The Arizona Cardinals are going to enter the 2008 NFL season with the ancient former grocery-bagger Kurt Warner as their starting quarterback, despite having the talented and expensive former first round pick Matt Leinart chilling on the pine.

Leinart started the first five games of 2007 before suffering a fractured collarbone against the St. Louis Rams.  However, Leinart is back and healthy this preseason – yet the powers that be are handing the team back over to Warner.

Sure, it’s true that Warner threw for 21 touchdowns over the final eight games of last season – one more than God’s Gift to Football, Tom Brady, in the same span. But with Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Edgerrin James, and Stevie Breaston at his disposal, who wouldn’t put up huge numbers? I’m sure even Rex Grossman or Kyle Orton could do some damage.

Bottom line, if the Cards continue to stash away their beer-bonging, hot tub partying, pretty boy, 25-year old quarterback on the sidelines, then they are admitting they made a poor investment three years ago and are going to be sitting in the same position once Leinart’s contract expires.

Since this team definitely isn’t going to win the Super Bowl and probably won’t make the playoffs this year, why not develop Leinart’s talent and allow him to build stronger chemistry with Fitz and Boldin?  Or maybe Cardinal management is just jealous that the former USC standout is racking up plenty of action off the field with the lovely ladies of Tempe.

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