Arizona Cardinals Dealing? Five Possible Landing Spots for Matt Leinart

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, so the saying goes.

But the Arizona Cardinals thought their old dog Kurt Warner could teach Matt Leinart.

As a former Heisman trophy winner and first round draft pick, the Cardinals quarterback didn't like it much when the team chose to start newcomer Derek Anderson and keep him on the bench.

After sitting behind a potential future Hall of Famer in Kurt Warner for a few years, Leinart's play hasn't developed the way the Cardinals organization hoped.

Now Leinart wants out.

Here are five possible teams he could end up with very soon.

No. 5: Pittsburgh Steelers

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - AUGUST 21: Byron Leftwich #4 of the Pittsburgh Steelers passes against the New York Giants during their preseason game at New Meadowlands Stadium on August 21, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Obviously, Ben Roethlisberger will be the starter when he comes back from his suspension.

In the mean time, Pittsburgh is left in the dilemma of choosing Byron Leftwich or Dennis Dixon to play the first few games.

Leinart would be an upgrade from either of those guys and should he perform well in the games without Big Ben, other teams may take more interest in Leinart in the future.

No. 4: Buffalo Bills

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TORONTO, CANADA - AUGUST 19: Trent Edwards #5 of the Buffalo Bills drops back to pass during game action against the Indianapolis Colts on August 19, 2010 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Brad White/Getty Images)

Buffalo surprised many in the draft when they passed on Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy.

The upside of that is they got CJ Spiller.

The downside however, is Buffalo remains in need a true franchise quarterback, something Matt Leinart hasn't been for Arizona.

But he could be for Buffalo.

No. 3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 21: Quarterback Josh Freeman #5 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during a preseason game at Raymond James Stadium on August 21, 2010 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

Josh Morgan isn't necessarily a bad quarterback.

In fact, I like him and think he's extremely talented.

But the fact remains Tampa Bay is still searching for someone to step up as the team leader.

Leinart could definitely compete with Morgan not only for his starting quarterback position but as the team leader.

No. 2: Jacksonville Jaguars

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PHILADELPHIA - AUGUST 13: David Garrard #9 of the Jacksonville Jaguars passes against the Philadelphia Eagles during their preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 13, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

Even Jacksonville fans know that Garrard isn't exactly the top fantasy quarterback.

No matter where Leinart goes it is likely he won't immediately be a fantasy factor either.

But who knows?

Maybe Leinart could be the guy everyone races to get from their fantasy league's free agency in a few weeks.

No. 1: Seattle Seahawks

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SEATTLE - AUGUST 14: Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks watches play during the preseason game against the Tennessee Titans at Qwest Field on August 14, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

I like what I've seen from Charlie Whitehurst as the Seahawks backup quarterback to Matt Hasselbeck thus far this preseason.

But head coach Pete Carroll knows the potential of Leinart and to say he wouldn't be at least a little intrigued at the idea of reuniting with his former quarterback at USC would be a lie.

Hasselbeck won't be there much longer, and Leinart would already have a one-up on Whitehurst just for his relationship with the coach.