Matt Leinart Is Ready For A Huge Breakout Season

Who is the real Matt Leinart?

He's a rich kid with movie star looks who hangs out with more tan, big-tittied bimbos than the guys in Motley Crue, a party animal in the spirit of the Kardashian family, and a pampered athlete who played for one of the biggest athlete-pampering schools ever.

Of course, he's a Heisman winner, but as part of a team with more NFL-ready guys on his offense then the current St. Louis Rams roster. .

Leinart nixed a guaranteed No. 1 draft selection after his Heisman year to stick around the USC campus, frolic with the co-eds, take a couple of classes, graduate, maybe play a little football.

His last season was perfect until it wasn't marred by Vince Young's performance in the 2006 BCS Championship game.

Leinart graduated from USC and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, expected to lead them to the promise land. Of course, "leading them to the promise land" was a job fulfilled by Kurt Warner, who succeeded Leinart after his disappointing play.

Warner took full advantage of Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin and took them within a Santonio Holmes touchdown of a Super Bowl victory.

But now, Warner is gone, and there isn't anyone of significance behind Leinart on the Arizona depth chart.

It's all up to him.

And, the weird part, is that we don't know too much about him.

We know that he was terrific in college, but miserable in the pros. He has all the supposed tools that scouts look at and note when they break down these quarterbacks: strong arm, good mechanics, a natural inclination to lead (etc).

At USC, Leinart was "the man."

He was the best pro-ready quarterback in the country. He was being taught the position by the great Norm Chow, he had all the mechanics, and he had the success in college that high school recruits wish upon when they dream at night.

He was Tim Tebow before Tim Tebow. He was Tim Tebow with a better arm and without the media-created hyperbole. He was the most powerful player in college football.

Now, he's just a guy that most people don't believe in. Why not?

As bad as his small pro sample set was, he made Mark Sanchez look like Ryan Leaf—11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions; 2546 yards. That was in his first year, when quarterbacks are still getting used to the extreme increase in speed and power that makes the NFL so much more advanced then the college level.

And really, there is no reason why Matt Leinart shouldn't succeed this season.

He has the best current wide receiver in football in Fitzgerald, he has the reliable Steve Breaston (currently, more healthy and valuable then Anquan Boldin), and he has a great two-headed running attack with Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower.

You might hate Leinart because he's a rich pretty boy who plays football professionally and bangs through Phoenix cocktail waitresses like Warren Beatty on speed, but that doesn't mean he won't be one of the better quarterbacks in the NFC this season.

 He has the tools, he has the players around him. Leinart will put it together.