“I haven’t read the paper today or seen the Internet... Do we have a quarterback?... It seems like Chris Mortensen is making the decision on our quarterback for our football team... But nothing has changed.”
- Cards coach Ken Whisenhunt, The Arizona Republic
Poor Mort. It's quite obvious, based on Whisenhunt's non-denial, that the Cardinals probably will switch to Warner, but that they simply aren't playing ball in case it looks like a knee-jerk reaction after Leinart's poor showing in the pre-season game against Oakland on Saturday, in which he was intercepted three times.
Whisenhunt went on to say that "...One thing I learned from (former Steelers coach) Bill Cowher is, you don’t want to make an emotional decision based on a half of football.". Again, rather than dispelling any rumours, that kind of statement is basically an admission that the team is actively considering making the chance. Besides which, as Whisenhunt himself mentions, they will base any decision on the overall pre-season performance - something that does little to enhance Leinart's prospects.
Now it looks like the team will hold off from making their choice for a few days, in an effort to make the move look slightly more considered.
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