Having a lot of fun doing our Baseball debates with two of my bloggers, DDT and the Phillies Archivist, I wanted to repeat the same idea with this year’s Football Finalists, but due to time constraints I will take a deeper look at each candidate myself and offer a few thoughts as to their Hall of Fame candidacy
Next, I take a look at Quarterback Head Coach, Kurt Warner.
Of the three first year eligible players (the others being Junior Seau and Orlando Pace), Kurt Warner is easily the best story. We all know the story of Warner who went from small Northern Iowa, to bagging groceries to the Arena League to the World League to Super Bowl Champion. It is an amazing story and the perfect counter to Seau’s suicide, and let’s face it…nobody carries a better Hall of Fame resume than the former Linebacker so you would think they HAVE to put him in. If Seau is a lock (and he should be) isn’t the story of Warner the one they want front and center?
Does that mean Kurt Warner is a Hall of Fame player?
I have always thought that though he is a two time MVP, and a one time Super Bowl Champion that he was on the fence for enshrinement. He had three great seasons with the Rams (1999 – 2001) where he led the NFL in Completion Percentage every season, twice in Touchdowns and twice in QB Rating. Basically, for a three year stretch he was the top QB, though he had a lot of offensive power surrounding him.
He would have two very good seasons in Arizona, taking them to a Super Bowl, but this also a man who had years of doing not much of anything, and his induction would be based on three great years, two good ones, and the rest being average to mediocre.
Accumulatively, and especially with the inflated stats that Quarterbacks are now accumulating, his 32,334 Passing Yards and 208 Touchdowns won’t seem as impressive to future generations, but what he was able to accomplish in Arizona with not nearly the help he had in St. Louis will probably put him in…especially with a story this good.
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