Tyler was making the case during the AZ playoff game that Warner is better than Favre (historically). Apparently he is in good company. Here is an excerpt from Michael Wilbon's column.
"Fairfax, Va.: AT 55, I'm a whole generation of "old guy" beyond Kurt Warner, but damn, isn't it great to see an "old guy" put on a performance like that? Talk about your big game guy. Hope he finds himself in the Hall of Fame -- Warner desrves it.
MW: It is great to see. You would think that Brett Favre is the only old guy out there who can sling it. But Warner is 38. He's won the same number of Super Bowls as Favre (1), been in one more (three to Favre's 2), and I think when the next weekend of playoff games is done that Warner is more likely to be alive for another Super Bowl than Favre.
Anyway, Warner is lavish with his praise of his receivers, in this case Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Steve Breaston, Early Doucet ... But they are equally enamored of him. Fitzgerald told me last week that if Warner is upright the Cardinals believe they can beat anybody. Four playoff victories in the last five postseason games probably prove that. The Cardinals were two minutes in the Super Bowl from that being a 5-0 record with Warner as their QB.
He was very candid the other day after that incredible game against the Packers, saying that he plays now for the playoffs. Why wouldn't he at this point of his career? It seemed his career was dead when he was with the Giants, sitting on the bench. Warner didn't think he had a fair shot at beating out first-round draft pick Matt Leinart for the job in Arizona. But Ken Whisenhunt promised it would be a fair competition, and it was. I've covered pro football for many years and rarely have I met a player easier to root for than Warner."
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