Where would you rank Kurt Warner in NFL History ?

[clintl]

Unless his career path changes direction again, I think it might be fair to consider him football's version of Roger Maris - a guy with a few absolutely brilliant seasons who tailed off pretty quickly because of injuries.

[Leonidas]

ONly way Warner gets to Canton is with the ticket he bought for himself. He was great under Vermeil, mediocre under Martz. He was a guy who clicked well with the right system, the right players, at the right time. After that, he was a dud. Danny White and Mark Rypien deserve about as much consideration.

[Fritz]

I put him right up there with the best to be wrecked by soup.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Nope--never watched Jim Brown. I'm not saying that he was or wasn't the greatest (though Sweetness will always be my favorite). I am saying that we have no way of knowing how much longer he would have been great had he continued to play. Maybe he would have hit 25,000; maybe not. The wheels come off for everyone--especially running backs. By retiring when he did, I think he managed to secure his legend better than he would have had he continued to play.

Exactly how would that have tarnished his image to not be considered one of the best? He had already done it for clearly long enough to be one of the best. Basically what you're saying is that someone could rush for 18,000 yards over about a dozen season and then hang on for 3 more injury lpagues years, only rushing for abuot 100 yards total and you would remember them for those final three years instaed of the first 12?

Warner's problems aren't physical, they are mental. Once he suffere the first injury, he hears footsteps in his sleep. Hell, if you were walked up behind him in line at the grocery store he would probably throw the grapefruit away to avoid the sack, knocking out a cashier 5 registers over.

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

You know, I had no idea what she looked like until now... my god, she looks old enough to be his mother... *shudder*

What's scary is that an ex-coworker of mine used to babble on about how hot she is..... *shudder*

[Dutch]

What was her name?

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by Leonidas

Danny White and Mark Rypien deserve about as much consideration.

Don't you EVER mention Rypien in the same breath as Danny boy...

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Don't you EVER mention Rypien in the same breath as Danny boy...

Yeah, no kidding... how many MVP awards and Super Bowls did Danny White win?

[JeeberD]

Hey, I bet he could punt the ball a hell of a lot better than little Markie ever could...

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Hey, I bet he could punt the ball a hell of a lot better than little Markie ever could...

"Little?" Dude, Rypien was like 6'4", 240#.... he would have crushed Danny boy in a fight.