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Was there ever a doubt as to who would get this job? Kurt Warner was the obvious choice for the starting position. The only real question is: Why was there a competition for the starting position ...

Kurt Warner Should Win the Arizona Cardinals' Starting Job

by Kyle Latimer (Contributor)

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August 25, 2008


Was there ever a doubt as to who would get this job?

Kurt Warner was the obvious choice for the starting position. The only real question is: Why was there a competition for the starting position in the first place? 

This job should have been Kurt’s from the first day of training camp. But it seems like everybody in the Arizona organization is trying to give the job to Leinart.

And the same goes for the so called “experts” on ESPN, because this is the third-straight year they've tried to hype up Matt Leinart, “This is going to be his year,” and, “He’s made a lot of huge improvements over the offseason.” But when Week One comes, it's always the same old Leinart.

It’s time to be brutally honest for a moment. For all you Matt Leinart lovers out there, this is the point when you should turn away...

...MATT LEINART IS A HORRIBLE QUARTERBACK!!

He could possibly be the worst QB in the NFL; he'd at least be in the conversation. Ever since he came into the league, people have fallen in love with his movie-star appearance and all of his endorsements. 

The Cardinals feel that, if he is an average quarterback, he will be a huge marking tool for them and the NFL (he has been well below average and they still try to market him like Tom Brady).

Kurt Warner and Matt Leinart’s names should never appear in the same sentence (except for this one). Warner has been a two-time league MVP and a Super Bowl MVP.  Winning both in the same seasons has only been done by Steve Young, Emmitt Smith, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, and Bart Starr.

Matt Leinart’s name should appear with a different list of names. Such as Alex Smith, Ryan Leaf, David Carr, Joey Harrington, Ty Detmer, and, of course, Todd Marinovich. Coming soon to this exclusive list: Vince Young. 

There is no comparison between the two. Warner has the edge on this “competition” with his 139 touchdowns and more than 21,000 yards. And I don’t think Matt is going to catch up anytime soon.

Kurt Warner is a perfect fit for the Arizona Cardinals. They are loaded with talent on the offensive side of the ball, and they need a quarterback that knows how to utilize all of these weapons.

I don’t understand why they need Matt Leinart to be the face of the franchise when they already have Edgerrin James, Anquan Boldin, and Larry Fitzgerald. What they need is a quarterback that knows how to play his position.

What Kurt Warner was able to accomplish over the last eight games of the season was amazing. He was among the top quarterbacks in productivity and led his team to five wins. That alone should’ve won him the starting job this season.

Perhaps Arizona feels that they have too much invested in Matt Leinart, and they want to plan for the future, which makes no sense at all. The NFL is a win-NOW league, and Kurt Warner gives you the best chance to win, so he should be the starter...END OF STORY!

I really hope the Arizona Cardinals give Kurt a fair shot this season and don’t try and bench him if they start off 2-3, because I guarantee a 2-14 season if Leinart is the one to replace him. 

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  1. Tom Highway 10 months ago

    Great editorial, Kyle!

    Keep 'em coming, bragh!

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  2. Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

    Thanks man, i read yours and i thought it was really well done

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  3. Micah Green 10 months ago

    yes now that he plays against men and not weak defenses his true colors come out. go kurt!

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  4. russ autin 10 months ago

    great read ,i agree with most of it,but matt's really not a lost cause,yet.it takes awhile to be a good nfl qb.matt may just need more time.most take 3 to 4 years to catch on,warner gives you the best chance to be good this year.i watched the saints game, he(matt) looked good,but i don't think the saints blitzed at all,and that's where one of his biggest problems lay.the presnap read. as long as the D stays the same he's fine,if they shift just before the snap he has trouble.he needs more film study,i blame the coaches for putting him on the field unprepared,they should have given warner the starting job,and worked him more on basic stuff.now i'm not saying he'll be a great or even good qb,i am saying the coach rushed him on the field, before he was ready, remember payton manning is the exception not the rule.

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    • Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

      Matt Leinart i feel has had an easy road thus far because of his marketing potential and until he shows me something on the field i think he is a bust and its a shame that the Arizona Cardinals don't want to win this season, but instead continue to favor Leinart over Warner.

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  5. yungCaucasoid ... 10 months ago

    I don't know about this article. All TV sports-newscast in PHX, close to the Cardinals, are verifying that the starting job is still Leinarts-----for as undeserving as that may be; it is what it is

    He's Pop Culture's dream, and Warner, is not. That means alot to money-hungry ownership in this new *sports-is-a-business----dammit!* culture. The Cardinals' brass understand that, and apparently, have made sure that Whisenhutt better understand it too.

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    • Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

      Thanks for the comment, But i am pretty sure that Kurt Warner is the starter. Now that may only be for the first couple games of the season before the Cardinals go back to their golden boy who gives them no shot at making the playoffs.

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  6. Tom Highway 10 months ago

    kyle, I have a hard time believing the players are going to stand for Whisenhunt going with Leinart. He'll lose the locker room and become known as a management stooge. In fact, Boldin already accused him of being just that, and Boldin carries a lot of weight in the locker room. If Whisenhunt goes with Leinart, which he may still do, then the locker room may revolt.

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    • Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

      i agree, but Boldin might be on his way out anyway from what I've heard and as you know the Cardinals love to lose football games. So i would not be surprised if they made a switch during the season if things are not going as well as they should.

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  7. Robert Lewis 10 months ago

    Hey Eddie, maybe you should start your own Matt Leinart fan club, he could use 1 or 2 people on his side.

    Losers cannot recognize winners, and losers usally like losers.

    This is the NFL, every team wants to win, Leinart has weapons around him and he cant produce, Warner came in a made things happen.

    Warner may not be the future of the team, but he can be the present, and Matt's only future is going to be living in the Bronx next to you.

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  8. Tom Highway 10 months ago

    I've carefully weighed Eddie's and Robert's points...

    Robert makes a strong case, and he uses actual facts to back them up.

    Eddie, on the other hand, can only point to a college heisman trophy, college titles, endorsements (as if that matters), and that matty dates playboy playmates (as if that matters... and besides i haven't seen him with any bonafide playboy playmates, either). These are weak arguments, and they do not make a case.

    Thread Winner = Robert.

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    • Tom Highway 10 months ago

      I made my call, and you'll just have to live with it.

      Just like Leinart gave it his best and came up short, so did you in this debate.

      Your arguments lack substance and merit. You lose.

      Thread Winner = Robert.

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  9. Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

    if you go 2-14 i don't care how good looking the guy playing QB is its not going to help the franchise. However, if you make the playoffs under Kurt Warner i guarantee that they will be on national television.

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  10. Robert Lewis 10 months ago

    Well said Kyle, and thanks for the nod Tom.

    Looks like are buddy Eddie, wants to be Matts Leinarts agent or something.

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    • Robert Lewis 10 months ago

      Eddie just because you keep, Dictionary.com and all the other sites open before you write some comment and try to sound smart, the when someone rebutles you, you strike back with homophobe rants.

      Thats when your true colors show.

      I tell you what, Try writing one orginal article, instead of just posting comments. And you need to do it, within 24 hours.

      Lets see if you can contribute something to this site other than "Blah, Blah, Blah"

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  11. Kyle Latimer 10 months ago

    i guess the Cardinals are excited about a 2-14 season...

    Eddie you have to be a NY giants fan because that was the only year Kurt Warner fumbled a lot.

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  12. Eddie the idiot idiot 10 months ago

    I think Eddie is Matt Lienart himself. Because there cant be anybody that dumb to think kurt warner is a bad quarterback. Better yet ask Fitz, and Boldin who they want as their quarterback? KURT WARNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Robert Lewis 10 months ago

      Of coarse you love it, you have nothing else left to do, all day, but look at your Matt Leinart calendar, you probally have posters of him on your wall.

      And my mother is upset you gave her the clap.

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