There has been alot of debate about whether Kurt Warner is a Hall Of Famer. I must admit that I've been on the fence about this.
On one hand, his career isn't very lengthy and featured a gaping hole in the middle of it. Aside from his bursting on the scene in St. Louis and his resurrection in Arizona this year, he could be considered a journeyman.
Still, he has two MVP awards, a Super Bowl title, three Super Bowl appearances and now owns the three highest passing totals in Super Bowl history. Not just the No. 1 spot ... the top three spots.
Don't we always lean on a guy's postseason accomplishments as a mark of how great they are? Dude has brought it in all three times in the big game. Remember his bomb to Issac Bruce that won Super Bowl XXXIV? Yeah, he lost Super Bowls XXXVI and XLIII, but he led his teams to magical comebacks to put them in position to lose at the buzzer.
To me, that's Hall Of Fame worthy.
If the Rams had found a way to beat the Patriots or the Cardinals defense had any ability to slow down the Steelers' final drive, Warner would be sitting on two or three rings. That is in that Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw range.
Yeah, reality is that he only has one ring and that puts him in the Mark Rypien, Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler, Brad Johnson range. But it is also the same number that Joe Namath, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning have won ... and more than Frank Tarkenton, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly or Dan Fouts won.
It isn't just the Super Bowl efforts. He is 3rd all-time in QB rating and 2nd all-time in completion percentage. He also has the highest average of passing yards per game in NFL history (minimum 100 games).
So, let's see: Not only has he done great things in the regular season (the stats and two MVPs prove that) but has also come up better than anyone when it counts.
How is that not Hall of Fame worthy?
On one hand, his career isn't very lengthy and featured a gaping hole in the middle of it. Aside from his bursting on the scene in St. Louis and his resurrection in Arizona this year, he could be considered a journeyman.
Still, he has two MVP awards, a Super Bowl title, three Super Bowl appearances and now owns the three highest passing totals in Super Bowl history. Not just the No. 1 spot ... the top three spots.
Don't we always lean on a guy's postseason accomplishments as a mark of how great they are? Dude has brought it in all three times in the big game. Remember his bomb to Issac Bruce that won Super Bowl XXXIV? Yeah, he lost Super Bowls XXXVI and XLIII, but he led his teams to magical comebacks to put them in position to lose at the buzzer.
To me, that's Hall Of Fame worthy.
If the Rams had found a way to beat the Patriots or the Cardinals defense had any ability to slow down the Steelers' final drive, Warner would be sitting on two or three rings. That is in that Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Troy Aikman and Terry Bradshaw range.
Yeah, reality is that he only has one ring and that puts him in the Mark Rypien, Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler, Brad Johnson range. But it is also the same number that Joe Namath, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning have won ... and more than Frank Tarkenton, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly or Dan Fouts won.
It isn't just the Super Bowl efforts. He is 3rd all-time in QB rating and 2nd all-time in completion percentage. He also has the highest average of passing yards per game in NFL history (minimum 100 games).
So, let's see: Not only has he done great things in the regular season (the stats and two MVPs prove that) but has also come up better than anyone when it counts.
How is that not Hall of Fame worthy?
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