Has Kurt Warner Established a Legacy Comparable to Brett Favre's?

, he wound up with the Cardinals, where he would be part of a revolving door at the quarterback position.

Warner, Josh McCown, and later first round draft pick Matt Leinart all contributed to the insecure, injury prone, and poor quarterback play that cost head coach Dennis Green his job.

Warner and Leinart received the bulk of the reps, but both were benched due to poor performance and were oft-injured.

In 2007, after Leinart broke his collarbone, Warner came on to throw 25 touchdown passes in just half a season.

Warner’s '07 success translated into the Cardinals' breakout 2008 campaign.

Since the Super Bowl in '99, Favre’s best season was in 2007, his last with the Packers.

The Packers made it all the way to the NFC title game and had loads of young talent, but it was Favre who threw the game losing interception.

After ending his first retirement, Favre made a stop in New York.

The Jets started out well, going 8-3, but finished 9-7.

The skid cost Jets coach Eric Mangini his job and Favre’s teammates blamed him for the team’s losing and loss of coach.

Favre is now with Minnesota and there are accounts that the locker room is already divided into thirds.

While no one can question Favre’s legacy, heroics, and his overall burning passion for the game, Favre is losing credibility as we speak.

It’s not that he’s almost 40; it’s that he keeps playing a push-me pull-me game.

Obviously it’s a tough decision, but our society is based on decision, and indecision gets you nowhere.

The same goes for being an NFL quarterback.

Kurt Warner, on the other hand, is looking to build on last season’s success.

Warner has demonstrated ability like none other to never give up, always keep trying, and to be ready on a moment’s notice.

Having two of the game's top receivers certainly doesn’t hurt either, but it is Warner who stirs the Cardinals' cocktail, not Larry Fitzgerald or Anquan Boldin.

No longer does Favre have the talent he had in Green Bay, but he did have the chance to stay there.

The Packers gave him a choice, not an order to retire, and then they moved on.

If Favre had listened to his heart a little longer, he may still be in Green Bay and looking just like Warner.

But right now, Favre is doing his one-year sabbaticals while Warner is still earning the top dollar for his efforts.

Please don’t let this mislead you. Favre is one of, if not the greatest quarterback to walk the earth, but he could take a lesson from Warner on how to finish a Hall of Fame career.

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