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I posted this over at ES as well, but for more conversation fodder...

When Joe Gibbs came back in '04 he hitched the franchise to the aging arm and legs of Mark Brunell. In the same offseason the Redskins acquired Brunell in a trade, former MVP and Super Bowl champion Kurt Warner was available as a free agent.

Warner was facing similar questions as Brunell about his health, his ability to still be a starting QB and drop-off in productivity. Some of the 'intangibles' cited in bringing Brunell (shared Christian faith, strong leader, etc.) were shared by Warner as well. The sole 'advantage' that Brunell had was his mobility but as we saw, that was greatly overrated as Brunell had numerous leg injuries throughout his Redskin tenure.

How would the Redskins fortunes have changed if they chose Warner over Brunell in that fateful offseason?

For comparisons sake
Kurt Warner ('04-'08)
56 games (51 starts), 64.2 completion percentage, 80 TD, 49 INT

Mark Brunell ('04-'08)
37 games (35 starts), 56.6 completion percentage, 38 TD, 20 INT

Other Redskins QB
Todd Collins ('07)
4 games (3 starts), 63.8 completion percentage, 5 TD, 0 INT

Patrick Ramsey ('04-'05)
13 games (8 starts), 61.1 completion percentage, 11 TD, 12 INT

Jason Campbell ('05-'08)
36 games (36 starts), 59.7 completion percentage, 35 TD, 23 INT

Overall Redskins QB totals
60.3 completion percentage, 89 TD, 55 INT