Filed under: 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks, NFC West

It's July, the slowest month of the year for the NFL. So what better time to start breaking down the upcoming season? From July 6-27, FanHouse will take an in-depth look at each division to help prepare you for training camp. We're calling it our Summer Scramble.

Coming July 27: NFC West Burning Questions, Bold Predictions

Arizona Cardinals -- Matt Leinart

Teams lose players every offseason. But even with the occasional defection, it's atypical to see a team lose the face of the franchise. That is exactly what happened to the Cardinals this year though when Kurt Warner retired. Replacing him? The former first-rounder Leinart who, once upon a floundering franchise, managed to lose his job to Warner in the desert. Which means that, for better or (more likely) worse, the fate of the Cardinals' success through the air this year relies on Leinart. The good news is that he still has Larry Fitzgerald at wideout and the emerging Beanie Wells in the backfield. The bad news is that Anquan Boldin's out the door to Baltimore, which puts plenty of pressure on Steve Breaston and Early Doucet to help Leinart out. Ultimately, though, a regression by the Cardinals would fall on him.

 

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