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Only minutes after the Cardinals beat the Rams 48-19 in the season finale Sunday, HC Ken Whisenhunt was asked about his starting quarterback in 2008. Will it be Kurt Warner, who threw 27 touchdown passes this year? Or Leinart, who suffered a broken collarbone in the fifth game and missed the rest of the season? Whisenhunt made it clear that Leinart has the inside track. "I don't believe in a player losing his job because of an injury, which is what happened with Matt," Whisenhunt said.
Reported by the Arizona Republic
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That apparently doesn't mean that Leinart can't lose the job, however. "We have an off-season to evaluate that (the position), and we will go back and look at the entire season and how Matt played and how Kurt played," Whisenhunt said. "Both of those men played good football for us at times this year. ..." Warner has made no secret of his desire to remain the starter; Leinart has reportedly worked diligently in rehab and the classroom. ... Battle on!
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