According to ESPN, Kurt Warner is expected to be named the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. Ouch. Although I guess you gotta hand it to Leinart for one last sweet effort.

Last night, in their final preseason game against the mighty Oakland Raiders, he completed 4 of 12 passes for 24 yards and three picks. As noted in the article, that’s a paltry passer rating of 2.8.

Damn, that’s hard to do. Put Boldin or Fitzgerald back there against the Raiders in a preseason game and I guarantee they walk away with better numbers than that.

Apparently, the Cardinals are concerned about Leinart’s “arm strength and consistency” and a source within the organization reportedly said his training-camp performance has been “uneven.”

Right. That sounds a bit massaged by the P.R. department. I’m sure any member of the coaching staff would’ve said, “Ya know, I gotta say, Matty has been shaky as hell, he’s all over the place with the ball. As a matter of fact, we’re kinda worried he sucks. Say, you ever see those beer bong pictures?”

After the game though, Ken Whisenhunt played it cool, not letting on as to who would be named the starter:

“I know Matt’s down because he didn’t play as well as he would have liked,” Whisenhunt said. “This competition, being pushed by Kurt, has made Matt tougher. It’s one of the things you have to be as a quarterback.”

If by tougher he means shittier, I totally get his point.

Source: Cardinals set to name QB Warner as starter (ESPN)