Comments on: I Have Issues

By: azmnyote

azmnyote — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:44:22 +0000

Thanks Bill!
I can’t wait for the puck to finally drop! The Yotes are the buzz with fans throughout the NHL. Would be nice to hear a little news about them from our local folks!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:45:20 +0000

Doug, you forgot to finish your column. I’ll help you out.
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Coyotes:

This is a team with waning fan interest due to the lockout that wiped out the entire 2004-05 season and the fact that they have not made the playoffs since 2002.

This year may be different. The Coyotes will bring in one of the youngest teams in the NHL into the season led by their captain Shane Doan, defensemen Ed Jovanovski and Derek Morris, and netminder Ilya Bryzgalov. The young players include the most exciting player here that wears #13, Daniel Carcillo. Peter Mueller, Keith Yandle, and Martin Hanzal look to continue to grow. Kyle Turris, Mikkel Boedker, and Kevin Porter will likely be heavily relied upon to provide some offense for this team.

If they can stay relatively injury free and the kids can perform near to their potential, this could be one very dangerous team this season.
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See, that wasn’t hard. Next time you do it Doug. Thanks.

By: laurie

laurie — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:24:06 +0000

I’m kind of surprised RJ hasn’t gotten on his young teammates about the way they are not playing behind him……….I thought he wanted to get to 300 wins before he retired - what’s he gonna do…..play another year?!?!? He’s been pitching well enough to have racked up more wins than he has but the team isn’t putting any runs on the board to help him out……..why doesn’t he get on them and explain to them how it’s done in the big leagues?! He’s the only one with the experience in that clubhouse these days —– who else is going to tell them?! (should have kept Gonzo around:-})

By: Tom Highway

Tom Highway — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:41:55 +0000

Leinart suffered a season-ending injury in 2006 at SF. Warner finished the season, starting at San Diego.

That equates to 2 season-ending injuries in his last 5 sacks.

And that’s a fact.

By: John

John — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:59:08 +0000

Well I say start Warner if it looks like the best for the team because unlike Q ,Leinart does gripe to the media.
Also Leinart has only had one (that’s right…ONE!!) season ending injury.Last year against the Rams..
He played til the end of the season in 2006 and had a 4-11 record for those last 11 games he started.
That has always bugged me when I hear that he had 2 straight season ending injuries.Facts ,just remember the facts..

By: Tom Highway

Tom Highway — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:02:10 +0000

Did I just read Ryan say he’d prefer to lose 4 more games with Leinart on the field?

That’s simply moronic, but pretty much what we’ve come to expect from Leinart’s fanboys lately.

Leinart simply isn’t in Warner’s league. Last season, Matty boy posted the worst passer rating in the NFL (61.9), and threw for the fewest yards per game (129). He completed only about 50% of his passes, averaged only 0.4 TD’s per game, and tossed 2 interceptions for every TD.

Through 5 games, Leinart threw only 1 TD to Boldin and zero to Fitzgerald. That’s a waste of the best wideout duo in the NFL.

And Matt Leinart is fragile. He’s suffered 2 season-ending injuries in his last 5 sacks. Is that some kind of record?

Warner, with an identical cast plus a bulky left arm brace, played at a Pro Bowl level. 27 TD’s in only 11 starts? 21 TD’s in his final 8 games? Those are Pro Bowl/MVP-caliber numbers.

Anyone who would want to put that on the bench and lose more games all in the name of “developing Matty” needs to have his head examined!

And it wasn’t lost on me how Leinart disconnected from his teammates at Oakland… pouting on the bench and refusing to support the other QB’s when their times came. And how he snuck out of the locker room rather than face the reporters.

Matt Leinart is a weak-armed, slow(mentally and physically), whiny, immature, self-centered jaker… the league’s latest incarnation of Ryan Leaf. And you can take that to the bank!

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:43:40 +0000

Ryan,
How could you possibly prefer to go 4-12 over 8-8?! Did I read that correctly? What is it that you love so much about Leinart? At what point in his NFL career have you seen signs of him being great? Warner is apparently having the offseason of his life and if he gets benched, Whisenhunt is essentially saying I was completely blowing smoke up your *!! when I told you this is a competition to start at QB. Maybe me and you are just too different and won’t see eye to eye on this, Ryan, but I am sick watching the Cardinals lose. I think Whisenhunt is doing great things here and this team will be exciting to watch with Warner at QB. By the way, 2 9-7 teams made the playoffs last year in the NFC and that is definitely possible.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:21:20 +0000

I’m going to have issues with the Cardinals if I don’t see #7 on the field. I understand that he is young and maybe not a right fit for the NFL. But I would rather see this team go 4-12 and give Leinart a chance, than go 8-8 with Warner and still not make the playoffs. At least we can say that we gave Leinart a try if it doesn’t work out.