Who will be the Arizona Cardinals starting QB?

GLENDALE, AZ - If the Arizona Cardinals find themselves in need of a backup quarterback, Max Hall believes he can do the job.

The undrafted rookie from BYU made a strong case on Thursday night for at least making the Arizona roster, completing 7 of 9 passes for 126 yards and scoring on a 6-yard run in the Cardinals' 20-10 victory over Washington.

"Hopefully the coaches liked what they saw," Hall said. "I want to be here. I like it here, so hopefully they'll keep me around."

Derek Anderson, starting for the second week in a row ahead of Matt Leinart, played one series, completing 2 of 3 for 47 yards for Arizona. Leinart played the next two series, going 3 of 5 for 14 yards.

Coach Ken Whisenhunt hasn't officially announced a starter, but certainly all signs point to Anderson.

Rumors of Leinart's imminent demise with the Arizona Cardinals just wont' go away. On Thursday, the team apparently gave him permission to seek a trade . Now, we're hearing the Cardinals may cut him before Saturday's trade deadline, and that the Seattle Seahawks might be interested in picking him up.

ABC15 caught up with Leinart in the locker room after Thursday night's game. He said he was pleased with his pre-season performance, but also that hos future was unknown.

"We'll figure that out if that happens," Leinart said. "Like I said, it's something I can't control. So we'll just see what happens."

Leinart, expected to replace the retired Kurt Warner when training camp began, started the first two preseason games. But a week ago, coach Ken Whisenhunt made the surprising announcement that Anderson would start against the Bears in Chicago.

After practice Monday, Leinart complained to reporters that he had outplayed Anderson and didn't know what else he could do to deserve the starting job.

He said the problem with Whisenhunt is "probably away from football."

That led to a meeting Tuesday afternoon between the disgruntled quarterback and coach and a flurry of reports that the Cardinals were making calls about possible trades for Leinart.

and might even release the Heisman Trophy winner.

Whisenhunt was asked if he could feel good about Leinart as a backup going into the season after what has transpired the last few days.

"Well, no one's said he's our backup yet," Whisenhunt said. "That's something that I want to sit down with a lot of guys on our team and have discussions about where we think that's going to fit in."

We'll see what happens...