“I don’t really know what else I could possibly do. It probably goes beyond football, beyond the field actually. For me, I am not making excuses. I am not going to complain. For me, I just really want an explanation and I haven’t been given one.”
Matt Leinart, discussing his feelings about not being named the Cardinals’ starting quarterback.
You want an explanation, Matt? You’ve been a constant source of disappointment ever since you framed your USC jersey—and don’t even pretend that it’s not nailed to your wall somewhere—and posed with the Heisman trophy. You’re not an NFL quarterback, not when I’ve seen Taco Bell workers launch gorditas out the drive-thru window with more power than you put on a football. You were good in college—very good, even—but you don’t belong in the NFL any more than I belong in a job that requires social interaction.
Seriously, Matt, you don’t want an explanation, even though we’re all too eager to give you one. Now could you hold this clipboard for me? I’ve got work to do.
