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08/26/10 14:00 Matt Leinart Out in Arizona?
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  		Derek Anderson, and not Matt Leinart will start the Cardinals 3rd preseason game. That's usually the game where the starters get the most playing time.
 
While Leinart's preseason stats haven't been bad, they have hardly been meaningful and as I stated on the radio show last night, Leinart looks like he has no confidence or fire in him. I haven;t been high on Derek Anderson either as he has looked a lot like the Derek Anderson we've seen the last 2 years in Cleveland (wildly inconsistent and usually not too good).
 
But I have to give props where props are due. And no, these aren't props to Anderson, they are for one of the less vocal fantasy experts here at FantasyFootballStarters.com: Dana Valentine.
 
Dana has been in my ear since the Cardinals acquired Anderson in the offseason that Leinart's job status as starting QB was in serious jeopardy. Three days ago, Dana sent over an article about the Cardinals needing to cut bait with Matt Leinart and go with Derek Anderson he had written for our partner site FantasyFootballHelp.com.
 
Back on August 11th, Dana posted his Cardinals Camp Notes here in our General Sound Off forum and said that he believed Anderson looked much better than Leinart and would be the Cardinals starting QB.
 
Now I have my problems believing in Anderson, so I think it's not beyond the realm of possibility that the Cardinals may give one of or both John Skelton and undrafted rookie Max Hall a chance before this season is out. It certainly seems like the Cards are ready to move on from Leinart and both of these rookies, even though it has been against opponent's 3rd team defenses, have impressed. They've had good practices. They've looked accurate in games. And they've looked confident in the huddle.
 
Now there's even a chance that Anderson bombs and Leinart looks good running with the backups against Chicago this week and we've got an even more muddled situation than before.
 
But one thing I do know: I certainly won't be drafting any Cardinals QB in any upcoming drafts. And neither should you.
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