Matt Leinart Unhappy With Cards’ QB Shuffle

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Matt Leinart is unhappy with the quarterback shuffle going on in Arizona these days. Despite the Cards’ 21-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday, Matt feels he should be at the offensive controls as long as he is healthy:

“I just want them to ride or die with me. If I’m the franchise quarterback, play me and let me stumble, because I’ll fight through it, and that will help me and our team in the long run. I know coaches want to win now, and I guess they have their reasons. But I don’t understand it, and this switching back and forth is almost worse than getting benched.”

Well, part of what Matt said is very true. Cards’ head coach Ken Whisenhunt does want to win now. His job depends on it. And if you compare the stats between Matt and Kurt Warner, Kurt gives them the best chance to win right now. Kurt is completing over 70% of his passes with three TDs, no INTs and has a 125.1 QB rating. Matt is only at 53.5% with two TDs, three picks and a 63.8 rating.

I like Matt Leinart’s game and I don’t blame him for wanting to be in there full-time, but if he’s not getting the job done, Coach Whisenhunt is going to play someone who is. And that someone is Kurt Warner. Matt should either play better or spend his time learning from an older and currently better QB instead of complaining about his playing time.