Would you start Anderson or Leinart? (1 Viewer)

[theratedrpoststar]

Matt Leinart didn't do much last night. He didn't get any first downs. His body language looked like crap. Anderson was okay. Anderson's got more experience, but I would still start Leinart. Leinart has a passer rating 30 points higher than Anderson. In the two preseason games so far Leinart has thrown 10 for 13 and he has no touchdowns or interceptions. Anderson has 1 td and 2 ints.

 

[David Yudkin]

This is generally why I don't watch too much preseason football. Leinart will be the starter and given enough rope to hang himself in reagular season games. He's passed for 400 yards in a game before. I doubt he'll do gangbusters, but he should be all right.

 

[notdarkyet]

No.

 

[Area51Inhabitant]

Anderson missed an opportunity for a td that at least half of the shark pool would have connected on. Leinart is so lucky that he doesn't have any real competition for the job this season.

 

[cjack]

If I had an otherwise solid team, I'd probably let Leinart start and just manage the game as best he could. But, when Arizona finds out they can't win any games letting Leinart manage the game, there going to have to take some chances with Anderson. Anderson's going to produce more turnovers, but he's also going to be more effective at moving the team down the field into scoring position.

 

[Sweet Love]

I am not sure I understand the question...starters are determined for QB well in advance, so you should know who to start between two guys on the same team. If you are asking who would you draft or want to own, my initial guess is neither, but if taking a shot in the dark, I would go Anderson as his ADP is lower and he has actually done something in the league. You may want to page LHUCKS and see what his thoughts are...

 

[Happy Ragnarok]

If I were running the Cards, I'd start Leinart. You need to put him to the fire and find out what you've got, once and for all. The economics dictate it.

If it weren't a matter of that, I'd start Anderson. I'd have him throw nothing but dumpoffs and deep sideline patterns where his freak wideouts can use their size/speed/strength with fairly small chance of a disastrous INT most throws. Keep the safeties off the line as well as possible that way, let Beanie do his thing at least a little bit. He'd still throw a ton of INT's, but most of them would be as good as the inevitable punts anyway. And I think that would be the best chance that unit had at succeeding. Kind of an old school Raiders thing. Anderson would put up a lot weeks of 19/38 for 250, 2 TDs and 3 INTs, and maybe the team would have a chance if the defense made one or two big plays that week.

This is all assuming I couldn't go out and acquire somebody who didn't suck out loud.

 

[theratedrpoststar]

I am not sure I understand the question...starters are determined for QB well in advance, so you should know who to start between two guys on the same team. If you are asking who would you draft or want to own, my initial guess is neither, but if taking a shot in the dark, I would go Anderson as his ADP is lower and he has actually done something in the league. You may want to page LHUCKS and see what his thoughts are...

To rephrase it, if Leinart does bad early in the season do you stick with him or do you go to Anderson because if you switch to Anderson then you might as well get rid of Leinart.

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

If I were in charge of the Cards, I would have flown Faneca, Dockett, and Feely to Warner's house with orders to bring him back...

 

[steelcityman]

Leinart will get to be QB until the Cards are 2 games under .500 then changes should occur. That might be week 3, but I expect Anderson to start this season. Leinart stinks.

 

[footballnerd]

Flash in the pan vs No flash at at all