Polarizing Warner Returns To Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl!

It's truly amazing the Cardinals will play in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. Their road to the "Big Game" should prove once and for all why the NFL is the best league in sports. A team can go from the back of the bus to the drivers seat in a few short months (unless you are the Cincinnati Bengals). Which team will you root for? If you follow the NFL and know the intense rivalry between the Bengals and Steelers you'll understand why I will be cheering for Arizona in two weeks, plus I want to see Cardinals QB Kurt Warner get his second Super Bowl ring which should secure him a ticket to the Hall Of Fame. Win or lose the upcoming Super Bowl...I believe he is a Hall-of-Famer (but I'll save that argument for another post).

Mentioning the name of Arizona QB Kurt Warner always conjures up a passionate response. People either cheer for him or against him... there is little gray area. I think the reaction is based more on the actions of his wife Brenda than Kurt. She was vocal and at times perceived publicly as whiny when Kurt was rolling through (what became) the final days of his tenure in St. Louis.

In 2002 she told a radio station she would welcome a trade if Kurt remained on the bench. That story got a lot of play in this part of the country. More fuel was added to the Warner vs Rams fire when it was rumored the Rams front office told (devout born again Christian) Kurt to focus more on the the playbook than the Bible.

I know a lot of people who were turned-off by what they called Kurt's "preachy" remarks. I do not want to get into a religious discussion... Kurt's comments never bothered me. He is passionate about his faith and obviously "practices what he preaches".

I fall under the category of "Kurt Warner Fan". I will proudly wear my Warner #13 (Rams) jersey Sunday, February 1st. His rise to elite status is a movie waiting to be made.