I have to disrespectfully disagree with Dan Shanoff on the issue of Matt Leinart being a “loser”:
Matt Leinart could have been the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. Instead? Well, let’s review…
-Lost national title to Texas
-Behind Young in Heisman vote
-Slipped to 10th in ‘06 draft
-Swallowed new jersey number
The latest: There are rumors he is involved with Paris Hilton. Insult? Injury? At this point, I’ve lost count of where we’re at.
While I agree that dating Paris Hilton doesn’t make someone a winner (you can practically see the diseases forming a dust cloud over her pelvic region), the rest of it certainly doesn’t make Leinart a loser.
It could be argued that Reggie Bush, and not Matt Leinart, lost the national title to Texas with that ridiculous attempt at a lateral deep in UT territory.
It could be argued that anyone expecting Leinart to win the Heisman was way off base since there has only been one repeat Heisman Trophy winner in history and Vince Young didn’t have to share the spotlight with anyone as talented as either Leinart OR Bush in 2005.
His draft slip to 10th may be a blessing in disguise because he not only goes to a better team than the Saints, Titans, Jets, Raiders, Bills or Lions (all teams that arguably could’ve used a QB) but he goes to a team that already has assets in place to compete for a division title in 2006. And, related to that, the better the surrounding cast is, the better the chance for Leinart to play well enough to earn that lucrative second contract which is what separates the Tim Couches and Cade McNowns from the Peyton Mannings and Tom Bradys.
Finally, so, he’s not #11 anymore – big deal.
The only thing Leinart lost out on was about $10-$20M. That's clearly a lot of dough and I'm sure it'll weigh on his mind when he realizes that he can only afford to buy one Bentley or Ferrari for each of the four houses he'll own by the time training camp rolls around. In the meantime, he got to be a college student and live the life of a celebrity BMOC in Los Angeles of all places. He had women throwing themselves at him, he got to party with stars and all he had to do was take two dancing classes in his senior year. Wow, what a loser. Plus, he got to do this while NOT being the starting QB for the pathetic San Francisco 49ers this past season.
There are more interesting sports stories going on all over the place – do we really need to call Leinart a loser because he got picked after Vince Young?
By the way, Norm Chow, good luck with that project pick...
Matt Leinart could have been the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft. Instead? Well, let’s review…
-Lost national title to Texas
-Behind Young in Heisman vote
-Slipped to 10th in ‘06 draft
-Swallowed new jersey number
The latest: There are rumors he is involved with Paris Hilton. Insult? Injury? At this point, I’ve lost count of where we’re at.
While I agree that dating Paris Hilton doesn’t make someone a winner (you can practically see the diseases forming a dust cloud over her pelvic region), the rest of it certainly doesn’t make Leinart a loser.
It could be argued that Reggie Bush, and not Matt Leinart, lost the national title to Texas with that ridiculous attempt at a lateral deep in UT territory.
It could be argued that anyone expecting Leinart to win the Heisman was way off base since there has only been one repeat Heisman Trophy winner in history and Vince Young didn’t have to share the spotlight with anyone as talented as either Leinart OR Bush in 2005.
His draft slip to 10th may be a blessing in disguise because he not only goes to a better team than the Saints, Titans, Jets, Raiders, Bills or Lions (all teams that arguably could’ve used a QB) but he goes to a team that already has assets in place to compete for a division title in 2006. And, related to that, the better the surrounding cast is, the better the chance for Leinart to play well enough to earn that lucrative second contract which is what separates the Tim Couches and Cade McNowns from the Peyton Mannings and Tom Bradys.
Finally, so, he’s not #11 anymore – big deal.
The only thing Leinart lost out on was about $10-$20M. That's clearly a lot of dough and I'm sure it'll weigh on his mind when he realizes that he can only afford to buy one Bentley or Ferrari for each of the four houses he'll own by the time training camp rolls around. In the meantime, he got to be a college student and live the life of a celebrity BMOC in Los Angeles of all places. He had women throwing themselves at him, he got to party with stars and all he had to do was take two dancing classes in his senior year. Wow, what a loser. Plus, he got to do this while NOT being the starting QB for the pathetic San Francisco 49ers this past season.
There are more interesting sports stories going on all over the place – do we really need to call Leinart a loser because he got picked after Vince Young?
By the way, Norm Chow, good luck with that project pick...
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