Sicc_Wit_It said:
Warner's overrated. He's a good QB, but nowhere near the best. And he definitely didn't deserve that MVP award. Even Ryan Leaf could put up decent numbers with the wideouts Warner had.
I agree and have talked about this a time or two. I tend to look past the numbers put up by quaterbacks, and see what it is they have to work with. I HONESTLY think Ryan Leaf could lead that Super Bowl Rams squad into the post season. Does it strike anyone as odd that when Warner got hurt that both the second and third string quaterbacks stepped up and were successful? What about the Vikings when they won 15 games. There starter gets hurt, the second string (Cunningham) steps up and lands himself on the MVP ballots... this is not a coincidence fellas. Then you have players like Trent Dilfer who played for shitty ass teams his entire career, having NOBODY to throw to, and gets tossed around from team to team as if it's his fault. I thought it was quite funny when he got hurt in Tampa (while on a 6 game winning streak I think it was) then gets dished to Baltimore where he wins the Superbowl. Baltimore then dishes him to Seattle and COINCIDENTALLY, the Ravens flow the next season. That's why a lot of these QB's drafted early on in the first round arn't always successful when they come to the NFL. In college they are on teams with OUTSTANDING wideouts and running backs. On a team like this you can kick the ball down field and your guys will come down with the ball. That is one of the main reasons David Carr went #1 over-all, the Texans saw past all BULLSHIT surrounding teams like Miami, Florida, and Nebraska. Is Warner done? I don't think he ever really started. He should never have won an MVP. Faulk, Holt, and Bruce are the guys to thank for the Rams success, not Warner (Atleast not nearly as deserving as he is made out to be). Don't get me wrong, im not saying Warner is a BAD QB, but untill I see him have a successful season without an enormous amount of pro-bowl quality players, then I won't hold him anywhere near the level of players like Brett Favre.