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In The Win, Kurt Warner Distributes The Ball Evenly

Kurt Warner hopes to spread the ball out even more when the Arizona Cardinals face the New York Giants on Sunday night.

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Kurt Warner hopes to spread the ball out even more when the Arizona Cardinals face the New York Giants on Sunday night.

The Cardinals elected to receive the ball at the start of the game on Sunday, ready to establish a dominant lead. That was the plan and like Ken Whisenhunt said, they could see 5 or 6 steps ahead of themselves during the opening drive. They ate up the clock and the momentum as the Seattle Seahawks and their fans never saw it coming. Kurt Warner was perfect on the first drive, and nearly throughout the game. He proved that even at the age of 38, he can still be efficient enough to play in the NFL. This brings me to my next point - Warner's ability to distribute the ball evenly. On Sunday, Warner targeted 10 different receivers throughout the game, completing passes to 8 of them. The quarterback's job is to get the ball into the hands of the play-makers, something Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, and Steve Breaston could tell you about. The chart below shows Warner's ball distribution throughout the game.

QTR Fitzgerald Boldin Breaston Urban Morey Hightower Wells LSH Patrick Becht
1st 4* 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
2nd 4 1(1) 1(1) 0 0 1 1 (1) 0 0
3rd 3(1) 2 2* 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4th 1 (1) 1 1(1) (1) 0 0 1 1 (1)
Total 12 6 6 2 0 4 1 1 1 0


* = Touchdowns () = # of times targeted

When Warner spreads the ball evenly to all of his weapons, and does it throughout the entire game, it makes the Arizona Cardinals passing attack more lethal then it already is. Warner's effort on Sunday only sums up his ability in the pass. He most recently became the fastest quarterback to reach 50, 300 yard games, doing it in 113 games. He tied Dan Marino to become the fastest quarterback to reach 30,000 passing yards in 114 games as well. Warner's presence in the pocket this season is key for the Cardinals to get back into the playoffs.

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What statistic by Kurt Warner gives the Cardinals the best chance to win the game?
300+ Yards
18 votes
3+ Touchdowns
84 votes
No Interceptions/Sacks
291 votes
Great Ball Distribution
63 votes

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Warner was sacked twice and had two turnovers on Sunday and the Cardinals still killed the Seahawks.

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by Andrew602 on Oct 21, 2009 10:22 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

the key to Warner's success in my mind has always been time in the pocket

He’s one of the best QB’s in the league when he’s able to go through his progressions but one of the worst in the league if a defense can pressure him without having to blitz. He’s smart enough to sniff out a blitz and he knows how to beat it but when a defense can pressure him with their front four, he’s normally going to tank.

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by Bezekira on Oct 21, 2009 10:46 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

hey card fans....

would love an outside opinion. both sides are biased….

http://www.battleredblog.com/2009/10/21/1094523/wayne-vs-johnson

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by chrisd21 on Oct 21, 2009 10:49 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

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There is no competition. Johnson. Now if this was Fitz versus Johnson…

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by Sir Whirly on Oct 21, 2009 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fitz vs. AJ is debatable

AJ has the better initials though

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by AJ BirdWatcher on Oct 21, 2009 5:07 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Traitor!

Jk. that would be a very extensive debate.

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by Andrew602 on Oct 21, 2009 5:53 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pass protection is the key

Totally agree with you Bezekira, Kurt is known for getting rid of the ball faster that anyone in the league when he can diagnose a blitz, but he tends to hold to the ball looking for the big play… which is not that bad, unless the line is having an off day (like in the two games lost)… as for Adrew´s comment, that was only one turnover, you can´t count the last play in the first half it was a hail mary… and the sacks were not that many, you can have two sacks, the problem is like I said when the line is struggling, Kurt gets hit a lot, and when things go bad they can go really bad, like the Jets game…GO CARDINALS

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by pacocab on Oct 21, 2009 11:28 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

True

And interceptions/sacks ultimately come down to good pass protection.

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by Andrew602 on Oct 21, 2009 11:49 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

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