Early Line on Cards’ ‘08 QB Battle

By Vinnie Iyer
You may have heard that the Super Bowl is in Arizona, so it makes sense the Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks are the most popular duo this side of Tom Brady and Eli Manning. While Kurt Warner is connected to both Brady and Manning pretty close on the field -- the Super Bowl 36 loss to Brady’s Patriots, his stint as the starter ahead of a young Manning -- Leinart’s presence off the field really is a lot bigger than both Brady and Manning.
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Although there have been some questions about how Leinart is coming along throwing the football after sustaining a broken collarbone during the season, there is no sense that his ability to throw -- and attend -- parties is suffering.
Leinart hosted a private shindig at a trendy Scottsdale restaurant called Olive and Ivy on Wednesday night, where Nick Lachey and former USC teammate Reggie Bush were the headline guests. Thursday, Leinart’s agenda includes SPIKE TV’s Celebrity Beach Bowl with Pamela Anderson in the afternoon and the 14th Annual Madden Bowl with a who’s who of sports and its after-party.
Meanwhile, Warner visited a Mesa elementary school on Tuesday to promote the NFL’s Play 60 youth and fitness campaign and was around town Wednesday promoting that milk still does a body good.
I wonder -- which Cardinals quarterback you would prefer to be in February? You also must wonder if that might prove costly when the real competition begins in July...↵