No need to be sad Matt...well, I guess you did lose $14 million or so...
Sitting at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday for 90 minutes, it looked as if Matt Leinart had just lost his best friend. That's how long it took for the USC QB to be drafted. Leinart would have been the top pick in the 2005 draft. He had everything going for him. He'd won the Heisman trophy, a national championship and could have strolled into the NFL as the 49ers starting quarterback with everything. He goes back to school, takes one ballroom dancing class, has another terrific year and somehow falls to the Arizona Cardinals with the tenth pick in this year's draft.
Somebody please explain this to me. Leinart is as smooth as they come. He's a leader, has an amazing football IQ, he's tough and is mature (see Notre Dame game). What does he not have? All he did was win games at USC. Al Davis doesn't like left-handed quarterbacks. That's a solid reason to pass him up. Lord knows Leinart is going to be the next Todd Marinovich. No wonder the Raiders can't win. I am ecstatic for Leinart. He walks into an offense with Edgerrin James at running back, Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin at wide receiver and Kurt Warner as the starting quarterback.
I haven't been happier for any player in the last ten years than I am for Leinart. He didn't deserve to fall to number ten, but he'll make the most of it...with an All-Pro running back and two fantastic wide receivers. Tear it up Matt.
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