Kurt Warner: Hall Of Fame Bound?
by Andrew602 on Jul 7, 2010 4:56 PM MDT
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PrintAt ESPN, NFC West blogger Mike Sando put together a piece listing players from the NFC West who may be Hall of Fame bound and as you can expect, Kurt Warner's name came up for the Cardinals.
Case for enshrinement: None of the 14 quarterbacks enshrined in the Hall of Fame since 1985 can match Warner in completion percentage (65.5), yards per attempt (7.95) or yards per game (260.8). Of the 14, only Steve Young had a higher passer rating. Only Dan Marino had more 300-yard games.
Warner reached 10,000 yards passing in fewer games than anyone in NFL history. Only Marino reached 20,000 and 30,000 yards as fast (they tied by reaching 30,000 yards in 114 games). Warner and Peyton Manning are the only players with a perfect passer rating in three games.
Warner was also about winning. He has a 9-4 starting record in the playoffs and has posted the three highest passing yardage totals in Super Bowl history. Only Bart Starr has a higher career postseason passer rating. Warner averaged 66.5 percent completions, 304 yards and 8.55 yards per attempt in the playoffs. Warner has 31 postseason touchdown passes in only 13 games (the three players ahead of him own between 18 and 24 playoff appearances).
Case against enshrinement: Warner started more than 11 games in a season only four times. He started between nine and 11 games four times and didn't accomplish much for a five-season period beginning in 2002.
Any argument against enshrinement for Warner will focus on the disjointed nature of his career and the fact that he produced sporadically as a result. The consistency simply wasn't as good with Warner as it was with the typical Hall of Fame quarterback.
Personally it's a no-brain'er for me - not because I'm a Cardinals fan, but because Warner took two of the worst teams in the NFL - the Rams and Cardinals - to the Super Bowl ... the Super Bowl. Look how the Rams have skidded since Warner left and look how terrible the Cardinals were before he arrived. He's a first round Hall Of Fame'r and I'll be outraged if he doesn't make it.
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Hall of Fame bound for sure
If he doesn’t make it, the Hall of Fame will lose a lot of respect. He’s one of the greatest QB’s ever. No argument there.
Also, doesn’t Kurt Warner hold the record for most yards in a Superbowl or something like that?
The top three!
Three best passing yard superbowls are all Kurt’s. First ballot, absolutly.
by Birdman from Mesa on Jul 7, 2010 5:32 PM MDT up reply actions
On top of the other comments....
Warner is really the modern day NFL cinderella man…Maybe we can fill our vacant OC position with the man!
Yes, first ballot Hall of Famer.
And even though he had a few down years, the only ones that are actually “awful” were 2002 and 2003. Even though he did not get a lot of wins during his next couple of years with the Giants and over here his numbers were never awful. He was still accurate and he could still rack up yards, he just couldn’t hold on to the ball after how he got his hand busted up.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
I agree with everyone
The argument laid out by Sando is convincing, his numbers versus the rest are just out standing.
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that." - Bill Shankly
I think there should be a Poll on here.
Just a yes or no question, should Warner go into the Hall of Fame. Even though most of us are going to say yes anyway [I’ve already mentioned I think he is a first ballot HoF].
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
We'll get a ROTB post up on this next week Joe
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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No question
He has the numbers, I totally agree about his ability to turn around traditionally bad teams. With the likes of OJ Simpson, & Lawrence Taylor in the HOF and so many players making the headlines for their off the field behavior, the Hall will love promoting Kurt as a true class act. A win in ’08 would have been the cherry on top, but I think he still goes, first ballot.
13- Warner, 23- Sandberg, 40- Tillman, 11- Walter
Brett Favre
going back to the vikings won’t hurt his chances either.
Remember no matter where you go in life...there you are!
by McCards010 on Jul 8, 2010 10:42 AM MDT reply actions
That's about the only reason I want him to come back one more year
Section 135, Row 35
by AJ BirdWatcher on Jul 8, 2010 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
+1
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
Definitelty Hall of Fame material.
I think he was one of the best QBs ever and wonder what he would have done with more time and more consistency around him.
First ballot or I lose all respect for the HoF voters.
If he didn't have his slump, he would be near the top in about every statistical category.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
HOF here he comes.
Warner definitely deserves to be in the HOF. Like other posts point out he turned around two struggling franchises and took them to the sb. His post season performances were incredible and his regular season and overall statistics are good. I really dont see something that would say otherwise. Hes got the ring hes got the statistics so enshrine the man.
Put Warner in HoF
He took the Rams & Cardinals to the Super Bowl. Think about that statement; HE TOOK THE RAMS & CARDINALS TO THE SUPER BOWL!! That is a feat that no one could have predicted. That alone should put Kurt Warner in the Hall of Fame.
I’m a long time Cardinals fan and to see them “feared” by other teams was a real thrill. The Green Bay vs Cardnals playoff game showed how bad he wanted to win.
Kurt Warner Classiest Player In My 40 Years As A Football Fan
1. Not drafted – never gave up. Arena League, bagging groceries did what he had to to keep dream alive
2. Makes Rams-The worst team of 90s and takes them to 2 Super Bowls. Gets hurt and replaced by Marc Bulger (Rams have never recovered from this)
3. Traded to Giants who draft Eli Manning – starts, loses his job through no fault of his, and tutors Manning from sideline.
4. Cardinals -Who promptly draft Leinart, Warner asks for a fair chance to start and does -We know the rest.
Few players could have dealt with adversity of any two above situations; Kurt not only overcame them all, but NEVER :QUIT, COMPLAINED, HELD OUT, LOST FAITH IN HIMSELF. What he did was his best on the field or sidelines. When healthy his #s compare to anyone who has EVER PLAYED. It has been an honor to watch him play and the fact that he took the Cardinals within 30 seconds of a Super Bowl win; what more could he possibly accomplish ?
Being a unbiased observer, (not a Cardinal or Ram fan) it should not take a ton of debate as to wether or not he should be in. Darn close to one of those automatic, no thought types, where you know his stats were good enough without even looking at them. GO PACK. Thought I’d let you know what color I bleed.
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