Kurt Warner's Best Shot

Kurt Warner’s journey is a script that couldn’t be duplicated if an athlete tried. His remarkable jump from glory to cast off, shows how quickly fifteen minutes of fame truly is. No matter what happens to Warner in Arizona, no one will ever be able to take away his two NFL MVP’s and Super Bowl victory. He’ll be given every opportunity with Dennis Green to prove that the Rams and Giants folded on him early to pave way for the youngsters in Marc Bulger and Eli Manning.

There is no discounting what Warner can do, as he had an incredible two and a half year stretch with the Rams. He burst onto the scene in 1999, and was the benefactor of playing with the best team on turf. On occasions he would just air out the ball, and Torry Holt or Isaac Bruce would just burn their defenders to get under the ball for long touchdowns. It was those kind of plays, that gave you the feel that Warner’s luck would soon change.

Poor play and injuries ran Warner out of St. Louis, as he had no plans of being Marc Bulger’s backup. Contingent on getting a chance at resurrecting a team and his career he signed with the Giants for a one year deal. The same scenario he faces in Arizona was the same he faced with the Giants. He had to immediately show substantial reason to utilize his arm over Manning, and Tom Coughlin didn’t see it. In fact the last game in which Warner started came against the Cardinals in a 17-14 loss, that Warner was absolutely pathetic in.

Still everyone knows that the Giants lost out on a probable playoff berth, just to give Manning playing time. Taking a look at it from Warner’s angle, there couldn’t be more of a boiling level of frustration. He had the Giants at 5-4, and they opted to go with Manning. It made no sense, and stomped and hurt Warner’s pride deeply.

For the Cardinals hopefully it burned more fuel to the fire of past people that have doubted Warner early on in his career. The situation the Cardinals have at wide receiver, is awfully eerie to the Rams. Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, and Bryant Johnson make up one of the rawest, yet most talented group of receivers in the NFL. Marcel Shipp will be back to 100 percent, and is a talented multi purpose back that has been under radar because of being on the Cardinals, and missing last season due to injury.

Josh McCown is still in the fold but after last season’s debut, he is going to have to earn a starting job. It’ll be a competitive battle, and Green isn’t afraid of any competition and will choose the best.

Warner is adamant that he wants to end his career like he started, and this is definitely his last shot. At 34, he can either have a great season with Arizona and sign on for an extension, or have a dismal year and be a free agent once again next season.

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