Before coming here, Warner had just been benched by two other organizations and was seemingly done. So can't it be argued that Whiz put Warner in a better position to succeed?
All coaches fail without a QB. Belichick? failed. Shanahan? failed.
Blame Whiz all you want for poor talent evaluation, because I think that's been proven. However, give the guy a good QB and he'll magically see success again.
There isn't a coach in the league who could be successful with Anderson, Hall, Bartel, Lindley, or Skelton. It's incredible we saw the kind of success we did with Skelton at the end of last year and Kolb at the beginning of this year.
Once again Warner was playing well before CKW arrived. The Cards just didn't win.
2005-2006:
350-543-4,090 yards 17 TD 14int, 64.5% completion rate. 7.5 yards per attempt and 11.7 yards per completion. What we wouldn't give for those numbers this season.
What so many missed was Warner's surprising ability to play well in spite of his age. He was 37 when he went to the SB.
If you want to look at why the Cards were so successful 2008-2009 just take a look at the roster and how many players were long time veterans with several years playing for Arizona.