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.
Not many places with a WR core like ours...
"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 Aug 29, 2010 12:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Who names their kid Thaddeus? Common!
by ericalancanty on Aug 29, 2010 11:30 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
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.
Who names their kid Eric?
Oh wait, mine. Thaddeus isn’t too bad. There are a lot worse names in the nfl ranks.
Dick Armey?
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.
http://deadspin.com/5616008/tremendous-johnsons-long-hard-road-to-madden

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.
Didn't he play at FSUcks?
Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.
by hevchv on Aug 30, 2010 6:16 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I still wasn't impressed with ML...for god's sake stop checking down!
Did anyone else notice he favors left side of the field…why he missed Williams wide open because he never looked to the right! DA seems to spark this offense…but could easily provide us Kurt W like Carolina games with 5 picks! I don’t envy coach Whiz this decision won’t be easy…wish Hall had a shot with the ones…maybe next year….
First of all, thanks for the Game Blog last night, Joe. I followed it all night. Thanks to everyone for making the blog so good.
Joe, did you see Sam Bradford picking apart the Pats’ first team defense for 3 quarters Thursday night? Man, this kid is super. Plus, I thought 2nd round pick, T Rodger Saffold, a player I was hoping the Cardinals would draft, was very very good at LT protecting the edge.
The Rams have the most talented QB in the division…if he can stay healthy.
If ever a wonderful Whiz there was, because, beacuse because...
by Walter Mitchell on Aug 29, 2010 12:39 PM MDT reply actions
Matt's numbers are great.
Good to see him make scoring drives. The Beanie fumble is extremely disappointing. The arguement about being down or not is irrelevant to me. He let the ball out again. Hightower was impressive. No question who the starter will be at that position now.
I have to disagree with Joe about Leinart’s need to go deep. He needs to show some audacity. The deep ball is the one thing we haven’t seen from Leinart yet this preseason. I believe it’s in his best interest to show it against the Redskins. A couple of long completions and another tight performance from Matty and Whis will be hard pressed to justify him not being the starter.
I didn’t get to watch the game. I’d like to hear how the offensive line did. Seems like they held up better in protection, even though they gave up 2 sacks on Leinart. The 3.5 yards per carry isn’t impressive. Remove the kneel downs and it only ups it to 3.95. Beanie’s rushing numbers were atrocious. It seems improved from last week but not yet the dominating line they could develop into.
I agree that...
…whether or not Beanie was down or not is irrelevant, since he still let it out. However, it doesn’t change how Leinart saw where he needed to go and had a great chance at a TD. I’m not bitter about the call for Beanie, but for Matt.
by KholdStare88 on Aug 30, 2010 3:09 AM MDT up reply actions
Beanie needs to get over the rep for being a fumbler for Whis to make him the starter.
That, or just run so well that you accept a couple fumbles in the exchange.
Hightower dropped one too.
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.
Same kind of pass Beanie dropped, wasn't it?
A short pass that should have had some touch on it, but DA just rocketed it in there?
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.
They were both from DA
Leinart’s only incompletion was on a pass where his arm was hit.
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.
Does anyone know if a replay of the game can be found online?
I know there are several sites on which to watch the games live. I haven’t had the opportunity to watch the saturday games. Likely I won’t get the opportunity again versus the Redskins. I hate only having highlights to go by.
I think they will re-air it on FSN at 5:30 today
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.
4pm est on nfl network.
In about 15 minutes.
Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.
by hevchv on Aug 29, 2010 1:46 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't have cable or satelite.
Just plain old tv with the digital converter box and of course the internet. Guess I should have mentioned that but thanks for the info anyway. I do appreciate it.
I remember when I didn't have cable
Horrible, horrible times.
The highlight videos show most of what you would want to see anyway.
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.
What I want to see primarily is how the O line played.
I envy those with DVR. I’ve got to complete my crawl out of the primordial ooze and get one.
Basically
Much better than they were in the first two games. Matt and DA both had time to throw, and Hightower had some good running lanes.
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.
NFL rewind.
It sucks to pay for it, but if you are like me and come home from work at 12pm, its nice to have the replay available. No commercials (the best part), the ability to rewind and to be able to watch any other game in the NFL. (Granted, after its over.)
"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 Aug 29, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks. I've looked at that.
My discretionary fund level is at an all time low so I was hoping to find something free. After the ‘skins game it won’t be much of a problem anymore.

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