The Arizona Cardinals coaching staff has made a surprising move to start the 2008-2009 NFL season, by choosing veteran Kurt Warner to quarterback the team in the season opener. Warner is certainly deserving after closing out last season w/ 8 consecutive games w/ 2+ touchdowns (in each).

Of course, choosing Warner leaves Matt Leinart as the odd man out. The former USC standout and sometimes “playboy” had a horrible outing 2 weeks ago against the Raiders, throwing 3 INTs in less than a half, but he rebounded greatly in this week’s Broncos game.

Regardless of who head coach Ken Whisenhunt and the coaching staff chose to start, us Cardinals fans (yes, I regret to admit that) expect to see both QBs before season’s end. In fact, I think we’ll see Leinart start at least 1 game by week 5.

Tough choice by the Cardinals, but it’s probably the best option for making the playoffs. They can’t afford to start slowly or get behind in games early. With Warner, they put their best foot forward and give themselves a stronger chance to win.

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