Kurt Warner Will He/Won't He Press Conference Open Thread
by David Fucillo on Jan 29, 2010 11:45 AM PST
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PrintToday at noon pacific time the Arizona Cardinals and Kurt Warner are holding a press conference to discuss his future with the Cardinals. Many reports are indicating Warner will announce his retirement, and in fact, apparently he has an assortment of family and friends that will be in attendance. All signs point to this being the end of the road for Kurt. There have been a few folks (including Warren Moon) who don't think he'll retire now, but we'll find out either way today. And considering the amount of time Brett Favre will likely drag out his "decision," kudos to Warner for announcing something now (barring it just be him pushing off the decision).
Whatever the answer might be to the will he/won't he question, I thought it was definitely worthwhile to have an open thread for all Kurt Warner discussion. Whether he sticks around or retires, please use this thread for the discussion (as opposed to creating separate FanPosts). Whether he retires or continues, it will probably have a dramatic effect on the NFC West race. If you take Kurt Warner out of the equation, suddenly the Cardinals find themselves relying on Matt Leinart, Brian St. Pierre, a free agent, or a 2010 draft pick. If Warner retires, maybe they try to get Donovan McNabb? There are a whole lot of questions to consider, so feel free to begin the discussion here.
AZCardinals.com is going to live-stream the press conference, similar to what we've seen with Coach Singletary's Monday press conferences. They've provided this page for the press conference. I won't be around to discuss this, but go to town in the comments section.
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more than likely will retire
and I believe is going to the HOF
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assuming he retires...
I only hope the best for him and his family in the future, but I will be so happy to see him be out of the NFC West competition for good now!
I find him annoying as hell when he talks
but he clearly is a good guy and I’d wish him well off the field
by foosball4949 on Jan 29, 2010 11:49 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
3 SBs, 1 ring, 2 MVPs, 2 franchises resurrected = HOF
49ers have probably seen Warner too many times during the last decade when he played well for the Rams and the Cards but he is one hell of a QB.
Things will obviously be more interesting in the NFC West once Leinart takes over if Kurt hangs it up.
Win the inning.
Hang 'em up....
The guy had a great career and likely has more in the tank, but he cares more about his family and health. He should go out before he takes any more brain rattling hits. I do hope he makes the HOF though, since he deserves it.
That said, it is tougher to beat the Cards with Warner under center, but we did it twice this year. Even if he returns, the Niners should be winning the division regardless.
Warner's definitely a HOFer...and it is official: Warner's retired.
The man’s playoff numbers are utterly impressive.
It’s a good decision for him and his family. All the best to them.
More importantly, the 49ers seem to be in prime position for the NFC Title! (Yes, despite the name, the 49ers are my first love)
it's official now
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It's the NFL
Nothing is handed to you.
Despite the Rams and Seahawks rebuilding and Arizona’s QB questions, there’s no guarantee. The Niners still need to get out there and win. Expect Coach Sing to preach that message.
I understand that
But we couldn’t take the division until their QB retires. That’s going to be a little sour in my mouth.
Not really
We lost to the Seahawks, and won both games against the Cards! We won’t be handed anything. Yeah I agree Warner is a HOF QB but just because he retires doesn’t mean anythings handed to us. There still going to have Fitz, Boldin, Docket, Dansby, and everyone else that makes that team.
I totally understand your point
but it doesn’t bother me. If we have the division handed to us great, but then we have to play the REAL important games in the playoffs. I don’t care how we get in, I just want to be in the playoffs.
Exactly
The 49ers still need to take care of their business first and that is to get some O-linemen who can pass protect. The only thing this does is all the NFL “experts” will now pick SF as the definite favorite to win the West but paper champions don’t really mean much.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Jan 29, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad
If the Niners improve enough to win the division Warner’s presence would have no impact. And I’d rather win it with him still playing.
Plus, there is too little good QB play in the league. A guy who can still do it is a good thing to have on display. I certainly think knowing you have to defeat a guy like that twice per year affects drafting and coaching, since average play on defense won’t get it done.
Here’s to hoping the Niners FO is thinking bigger than winning the West, since that task just got easier.
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I don't care if he's playing or not.
I’d be happy going to the playoffs if one of Arizona’s cheerleaders was under center, and we have a much better chance of going to the playoffs with Warner sitting on his couch.
I like Warner, and he should def be in the HOF, but I’m glad he’s gone. Easier for us to get where we want to be.
Not a chance
AZ will give Leinart a shot. His contract is affordable next year, but not the year after. They have to identify if he is the future next year. I don’t think they want a QB controversy. They will give Leinart his fair shot.
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by More False Hope on Jan 29, 2010 12:24 PM PST reply actions
But the man was one of the true success stories in history
Grocery bagger, AFL QB, SB champ. I think that’s pretty successful.
He should become a motivational speaker.
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
HE WAS BAGGIN GROCERIES GUYZZ!!!!! fml
I chose water over wine... Jars of formaldehyde... think of all the things I missed... Why'd you make me a scientist?
Can you imagine what it would be like if Warner had signed with the niners last offseason and retired today? I think we can all agree that we would be completely freaking out about our qb situation. Would we be talking Alex Smith as qb of the future?…. I don’t think so.
by M F on Jan 29, 2010 12:25 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Good point.
Very good, sir.
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by mountaindew77 on Jan 29, 2010 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Nonsense
We will all see Robot QB’s in the future, not Alex Smith. RoboQB’s need not apply, sorry Todd.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Jan 29, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
I'm Still Freaking Out About Our QB Situation
Smith won’t be taking us to the Super Bowl. We need a QB of the future. So if Warner was here and retired today: a) we would have been in the playoffs. b) we’d now be in the same situation we’re in now. Except Warner might have taught Nate Davis a few tricks.
I don't see why
Alex Smith improved.
You can’t deny that.
Who’s to say that he can’t improve a little more?
I really think we may have the best QB situation in the NFCW right now.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 29, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
I think he is
One thing for Smith, is he has improved EVERY year. That’s saying something. And 18 TDs to 12 INT is saying something with only 10 starts and a changing offense.
Nothing but Love and respect for Kurt
I used to curse this guys name when he was on the Rams. But watching his nothing but classy retirement speech, i felt nothing but sadness.. He was a great and inspirational story. People like him dont come along very often, after all of his success he was nothing but humble.
A great day for 49ers fans though i suppose. This basically means the Niners inherit the NFC West. Patrick WIllis in the playoffs should be interesting.
From Matt Maiocco
Kurt Warner’s legacy: He took two horrendous organizations/owners to the Super Bowl.
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
Does it really matter?
We can’t avg 21 pts per game it makes no difference.
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by mountaindew77 on Jan 29, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
You don't think the retirement of Warner makes a difference?
And that the offense is going to improve at all?
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by mountaindew77 on Jan 29, 2010 1:43 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think his retirement matters, we beat them twice and we didn't get to the playoffs
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Yeah because you know, Warner had nothing to do with getting the Cardinals more wins than us.
Yeah. Totally. Nothing to do with it. Cool story, bro.
I chose water over wine... Jars of formaldehyde... think of all the things I missed... Why'd you make me a scientist?
You're both right
Warner did have everything to do with the success of the Cards in the past two years. His retirement matters because they will be losing a lot more next year with Leinart starting. I can almost guarantee that. However, we still would have beaten them twice, Warner or not. And all it did was help keep us from having a a seventh losing season in a row.
I don’t know. I’m not convinced that the Cardinals are going to be so bad next year. Leinart is actually a very unknown commodity right now. He wasn’t scouted so highly for no reason, and he’s had a chance to take his development slowly the last three years – which appears have helped guys like Aaron Rodgers and Vince Young who were put in similar situations. And they still have some of the best offensive weapons in the league and some very nice defensive pieces.
If Leinart is so much as league average, I think they have enough skill surrounding him to push 9 wins. Don’t crown us yet. They may not be who you think they are.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
True
We know the NFC west is a bad, non-competetive division. You never know what can happen in that kind of environment. Heck we went 1-1 (should have been 2-0) against Seattle and they ended up with a worse record than us!
Actually, thinking about it a little I think the Cardinals have been working on the assumption that they won’t be able to pass the way they have in the past anymore. They’ve put a lot of resources in the last year or year and a half into improving their run offense and pass defense. I think that might be a direct result of recognizing that Leinart was only a year or so away from being the starter.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Jan 30, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Their O-line is still not very good though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 30, 2010 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
Yea it does
the cardinals wouldn’t have won as many games and we would be in the playoffs.
Peace out Warner....
like others have said, the way the Niners win the division is by taking care of business outside of the division, because they have no problem beating the Cards with Warner, so without him it shouldn’t be too bad either. With that said, one thing this DOES do is actually give Seattle and St. Louis a greater chance to actually beat Arizona, which in turn does help San Fran.
Division winners
Can’t believe how everyone is now celebrating the Niners as division winners since Warner’s retired. They should have won the division even if he had returned. I won’t hold my breath on that division title just yet. Cards will be a more run-based team next year to offset the loss of Warner.
Yep
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 29, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
sad
i swear niners fans have the lowest standards ever.
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
Alex Smith is garbage...
A sad day for the entire NFL...
Even if this does help the Niners, I’m still sad to see such a great man go
I'm not.
Great player, great person, but I personally dislike him immensely. He has a legacy and I’ll endeavor to do my best to remember him as a great football player and not an enormous tool.
I chose water over wine... Jars of formaldehyde... think of all the things I missed... Why'd you make me a scientist?
'endeavor to do my best'
good job there buddy
I chose water over wine... Jars of formaldehyde... think of all the things I missed... Why'd you make me a scientist?
+1
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by return2greatness on Jan 29, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah he didn't look like a QB
More like a WR with the gloves. I could be wrong, but he had to be the only starting QB in the league that wore them.
its not a sad thing to me
peace out kurt lol
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
Alex Smith is garbage...
As a Niner fan, I'm glad to hear this...as a football fan, I'm happier to hear this:
Warner said he plans to spend time watching his children grow up, do some preaching and perhaps get into football broadcasting
Warner is a very articulate guy. I would love to see him in the broadcast booth over, say, Ron Pitts or 75% of the other guys I’m forced to listen to week after week.
Jason Hill is turning the corner!
Finally hahah we got this. GO NINERS
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by 49erSalvatrucha on Jan 29, 2010 3:33 PM PST reply actions
Skillz
What I’ll remember most about him:
1. He can flat out throw a football. When I watch the guy throw, it’s a spiral every time, has the right zip on it, and (most of the time) it’s pretty damn accurate.
2. He prepares well. He’s made his name playing really big in the biggest of games, and bounces back well from his poor performances. A good student of the game, and an admirable ability to forget.
That’s all I got. Can’t dog the guy on his big day.
Of course lol
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by 49erSalvatrucha on Jan 29, 2010 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
absolutely
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 29, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
My take is..
that basically, I prefer for Kurt Warner to continue playing. I want the San Francisco 49ers to prove that they can beat the best. I don’t want critics to say" Oh the 49ers now have a very weak NFC West, oh Kurt Warner Retired and Favre is done, so the Niners are just lucky to have it easy in 2010." That is a bunch of crock. If I was pitching and struck out 15 batters just because all were weak .210 hitters, a bunch of Johnny LeMasters, I wouldn’t go out and have a drink to celebrate that. I want to strike out Holliday, Howard, Ramirez, all the premier hitters, and I would be happy and privy to have a drink on the house!
The way you silence that is by winning in the playoffs
there will always be a team or division that’s considered weak when they hit the playoffs. If you can win out, you’ll do wonders for shutting up the critics.
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
I'm not agreeing with this line of logic at all
No one knocked down the Rams for winning after Steve Young retired.
I did, a little....
But I kind of stopped after a while….you know.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 29, 2010 5:56 PM PST up reply actions
We can also beat the out-of-division opponents
AH! don't fumble!!
by Fifty NINERS on Jan 29, 2010 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
get in where you fit in
as good as the 9ers are at losing, i’ll be happy with any event that makes it easier for them to win. thanks kurt for finally bouncing.
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
Alex Smith is garbage...
What?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Jan 30, 2010 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
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I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I know there is not a lot of folks who cared for Warner here
but as an resident of Arizona, and even though I am a Niners fan till the day I die, he did alot of good things in the community here in AZ. I know alot of players do, but he was sincere about everything he did. Off the field and on the field he was a class act. Even if I didn’t care for him when the Niners played him, I think he deserves to go to the Hall of Fame. He came from bagging groceries and ended his careers as one of the best.
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even madden
says that nate davis is way better than smith……when will the smithees realize this? smithees are like bush supporters. they still can’t admit that their boy is garbage
"There is no pressure. Pressure only exists when you're not prepared."
-The Samurai
Alex Smith is garbage...
oh a video game said it
well it must be true
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madden?
First off, let’s keep the politics out of this.
Second, why are you basing this on a video game? If you’ve actually heard John Madden say this in real life, please provide a link.
by David Fucillo on Jan 30, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
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Warner leaving is the right time 2 be honest i think he’s then at least 40 concusions over his career okay is that extreme and is that the reason mike martz has been barry bonds out the league ‘’that was smooth huh lmao’’ ut 4 real he took a pounding just like that other quaterback out there bulger no matter how much of a 49er fan i am i don’t and i repeat i don’t want 2 c anybody be suffering from alzhiemers when there 45 or 50 i have my selfish reasons 4 wanting him gone but he was smart 4 seeing the writing on the wall.Now this doesnt give the niners a golden path to winning the division i hope single can keep there heads from getting 2 big hearing we shoud win the division but i voted i think they could still win 8 games and that could be enough 2 win this division so this puts pressure on singletery and alex and matt liennoheart lol but i’ll say warner is a first ballot but i don’t see him getting in his first time just because who he played 4 the offense he played in and somebody answer this question who’s had a better career warner or farve ??
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