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Warner doesn't need win to join Namath in Canton
It's a ridiculous debate: If the Arizona Cardinals win the Super Bowl, does Kurt Warner belong in the Hall of Fame? LOL. What serious football person would even entertain this question? Jason Whitlock wants to know what you think about the important issues in sports today. Contact him here. Subject: Comment/Question: Name:

I'm going to make an analogy that Manning fans are going to find unfair. I am a huge Peyton Manning fan. But the facts speak for themselves.

Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner entered the league in the same year, 1998. Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger entered the league in the same year, 2004. Warner and Roethlisberger have played in five Super Bowls. The Mannings have played in two. Why the disparity?

The Mannings are more physically gifted and have been groomed for NFL stardom. Warner and Roethlisberger are tougher, better leaders.

The last decade of NFL football has been dominated by quarterbacks — Tom Brady, Warner and Roethlisberger — who entered the league with something to prove. Brady was the 199th pick in the draft. Roethlisberger played at a midmajor. Warner bagged groceries and played in the Arena League. They weren't supposed to be NFL stars.

Brady, Warner and Roethlisberger remind me of Elway, Montana and Kelly, the trio of winning QBs who defined the 1980s and 1990s.

Does Kurt Warner belong in the Hall of Fame?

You can't properly explain the last decade without him.

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Added: January 29, 2009