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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
But we saw the 2004 Warner play 10 games for the Giants and have something like 9 TDs and 6 INTs, so is that really all that much better than what we saw out of Brunell in '04?
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If I remember correctly, Warner was on a two poor game stretch when he was benched (following a solid, and unexpected, 8 game start), which suggests to me that his numbers were likely a sample issue. Or maybe he was just in decline...but then how do we explain his Arizona numbers?
I have no idea if a healthy Warner is better than a healthy Brunell. Brunell bounced right back the next year, so it's probably not a big deal anyway. I'm not sure Kurt Warner wins more than one more game than 04 Brunell anyway, in the same, pathetic offense.
I suspect Warner is a little bit better. But ultimately, our fans would have crapped on him anyway for the same not-his-fault reasons that Brunell got it. So our results wouldn't have been too much different, save for that pesky 2004 season maybe.