8-29-10: Arizona Cardinals Bird Droppings

Looks like all that talk about Leinart being a bust whose career was over was premature eh? Both Leinart and Anderson took the damn field (I just like posting that video) played well last night in a 14-9 win against the Bears where both QBs threw a Touchdown.

I was also looking for a video of ESPN's coverage of the game last night, but I couldn't find it. To sum it up, Tim "The Other" Hasselbeck thought that Leinart and Anderson both played well, he doesn't like the way the QB Situation has been handled, and he thinks Leinart should be the starter.

Now lets get to the links, and a video of a godawful play from a High School Football game...

Arizona Cardinals' Derek Anderson, Matt Leinart solid in preseason win vs. Chicago Bears
It's premature to say the Cardinals went from having no quarterbacks to two of them in a single, starry night at Soldier Field.

The Associated Press: Anderson, Leinart help Cardinals beat Bears 14-9
Not exactly a dominant performance by Derek Anderson. Not quite redemption, either, for Matt Leinart, but a win for Arizona.

Two Solid Quarterbacks, One Good Win
Cards beat Bears, 14-9, as both Anderson and Leinart perform well

NFL Videos: Cardinals vs. Bears highlights
Derek Anderson threw a TD pass in his first start at QB as the Cardinals beat the Bears 14-9.

(For those of you that missed the game)

And now, a word from our sponsors
We briefly interrupt our talk about Derek Anderson and Matt Leinart to discuss a couple other things:

Paulie Pigskin Report with Matt Leinart
Paul talked to Matt Leinart about his benching.

Doucet to play
The Cardinals will use wide receiver Early Doucet tonight on about 10 plays as he works back from his abdomen injury

Broughton probably done
Coach Ken Whisenhunt said fullback Nehemiah Broughton, who would have been the starter and probably the lone fullback on the roster, likely tore the ACL in his left knee.

First impressions: Cardinals at Bears - NFC West Blog - ESPN
Five thoughts on the Arizona Cardinals after watching the first quarter-plus of their exhibition game at Chicago on Saturday night

In Whisenhunt they trust: QBs respond - NFC West Blog - ESPN
The Arizona Cardinals' choices at quarterback appear more favorable after coach Ken Whisenhunt replaced Matt Leinart with Derek Anderson for the team's third exhibition game Saturday night.

QB's Talk After 14-9 Win VS. Bears

Whisenhunt Presser After Bears Game

Post game notes: Cards-Bears | National Football Post
Let’s take a look at some notes from last night’s Cardinals-Bears game at Soldier Field…

As Arizona waits, Cardinals have already made the decision | National Football Post
Ken Whisenhunt said he is without a timetable when it comes to naming a starting quarterback for the regular season.

In Chicago, Changes For The Defense
The defense had some new looks. And very possibly, permanent ones.

Bears aftermath
Life on the charter flight. I write this version of the Aftermath well after midnight Arizona time, sitting in the back of the plane as flight attendants Billi and Candice serve dinner and fullback Reagan Maui’a sits across from me, playing his ukulele at 30,000 feet.

KTAR.com - Anderson, Leinart help Cardinals beat Bears
Not exactly a dominant performance by Derek Anderson. Not quite redemption, either, for Matt Leinart, but a win for Arizona.

Scout.com: Leinart Just Needs to Have Fun
"You gotta forget it all. The crowd, the audibles, the playbook. Just focus on this next one pass… Enjoy it. That’s what you’re here for."

Results mixed for five teams' starting quarterbacks - NFL - Sporting News
After a few elite quarterbacks starred on Thursday and Friday, Saturday's Week 3 NFL preseason action was a roller coaster for teams still sorting out passing issues

Arizona Cardinals players stay out of Derek Anderson - Matt Leinart debate
The Cardinals players voice a clear preference for which quarterback they want to start the regular season: the guy coach Ken Whisenhunt chooses.

azcentral.com blogs - Kent Somers - KentSomers - Dissecting this game
What is it that games against the Bears tend to turn the Cardinals into drama kings?

Like Brad Pitt, The Arizona Cardinals And Ken Whisenhunt Have "Too Many" Options - Desert Dirt - SB Nation Arizona
Question the plan all you want. Ken Whisenhunt has everything under control, whether you believe it or not.

Cardinals Now - Cardinals preseason review #3
What more can he do? That’s all I can really say about Matt Leinart after this game. If at this point Whisenhunt still doesn’t think Leinart has earned the #1 QB spot going into the regular season I can only assume that it is because he sees something in training camp.

Matt Leinart Just Might Be An NFL Al Gore - Desert Dirt - SB Nation Arizona
One of our own here at SB Nation Arizona has said that we should keep politics out of sports, but there are times when the politics of sports mirror the politics of the world. Take Matt Leinart, for example. His plight is quite similar to a politician we all once knew--the 2000 version of Al Gore.

Mailbag: How to handle quarterbacks - NFC West Blog - ESPN
Cory from Arizona writes: I was watching a replay of the USC-Cal game from 2003 on Fox Sports last weekend. This was the year Matt Leinart took over as a starter for USC. The thing that caught my attention about the game was a comment by the announcers quoting Norm Chow. The comment was that Leinart was over-thinking in situations and the coaches told him to just go out and play football. When he started doing this, everything started clicking for him. This got me thinking about the Cardinals' handling of Leinart. I think this is why Leinart played so well his rookie year, yet has struggled when faced with competition. He started to doubt himself, and never regained his confidence. Do you think the Cardinals mishandled the transition to Leinart?

Arizona Cardinals Beat Chicago Bears 14-9: Anderson, Leinart Both Solid | Bleacher Report
If your company needs a motivational speaker, you may want to consider coach Ken Whisenhunt of the Arizona Cardinals.

Michael Bidwill helps change Arizona Cardinals culture
The Cardinals soon will be worth $1 billion. Bill Bidwill no longer is a public enemy, a face plastered on rolls of toilet paper. We all have witnessed a dramatic turnaround of a once-pathetic franchise.

NFL.com Blogs " Blog Archive If Leinart is out … what’s next for Cardinals? "
Because we’re allowed to speculate in this space, we take full advantage of it. Educated guessing and informed opinions also are allowed.

Anderson, Leinart help Cardinals beat Bears 14-9 - NFL- nbcsports.msnbc.com
The way Matt Leinart sees it, he's done all he can. Now, it's simply up to his coach, and Ken Whisenhunt wasn't giving any clues.

Opposite Thinking: Don't Pass on Larry Fitzgerald This Season -- FanHouse
There's no shortage of skepticism when it comes to Larry Fitzgerald's fantasy fortunes heading into this season.

KTAR.com - Cardinals' quarterbacks battle for starting job
The Arizona Cardinals went into the all important third preseason game with numerous questions at the quarterback position trying to find out who would be their starter in Week 1 against the St. Louis Rams.

New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle disagrees with NFL officials' enforcement of personal fouls
Antrel Rolle got a costly personal foul and probably will get a fine for hammering a defenseless receiver Saturday night. But he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

Now to close this thing out, one of the worst plays I have ever seen.

Epic Football Fail (via Obamaallah)