Former Arizona Cardinal and NFL quarterback Matt Leinart recently appeared on FOX Sports Live to talk about the hiring of Ken Whisenhunt by the Tennessee Titans this past Monday and whether or not it was a good fit.
Leinhart, who spend three seasons under Whisenhunt however didn’t have very glowing remarks about his old head coach, especially when it came to who took the credit for the Cardinals’ run to the Super Bowl in 2008.
“I don’t think it’s a great fit, and I don’t think it’s great timing, and here’s why,” Leinart said of the Titans hiring Whisenhunt. “You look at his tenure in Arizona — only two years, he had success, and in those two years, Kurt Warner ran that football team — I was a part of it. Every single Monday, Kurt Warner would come in and implement 20 to 30 new plays which he would say ‘I want these in my game plan.’ We became a spread offense and we became Kurt Warner’s offense. Then Kurt Warner retires, they go 5-11 twice and they go 8-8.”
Warner though, who Leinart thought should’ve been given the most credit for Arizona’s success in 2008 had a different tone about Whisenhunt but was admittedly surprised in his decision to go with Tennessee over Detroit.
“I’m excited for my old coach Ken Whisenhunt and the job down in Tennessee,” Warner said. “I think I’m a little bit surprised like my most people; you felt like a better fit might be in Detroit just because of the pieces that he had, specifically the quarterback he had there.”
Obviously though Leinart has some sort of personal vendetta against Whisenhunt considering he was benched in favor of Derek Anderson back in 2010 only to be released two days after the final preseason game. Also when asked if he (Leinart) liked Ken Whisenhunt, Leinart laughed then said “Do I like Whisenhunt?”
h/t: ProFootballTalk.com, FOX Sports Live
