Kurt Warner's play today?

[IAWarnerFan]

I feel he did as good a job as could be asked of a veteran QB today. Anyone disagree with that? One questionable pass that lead to an Int today. The whole team did an excellent job.

 

[az1965]

Nope... I think Warner left somethings to be desired. One reason might be that Falcons focused in stopping the pass and too many times defenders were causing him to rush his throws with receivers covered. The OL did much better in the second half. But, yeah, overall a good game from Warner.

 

[Cardiac]

Kurt didn't have a flashy game with gawdy stats. He did have an excellent game and the interception was not at all his fault. Runs for a first down and actually threw a ball or two out of bounds. A couple of throws to Fitz were a little high and wide but I'd rather see that since there was no chance of an interception.

 

[john h]

I feel he did as good a job as could be asked of a veteran QB today. Anyone disagree with that? One questionable pass that lead to an Int today. The whole team did an excellent job.

One of the top QB's in the NFL this year. Kurt is one of the best QB's over the years I have seen and at 37 he is still one of the smartest and most aggressive QB's on the field. He truly takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Sure glad we have him. We would not have come this far with Matt. Matt will have his day and he has had the privilege of watching an all pro for the ages do his thing.

 

[Perfectionist]

I feel he did as good a job as could be asked of a veteran QB today. Anyone disagree with that? One questionable pass that lead to an Int today. The whole team did an excellent job.

We know you are a Warner die hard. That is ok. We won!! Now mix up the pass and mix up the run and we could win a few more.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

We know you are a Warner die hard. That is ok. We won!! Now mix up the pass and mix up the run and we could win a few more.

Agreed, but I'm a Cardinals first. Agree as long as we get good blocking up front. I've been calling for a flee flicker since midseason. That was a great way to start it off.

 

[SuperSpck]

He did what it took to win. The coaches made sure they adjusted to what was working, even if they got away from it to begin with.

Warner was as good as he needed to be, and I'm glad he's the starter.

 

[conraddobler]

Warner played very well today I thought.

 

[Spielman]

I feel he did as good a job as could be asked of a veteran QB today. Anyone disagree with that? One questionable pass that lead to an Int today. The whole team did an excellent job.

I wouldn't describe the INT pass as questionable. It was a fairly safe throw, really, not forced into coverage, not trying to do too much, or any of the stuff Warner is usually criticized for. It wasn't even significantly off-target. That turnover's on the receiver pretty much exclusively.

Warner's most questionable pass clanged off a linebacker's hands.

 

[slanidrac16]

I'll give him an A. Steady play but this victory is a total team victory. Everybody contributed. Even our TIGHT END!
Edge , Hightower, Fitz, Boldin, Breaston, Spach, Warner and the whole offensive line. When the whole team contributes we don't have to put it all on Kurt.

 

[green machine]

Warner was bad today, save the 4th quarter where he made some huge throws.

One INT (behind WR), another that should have been (right to a LB), and even the ball to Fitz was double coverage.

They'll need better if they are to have any kind of chance next week.

 

[TJ]

Started slow but got his timing with his receivers eventually. The INT was merely a tipped ball by Urban. Wouldnt put the entire blame on Warner for that. What won the game was the fact that we had a plan to run the ball and that kept Atlanta's D guessing.

 

[green machine]

Started slow but got his timing with his receivers eventually. The INT was merely a tipped ball by Urban. Wouldnt put the entire blame on Warner for that. What won the game was the fact that we had a plan to run the ball and that kept Atlanta's D guessing.

Oh I agree, but if we're going to absolve him for the blame on the Urban tip (which was a bad throw), then he at least deserved one pick because of the one he threw to Brooking I think the series before.

At any rate, he really picked it up in the 4th by making some real huge throws, so credit is due.

But to say he had a good game is off, since he really didn't. Plus, the team got away from running the ball (I'd assume in an effort to get Warner going) and it almost killed them.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

Oh I agree, but if we're going to absolve him for the blame on the Urban tip (which was a bad throw), then he at least deserved one pick because of the one he threw to Brooking I think the series before.

At any rate, he really picked it up in the 4th by making some real huge throws, so credit is due.

But to say he had a good game is off, since he really didn't. Plus, the team got away from running the ball (I'd assume in an effort to get Warner going) and it almost killed them.

Agreed! The whole team will have to play better whether the game is @Carolina or @New York.

 

[green machine]

Agreed! The whole team will have to play better whether the game is @Carolina or @New York.

Yep. Need a better start, so hopefully Warner doesn't take 3 and a half quarters to warm up.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

He was awful in the first half and pretty good in the second.

We had 1 third down conversion in the first half, just to illustrate how errant his throws were. Fortunately the game didn't have to be placed solely on his shoulders and other people did their part.

 

[IAWarnerFan]

Maybe it's because it's what we expect out of Kurt Warner.
I was wondering what the booing was about going into halftime and what Kurt Warner has to do to please the home fans. We expect Kurt Warner to shoulder about all the load and I don't think that's very healthy. He's usually accurate on all his throws and when his percentage drops, the fans get worried and angered. His percentage is usually very high for a QB.

 

[Evil Ash]

Maybe it's because it's what we expect out of Kurt Warner.
I was wondering what the booing was about going into halftime and what Kurt Warner has to do to please the home fans. We expect Kurt Warner to shoulder about all the load and I don't think that's very healthy. He's usually accurate on all his throws and when his percentage drops, the fans get worried and angered. His percentage is usually very high for a QB.

I don't think they were neccesarily booing Warner as they were booing the team as a whole. After we got that 14-3 lead it seemed we were flat for the rest of the half and that cost us the lead at the time.

As for Warner, I'd say he played about average. He was off in the first half minus that great throw to Fitzgerald but we seemed to go back to our ball control offense in the second half.

 

[moklerman]

Okay, you guys are officially not to be taken seriously. How nit-picky can you possibly get? The near interception the LB did not get his hands on it, he was covering someone else, peeled off too late and barely got a couple fingers on the ball while going in the other direction. No chance for an INT. Good pass defense but it wasn't a near interception by any means.

The pass to Urban wasn't a bad pass either. It hit him in the chest. Granted it hit his right shoulder so it appeared somewhat behind him but if he had got his head around and was looking for the ball, thus having his hands extended it would have been perfect. That one's all on Urban. He was more worried about the traffic over the middle than anticipating the pass.

And a slow start? Didn't Warner have a 42 yard TD to Fitz and a 71 yard catch and run by Boldin in the first half? The run for first down, the smart decisions not forcing the ball, no sacks, no fumbles, 60%, 270+ yards, etc.

It'll never be good enough for some of you. Let's see, he can't stay healthy, can't hold onto the ball, can't handoff, can't cut down on his turnovers, can't throw it out of bounds, can't win games, can't win on the road, can't win outdoors, doesn't give his receivers a chance, forces it to his receivers too much, won't check it down, etc., etc. Now that he's led the Cardinals to a home playoff win he had a bad game because of that one incomplete pass in the first half?

I-D-I-O-T-I-C

 

[green machine]

Okay, you guys are officially not to be taken seriously. How nit-picky can you possibly get? The near interception the LB did not get his hands on it, he was covering someone else, peeled off too late and barely got a couple fingers on the ball while going in the other direction. No chance for an INT. Good pass defense but it wasn't a near interception by any means.

The pass to Urban wasn't a bad pass either. It hit him in the chest. Granted it hit his right shoulder so it appeared somewhat behind him but if he had got his head around and was looking for the ball, thus having his hands extended it would have been perfect. That one's all on Urban. He was more worried about the traffic over the middle than anticipating the pass.

And a slow start? Didn't Warner have a 42 yard TD to Fitz and a 71 yard catch and run by Boldin in the first half? The run for first down, the smart decisions not forcing the ball, no sacks, no fumbles, 60%, 270+ yards, etc.

It'll never be good enough for some of you. Let's see, he can't stay healthy, can't hold onto the ball, can't handoff, can't cut down on his turnovers, can't throw it out of bounds, can't win games, can't win on the road, can't win outdoors, doesn't give his receivers a chance, forces it to his receivers too much, won't check it down, etc., etc. Now that he's led the Cardinals to a home playoff win he had a bad game because of that one incomplete pass in the first half?

I-D-I-O-T-I-C

F-A-N-B-O-Y

See, I can play that game too.

We each see Warner through different glasses. To each his own.

 

[moklerman]

To each his own.

Okay, I'll take 270, 2 TD, 95 rating and 30 points and a home playoff win. All of you can bitch and moan because that's just not good enough or bad or awful as some have mentioned.

 

[Lorenzo]

I thought kurt played very well. the interception wasn't his fault...should have been caught. and I questioned at that point why they were gun-slinging on that side of the field when there were running lanes to be had. but he made the catchable throw to fitzgerald.... and the throw to boldin. then kurt was excellent in the second half....he managed the game very well. when the cardinals started to run the ball he had more time to drop back and read the defense. and he never forced one throw that I can remember. smart QB.

 

[green machine]

Okay, I'll take 270, 2 TD, 95 rating and 30 points and a home playoff win. All of you can bitch and moan because that's just not good enough or bad or awful as some have mentioned.

Or we see a guy who's stats somewhat belie his struggles. Early he was bad. Save the Fitz TD, which was a jump ball in double coverage (where Fitz, amazing as he is, made the play) and the catch and run by a wide-open Boldin, Warner couldn't hit anyone. He wasn't good. But of course, you miss that.

Earlier you say that the pass to Urban hit him in the chest, then once sentence later say "ok, maybe it hit him in the shoulder..." Really? Where'd it him? I think it should have been caught, but it was not a good pass, and it got picked off.

Warner came on strong in the 4th, which was huge, but he was rather erratic most of the day.

Also, you say 30 points, but 9 of them are not of the offense's doing.

 

[Evil Ash]

Okay, you guys are officially not to be taken seriously. How nit-picky can you possibly get? The near interception the LB did not get his hands on it, he was covering someone else, peeled off too late and barely got a couple fingers on the ball while going in the other direction. No chance for an INT. Good pass defense but it wasn't a near interception by any means.

The pass to Urban wasn't a bad pass either. It hit him in the chest. Granted it hit his right shoulder so it appeared somewhat behind him but if he had got his head around and was looking for the ball, thus having his hands extended it would have been perfect. That one's all on Urban. He was more worried about the traffic over the middle than anticipating the pass.

And a slow start? Didn't Warner have a 42 yard TD to Fitz and a 71 yard catch and run by Boldin in the first half? The run for first down, the smart decisions not forcing the ball, no sacks, no fumbles, 60%, 270+ yards, etc.

It'll never be good enough for some of you. Let's see, he can't stay healthy, can't hold onto the ball, can't handoff, can't cut down on his turnovers, can't throw it out of bounds, can't win games, can't win on the road, can't win outdoors, doesn't give his receivers a chance, forces it to his receivers too much, won't check it down, etc., etc. Now that he's led the Cardinals to a home playoff win he had a bad game because of that one incomplete pass in the first half?

I-D-I-O-T-I-C

The throw to Urban was to his back shoulder - while it should have been caught was a bad throw.

Boldin was WIDE OPEN and it was only a 6 yard pass. The rest was Boldin. I'm not giving credit to Warner for Boldin's YAC.

At one point in the first half Warner was a mere 5 - 13 but 2 of those were the long passes to Boldin and Fitz.

We tell it like it is. You view things as a homer. He played fairly well and I think he can play a helluva lot better

 

[IAWarnerFan]

Or we see a guy who's stats somewhat belie his struggles. Early he was bad. Save the Fitz TD, which was a jump ball in double coverage (where Fitz, amazing as he is, made the play) and the catch and run by a wide-open Boldin, Warner couldn't hit anyone. He wasn't good. But of course, you miss that.

I strongly disagree with this. Yes it was a deep launch through double coverage to the endzone, but he threw it in a spot where it was right to Fitz. The pass to Boldin is what it was, a TD pass. That shouldn't be saved either. IMO He wasn't excellent, but by any normal stadards he played a great game and so did the rest of the team. JMO