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VY>>>>>>>>>>>>>leinhart and reggie bush combined.
Leinart out for season
Broken collarbone will sideline Cardinals quarterback
Posted: Tuesday October 9, 2007 4:50PM; Updated: Tuesday October 9, 2007 7:01PM
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- An already difficult second NFL season came to an end for Arizona's Matt Leinart on Tuesday when he was placed on injured reserve with a broken collarbone.
Kurt Warner, the 36-year-old quarterback who had shared duties with Leinart, moves into the starting job. The team signed Tim Rattay on Tuesday to be Warner's backup.
Leinart, a left-hander, fractured his left collarbone when he was sacked by Will Witherspoon in the second quarter of the Cardinals' 34-31 victory over the Rams in St. Louis on Sunday. He sat on the sideline in the second half with his arm in a sling.
"We didn't want to rush him back," first-year coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "To hold a roster spot for that long is difficult, with some of the areas we are banged, with the hope he can get back in time. I am more concerned about him trying to rush back and maybe jeopardize his future."
The uncertain timetable was a major reason for calling an end to the young quarterback's season.
"Whenever you have a fracture there will be six weeks or however long it takes to heal," Whisenhunt said, "and then, especially because it is his throwing shoulder, you have to do the rehabilitation of it throwing the football. Who knows what it could have been? Could have been 8 weeks, could have been 12 weeks."
Leinart, the 10th overall pick in the 2006 draft, had been unhappy with the two-quarterback system employed by Whisenhunt. The former Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion at USC has started 16 games for Arizona, including the first five this season.
But Whisenhunt used Warner when the team went to a no-huddle offense that often has been effective.
Warner's statistics are better than Leinart's.
Warner has completed 62 percent of his passes (43-of-69) for 580 yards, with four touchdowns and one interception. Leinart has completed 54 percent (60-of-112) for 647 yards, with two touchdowns and four interceptions.
Warner, a former NFL and Super Bowl MVP, is in his 10th NFL season, the past three with the Cardinals. He started the first four games last season before losing the job to the then-rookie Leinart.
Rattay, an eight-year veteran, played in four games last year for Tampa Bay and completed 61 of 101 passes. He played for the San Francisco 49ers for six years before being traded to the Buccaneers.
"He has competed in this league and he has started in this league," Whisenhunt said. "That will help him pick up the offense. Just the way he understands the game -- you see it on tape -- that's why we were interested in him."
Arizona also signed guard Keydrick Vincent and released center Chukky Okobi.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html
VY>>>>>>>>>>>>>leinhart and reggie bush combined.
Rattay better cram hard on his playbook and film study; Warner is about 3 sacks away from turning int sawdust.
lol @ rattay.... hes actually a decent backup.....
They can have Dilfer, he sucks!
LOLOL x 2 them using Kurt in no huddle situations. Didn't know about that.
Awwww was the stinky vagina unhappy with his coach using another quarterback for situations in which Matt would falter?
I will bump this thread every day no matter what until JGW responds--his response will be priceless no matter what his take is
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GREATNESS!!!!!!
And the best NFL player to come out of the 2005 USC Greatest of All Time Intergalactic Squad is...
LENDALE ING WHITE!!
And he's only decent because of the greatness of the guy handing the ball off to him. If Reggie Bush was a an he'd be the reincarnation of Y2K Marshall Faulk
Matt Leinart is the biggest waste of a 10th pick in NFL history. What a giant pussy and a .
What a piece of Matt Leinart is.
The Cards have a good chance of making the playoffs now.
the hate is strong in texas.... with all the hate you would think texas was the team that lost a couple years back....
Nah, the hate comes from that Leinart saying that the better team lost. He can't even lose with any dignity.the hate is strong in texas.... with all the hate you would think texas was the team that lost a couple years back....
Anyway, I'm on the record from before that fool was ever drafted saying that he'd be a bust since his arm isn't great and he throws ducks. Add a mental deficiency and you have a waste of a pick that is Leinart.
This is b.s.
They should have signed Vinny T.
Leinart has a long way to go if he wants to an NFL QB. He lacks professionalism and from what I read, work ethic. Maybe he'll end up in Cincy one day and back up Palmer...that would be funny.
Matt Leinart is the best second year QB who was injured and lost for the season EVER!
--johngateswhiteley
Mario Williams>>>>>>>>>Lienart and Bush combined
Why get Rattay when Jeff George is still looking for work.
Corso.
Too late.This is b.s.
They should have signed Vinny T.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3056695
"We're still the better team, the best team didn't win tonight."the hate is strong in texas.... with all the hate you would think texas was the team that lost a couple years back....
him. He's much better as a receptacle for Paris Hilton's various STDs than as an NFL quarterback.
This sucks hardcore for Arizona. Damn collarbone.
Right now though, Warner is the better QB for the team. Sucks for Leinarts progression however.
Check out Warner's QBR the last few games - steadily declining and not a good sign for the Cards.
Good thing AZ found a QB. The last two weeks the emergency QB was none other than former Trinity WR Jerheme Urban. After Leinart got his collarbone broke he was thisclose to having to play QB for the first time since high school.
Anquan Boldin is normally the emergency QB but has been injured the last couple of weeks ... still iffy for this week and did not practice today.
Warner looked pretty crusty running the actual offense instead of his normal no huddle gimmick type of offense that he'll run. Two turnovers in the second half weren't so hot.
Warner's thumb wont allow him the return to greatness he once had.
I don't see how Leinart's collarbone breaking makes him a " "
I thought his "better team" comments were what anyone would say.
If he says "We suck" WTF are his teammates gonna think?
Seriously, he was just backin his boys, I've got no hate for Leinart, cool guy to meet too.
When you lose a game you don't go on TV and disparage the opposing team by making comments saying that you're still the better team and the better team lost. That's what a spoiled little does. You just say it was a good game and things like "we didn't make enough plays" or stuff to that effect.
Leinart isn't a because he got hurt, he's a because of his sorry ass at ude and sense of en lement. Now, he's a waste of a draft pick for an organization that has wasted a ton.
I agree with the first two but there are ways to "back your boys" and still exhibit sportsmanship. Obviously you don't say "we suck" but you also be a man and give credit to the team that on that day was better. I think USC was the overall better team as well but not in that game. I agree that many people whose team has lost have felt they were better but they didn't blurt it to the press. There are ways to "back your boys" without denigrating them. You say how proud of your team you are and of all the success you have enjoyed together. You praise your coaching staff and thank your fans for supporting you.Warner's thumb wont allow him the return to greatness he once had.
I don't see how Leinart's collarbone breaking makes him a " "
I thought his "better team" comments were what anyone would say.
If he says "We suck" WTF are his teammates gonna think?
Seriously, he was just backin his boys, I've got no hate for Leinart, cool guy to meet too.
I have no hate for Leinart and the kid was probably pissed and hurt and shocked but still, be a man about it.
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