Dear Matt Leinart, I was actually laughing AT you.

Welcome to the NFL, Matt. Your glory days of being a deity at USC are over. Your Heisman trophy, that I am sure is in your bed right now, is irrelevant now. Your elite Trojan teammates are succeeding elsewhere, and your backing up the once great quarterback from Northern Iowa, Kurt Warner. I have always given Matt a hard time for whining on ESPN specials and the magazine. But now, there seems like there is a great deal to whine about now. How can I hate this guy, he's friends with the Manning bros., he seems like a nice guy on television, he's in all those funny commercials. Why such dislike for the young Matt Leinart? Well, let me elaborate...

The Freak of Nature:

I need to really explain this. Leinart has been living in the shadows of Vince Young his entire career, and, one can only hope he has let it go with Vince's recent crisis he's going through. (Which I wish him well). However, Leinart showed no consent for Vince Young during his times of success. Instead of congratulating the talented QB after the national championship game where Texas beat USC, he mentioned that Young was a, "Freak of Nature" and taken by itself wouldn't be that bad. However, in a formal interview. You should refer to him as an outstanding player, and not a freak. That's just disrespect. It was a real shame, because Heisman winner, Reggie Bush, talked about the great program that Texas had and how they played a great game. Leinart's response? "We are still the better team", well, according to the scoreboard, no your not.

In addition to this, Matt Leinart went to ESPN the magazine for a story Leinart interviewed  Jeff Fisher, coach of the Tennessee Titans and asked him why he picked Vince Young over him in the draft. Really? Are you actually asking that, Leinart. Did it help to know that Young's level of talent did not match USC's talent? Yet, he still gained 500 yards in the title game and won rookie of the year. No, Matt. I have no idea why Fisher chose Vince Young

Matt Whine-art

One of the series on ESPN depicted college players going for the draft. It was fun to watch except our dear friend Matt had to express everything that he didn't like. Things such as not waking up early, not dressing in designer suits, not talking to the press. Um, excuse me? You are Matt Leinart! You were taking one ballroom dancing class apart from being the most popular athlete aside from Kobe Bryant in L.A. I imagine that half the population would risk "waking up early" to walk in your shoes for even half an hour. The sad part is, now that he is in the NFL, his whining has not stopped. Why is Kurt Warner starting? Hm, let's see, oh yes! He's a hard working player. Warner is in the Brett Favre era and believes in working hard. Take a lesson from him, Leinart.

That's My Baby Daddy...

During his days at USC (and maybe while he was dating Paris Hilton) Leinart found interest in one of the basketball players at USC, Brynn Cameron. One thing lead to another and Leinart was all over the news. Seems that some child is now calling Leinart daddy now. Now, I am not going to be the one to defend Ms. Cameron. However, I will say that she has done a great thing in giving birth and supporting her child. Let's hope that our dear Mr. Leinart sends the check to this single mom and her child back in Southern California. Are you serious, Matt? This is your child, and Lord knows that Brynn is a hundred times better looking that the Hollywood girls you've been dating in the past. For her to have a child, under the circumstances, is nothing short of a great decision on her part. Let's just hope Mr. Leinart can take time off his busy schedule of warming the bench to come visit his son. Give me a break...

I am unsure what makes me most upset about this player: poor sportsmanship, the fact that he has it "so rough", or the fact that he is not with his own son. Matt Leinart, I am glad your butt is on the bench, and i hope you continue to sit there, maybe you'll get a chance to think about your "glory days" as a trojan. You were a phenomenal player in college, but this is the NFL. This is big boy football we are dealing with and you are drowning in this league. 

Let's take a brief look here. The QB before you, Carson Palmer, is a starter for a pretty bad team, but he starts. The quarterback under you, Matt Cassel is now a starter for the Patriots. Seems a bit ironic that he is playing and now you are resting on the bench. And that is why, Matt Leinart I am actually laughing AT you...