The recent buzz surrounding the NFL is around Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart. His future with the team
is uncertain, but the one thing we do know is that the man is a winner.
Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look at the success of the teams he’s played for.
While Leinart was at USC, he won: the Heisman, the BCS national championship, and the AP national championship. He was 37-2 as a starter and he led the team to a 34 game winning streak.
Before the Cardinals drafted him in 2006, they had never finished better than 3rd in the NFC West. Once Leinart became a member, the team made a trip to the Super Bowl and was back-to-back NFC West divisional champs.
Fun Fact: Did you know Matt Leinart finished the 2008 season with an 80.2 passer rating? To put that into context for ya’, a passer rating of that magnitude in 2008 would place him right ahead of Ben Roethlisberger and a mere 8/10 of a point behind Brett Favre, two guys whose fingers are decorated with Super Bowl rings. Not too bad of company if you ask me.
But you don’t need to take my word for it; just look at the facts.
Facts about Matt Leinart in the NFL:
He is undefeated when playing against the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams.
He has never thrown an incomplete pass against the Indianapolis Colts.
During his rookie year, he went undefeated against teams whose name started with a number.
He has never dropped a single pass during the regular season.
He is averaging 405 yards through the air when attempting over 50 passes in a game.
He has never lost a game during a bye week.
During 2007, he was undefeated when the game was decided by a 43-yard field goal.
He has never lost when playing with a RB who is 5’7”.
In his last game of the calendar year, he is averaging 9.4 yards per completion.
He has never been sacked in the post season.
He has won every single game when playing on his kicker’s birthday.
With credentials like this, it’s no wonder he’s the talk of the town. There is literally no other quarterback in the history of football that you can say these things about.
The facts don’t lie, people.
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Logan Rhoades is a Los Angeles-based writer and contributor to Sports Climax. With an extensive knowledge of ESPN topics and celebrity gossip, he is known for mixing sports and pop culture to entertain his readers. Check out his blog and Follow him on Twitter @loganrhoades.
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