Matt Leinart and the Cardinals vs. Bears

[tsb2000]

Living in AZ amongst all three Cards fans, I said to my buddy at the half (ok, I was drunk by then), "Arizona will find a way to lose this game."

I was the only one who left the bar happy.

[Kori Ellis]

I wonder if it got sent down to the classic forum. As of right now, the largest thread in the NFL forum is "TO attempted suicide" which has 355 replies

You are just looking in the default last 100 days. Pull that thing down at the bottom to say "From the Beginning" or whatever and re-sort.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Weird. Shows up for me in NFL.

Weird...I wonder why it doesn't show for me....

[Pistons < Spurs]

You are just looking in the default last 100 days. Pull that thing down at the bottom to say "From the Beginning" or whatever and re-sort.

Ahhhhhh I see.

[T Park]

just got back from the game.

Sitting behind the Bears's bench, all I can say is, it was quite interesting

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

ESPN: "The most remarkable comeback you'll ever see."

Hmmm, better than Bills-Oilers? I would say no.

[T Park]

Wow Just say the Dennis Green tirade, and replayed it twice, and still have no idea what he was talking about.

BULL


BTW,

Hey Johnny, do you seriously want an Arizona Republic?

I am in Phoenix and have easy access

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Wow Just say the Dennis Green tirade, and replayed it twice, and still have no idea what he was talking about.

BULL


BTW,

Hey Johnny, do you seriously want an Arizona Republic?

I am in Phoenix and have easy access

If it's got a great banner headline or something silly, sure.

[Fabbs]

Marty Shottenheimer seems to be deprogrammed, temporarily at least for the last two games, so there is hope for Dennis Green.

Over here, my opinion is that billionaire owner Alex Scammos, who is pinin for the taxpayers to fund a new stadium (just gave 70 million plus to upgrade Qualcomm for 2002 SuperBowl) finally delivered the long overdue edict to Marty to crap can MartyBawl and open up the offense.

So can the Arizona owner deliver an edict to Dennis?

[johngateswhiteley]

few thoughts:

1. Leinart player very well again, pretty good numbers against a very tough defense

2. once again Leinart marches his team down the field on the last possession to try and tie/win the game but Rackers misses

3. the only reason the Cardinals did not win this game is b/c of the coaches...they were too conservative early on and not nearly agressive enough in the end

...and was it T-Park that asked where i had gone? ...well, i was at a bar watching the game with my friends; and i am proud of the way Leinart played. he, again, was outstanding for a rookie. the only reason the Cardinals slowed their scoring down was b/c of the o-coordinator not the Bears defense.

[katyon6th]

Poor Eriks, down by 1 with Rackers to kick the FG and what? A miss? HAHAHAHAHAHA. I win by 4. Valiant effort, had me scurred.

Sweet Jesus, what a game.

[johngateswhiteley]

Poor Eriks, down by 1 with Rackers to kick the FG and what? A miss? HAHAHAHAHAHA. I win by 4. Valiant effort, had me scurred.

Sweet Jesus, what a game.

...you were wrong about Leinart Katy, and to be honest, i expected more from you. you should know better...

[katyon6th]

...you were wrong about Leinart Katy, and to be honest, i expected more from you. you should know better...

I certainly was wrong. What a stud that Leinart is.

[johngateswhiteley]

I certainly was wrong. What a stud that Leinart is.

your sarcasm, much like your IQ, is lacking.

[katyon6th]

your sarcasm, much like your IQ, is lacking.

Geez, you jerk. When I'm wrong, I admit that I'm wrong -- I wasn't being sarcastic.

[ShoogarBear]

Leinart is apparently trying to become the King of Heartbreak Losses.

[johngateswhiteley]

Geez, you jerk. When I'm wrong, I admit that I'm wrong -- I wasn't being sarcastic.

haha, i think there is something lost in translation.

[katyon6th]

haha, i think there is something lost in translation.

Clearly.

[johngateswhiteley]

Clearly.

on your end...not mine.

[katyon6th]

on your end...not mine.

Hm. You did say my IQ is lacking, didn't you?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

-I wish I could take some kind of cruel pleasure in watching Denny Green coach a team that isn't my own into oblivion. But I just can't. I'm afraid I'm all too compassionate. No one should have to sit idly by while Denny Green coaches their team to breathtaking up after breathtaking up. The fact that Denny Green doesn't work for the government in some capacity still boggles the mind. His postgame tirade didn't even make sense, which is just so appropriate.

-Anyway, before I get to the horrors of last night's game, I need to point out TWO important storylines you may have missed. First, after the game was over, there was a shot of Matt Leinart meeting up with Kyle Orton at midfield and shaking hands. If you haven't seen Orton lately, you're in for a surprise. He's still got the neckbeard, but he's also growing his hair long, baby. Long and greasy as . Stellar ing work. Make this man a roadie NOW, God. He and Leinart shared a laugh, at which point Tony Kornheiser burst into laughter on the air, never explaining why. Take a bow, Deadspin. The world is your inside joke.

-The second big issue of the night - WHERE WAS SUZY? The Patron Saint of this site was nowhere to be found, with Mike Tirico only offering that she wasn't there and would return next week. But why, Mike? What could pull a gamer like Suzy K away from the game she loves like a man?! It's probably an ailing relative, but I prefer to be much more imaginative. Rumphing accident?

-Chris Berman: "Da Bears are unDAfeated!" Ho ho ing ho.

-There was someone in the stands last night wearing a UNC basketball jersey. And if you're wondering how someone from North Carolina could make a wrong turn and accidentally drive to Arizona and buy a ticket to a football game before realizing their folly, then you don't know people from North Carolina.

-Tony Kornheiser: "The name Butkus sounds like a clenched fist in the mouth." That is simply incorrect. The name sounds like felching, especially if you put a comma after .

-Matt Leinart was wired for sound: "Let's have fun tonight!" He, of course, wasn't referring to football at all. This line became more tragic as the night progressed.

-Leinart also introduced the Arizona offense. No white person should be allowed to do this. They aren't anywhere near, uh, colorful enough. For example, Muhsin Muhammad called Olin Kreutz "The Hawaiian Heartthrob" in his intro. That's much better.

-The new Lexus LS parks itself. But, since it was designed by Japanese people, this means it will bash into three cars and then drive off by itself without leaving a goddamn note.

-For a serious moment, let's consider Anquan Boldin. He catches everything thrown to him, and it takes at least two defenders to bring him down. I'm pretty sure he's the best receiver in football outside of Steve Smith.

-Hey, Ashton and Demi were there last night! I wonder who might have invited them. Who in Arizona comes from Hollywood and enjoys being buddy-buddy with some of the world's foremost bags? At this point, they show a montage of famous QB's nailing famous women. TK then taunts Joey T about banging Cathy Lee Crosby and then leaving her for dead. I'm not sure Cathy Lee Crosby counts as famous. I bet Ken O'Brien nailed Leann Hunley once, but I don't think anyone got very excited about it.

-I know a lot of people love Charles Barkley. Hey, he's a straight shooter! He says what's on his mind! You know what? Charles Barkley. Barkley is so stupid, Bill Maas could beat him at Chutes and Ladders.

-Kornheiser now actively blows in the booth. When the Cards went up, TK spent the entire second half essentially taunting Cardinals fans. "Can you imagine if they lost this game? Wouldn't that be ing awful?" Yeah Tony, it would. Fans already know that. They already know what's coming, assbag. Leave them alone.

-There's footage of the Denny Green press conference already up on Deadspin. There's no way you can pin this loss on anyone but him (well, and Rackers). When you get a turnover, you ing throw for the end zone the next play. It's the goddamn law. You don't run twice for one yard and then give it a shot. Bill Maas could make Denny another C&L victim.

-Good ing God, putting Berman and his gang of re s in the stadium might be the worst idea in TV since "Mind of Mencia". The volume setting on my TV actually turned it self down during the segment. I didn't even have to touch it.

-About that Jay-Z video at the half (introduced by Stu Scott, who had a blackon you could see from about 500 miles away): I like Jay-Z. Now, I don't know about you, but when I watch a Jay-Z video, I think I have a right to expect to see Jay-Z, you know, rapping. Call me crazy. I don't think you get your money's worth when it's just Jay-Z shouting "Show Me What You Got!" over the "Rump Shaker" sax solo.

-One other thing that annoys me about a lot of hip hop songs: shoutouts in the beginning of the song. I swear to God, there are hip hop songs where the shoutouts last two minutes. The opening credits of most films don't last as long. "Jay-Z! Rocafella Records! Justin Blaze! Remixed by Rick Rubin! Produced at Howard Schwartz Studios! Catering provided by Mangia! Email me at [email protected]!" Just get to the ing song, will ya?

-Mike Tirico: "Another short Edgerrin James run." Edge ended up going 36-56 last night. There's sticking with the run, and there's being re ed.

-Lime in beer is declared against Man Law. Bull . I demand exceptions for Corona, Dos Equis, and Carib. Other beers, fine. Anyone who puts lime in a Miller Lite also probably draws up game plans for the Cardinals' running game.

-Someone at ESPN really, really likes old U2. Beats Peter King's taste for ty new U2.

-Joey T with the score 23-10: "If you kick a field goal here, you're down 13."

-The Cards' collapse is made all the more horrendous by the fact that the Bears were clearly ready to cut their losses in the fourth and regroup for next week. I'm pretty sure they were set to pack it in, only to then realize that Green was demanding they take the game and emotionally rape everyone in the stadium.

-I was up by about 32 points in fantasy going into last night. I had Grossman left. He had Bryant Johnson. I still won, but that Grossman performance was uncannily Favre-like. Talk about stirring the echoes!

-You can't replay forward progress, which is too bad because Edgerrin James' progress had clearly been stopped on his brutal late fumble. But those things tend to happen when you won't pass the goddamn ball with a red hot QB. Any other coach not named Art S and the Cards win that game 35-10. I'm surprised Green wasn't playing a fiddle during the whole thing.

-The end of the game featured so many horrific plays that I need only mention them briefly: the fumble return, the Hester return, more horrible running calls, the Rackers miss. Seriously, Rackers is done now. His head is ed after this. And so are the Cardinals. And their fans. Sorry, kids. At least Leinart got the ass-end of a Demi fingercuffs party after the game.

http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2006/...in-desert.html

[Obstructed_View]

Well if you had ever played football in your life you'd know that the tackle on the blind side of the QB either needs to pick up the block or the RB needs to step up and pick him up.

I guess if you're a dumbass you feel like it's Leinhart's fault he got blindsided about a second after the ball was snapped.

But hey, you think Beno and Manu are on the same level so why the should I bother?

I hate to break it to you, genius, but Leinart called that play from the line. He had time to take a five step drop before he got hit. He called the audible with a defensive end standing over his tight end, but didn't recognize the tight end as the hot route. Sounds like a ing rookie mistake to me. You just keep sniffing his chode. If he doesn't want to take any responsibility for the loss they can lose as individuals instead of winning as a team.

Why is Leinart smart enough to call the audible that caused the fumble but not responsible for the fact that the play was a dismal failure? Did Dennis Green talk about what a stupid audible it was in the press conference? Cowboys fans are STILL talking about the audible that Danny White called almost 30 years ago.

I guess the same reason you think you are so smart but can't spell the ing quarterback's name.

[T Park]

and was it T-Park that asked where i had gone? ...well, i was at a bar watching the game with my friends; and i am proud of the way Leinart played. he, again, was outstanding for a rookie. the only reason the Cardinals slowed their scoring down was b/c of the o-coordinator not the Bears defense.

sorry pal, wasn't me....

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Five step drop? He rolled out to his left and was hit after three steps. I know, I know, you're a ing genius, which is why you put Manu and Beno on the same level when comparing their play.

I love the spelling smack, it's the surefire sign in a discussion that you've lost the argument if you have to resort to it.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Ummm, Oliver Ross, the starting RT, was lined up directly over the LDE and proceded to let him walk on in untouched and drill Leinart.