November 21, 2009, at 4:36 am
YES. I have been having this argument with Jason for quite awhile now, and he kept playing the “There is a reason he isn’t starting” card. My counter has always been that Ken Wisenhunt hates him and just never gave him the chance because he was Denny Green’s boy.
Now, here comes Aaron Schatz from ESPN and Football Outsiders, one of Jason’s favorite sources, telling him that I’m right in ESPN the Magazine.
In his second season, Leinart started five games — his stats were once again above replacement level — before breaking his collarbone. Then last year, he lost his job in the preseason to a guy who went on to throw for 4,500 yards and lead his team to the Super Bowl. So is Leinart a dud or just a guy who doesn’t fit a particular offense as well as Kurt Warner fits it? We won’t know until some team gives him another shot. Which will happen. More than one personnel guy has told me that if he were to take over a team with a hole at QB, he’d call the Cardinals and try to pry Leinart away for a couple of midround picks.
I couldn’t agree more. Next season there are going to be a bunch of teams with new coaches and new GMs. The best thing that those gentleman could do is try and swing a deal for the former USC star, because he is good QB sitting on the bench behind a great QB in Warner.
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