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Kurt Warner to Retire too?
February 6, 2010
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is still pondering about his retirement.
After his team suffered a 45 – 14 blowout versus the Super Bowl XLIV bound New Orleans Saints, Kurt Warner talked to his head coach and said he needs some time to think about his future.
I case you missed it, the 38-year-old Kurt Warner took a vicious hit in their divisional playoff game with the Saints and left the game briefly after throwing an interception. That probably convinced him to reevaluate his future with the Arizona Cardinals.
”I have some ideas in my head, but you want to get away from the season for a minute and make sure what you’re feeling stays that way. But I don’t think it will be a long process,” Kurt Warner said.
Warner has missed only one regular season game in the last two seasons. He threw 26 touchdowns and 14 interceptions this year, and played a nearly-flawless wild-card game against the Packers, completing 29 of 33 passes with five touchdowns.
”It’s really going to come down to what I want to do moving forward, what’s the best thing for me,” he said.
It is easy to find reasons he would step away, even with one year and as much as $11 million left on his contract. Many athletes ”Favre it” and unretire because they fail to find comparable means to fill the void. Little can match the rush of an NFL stage. Warner is a different person, as anyone who has seen him grows giddy during discussions of his family and faith can attest.
Here are several things that could happen in the short term to sway the quarterback to return for another season.
FIRST, he wants to make sure his 38-year-old body still is running smooth. Warner said that his ”body actually feels pretty good, probably better than it felt over the last three years.”
SECOND, the Cardinals have some tough offseason personnel decisions to make. If he returns, he surely wants to be around with, not only quality personnel but content personnel, too. The defense needs a close look after its late-season struggles. Now seems like the right time to address a new deal for defensive end Darnell Dockett, a gifted player who would be difficult to replace.
THIRD, he should take a look at his numbers. It’s one thing to retire when your skills are declining. It’s much harder when you’re the envy of the league. Warner’s quarterback rating was the second-highest of his past eight seasons, and he might be reading defenses better than anyone in the league.
”It is very hard to think of Kurt not coming back when you see the level he has played at for the last two years,” Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said.
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