Is Warner done?

The Arizona Cardinals had a rough day today at New Orleans. I thought going in that this was going to be their toughest game in their path to a Championship, even if they went all the way. New Orleans and Drew Brees are too tough to handle for anybody and for the Cards defense on the road, they are pretty close to indefensible. So the Cards offense had to carry them today. They started fast on their first offensive play from scrimmage - a 70 yard TD scamper by Tim Hightower. I am usually not a big fan of such quick hits early in the game via the running game. These plays are not going to happen again and while the offense gets 7 points on the board, they really don't get in rhythm, they don't get to do what they do best. Saints got the ball back and scored. The Cards then had a couple of bad turnovers that changed the game. The Saints went up 21-7, but the Cards cut it to 21-14. The game then got out of their hands quickly. Warner got knocked out of the game in the second quarter and that obviously didn't help. Reggie Bush made a bunch of plays and you are in trouble if Reggie Bush is making a difference in a game. He is a peripheral Saint these days at best and when he is impacting the game, the Saints are unstoppable. He ended up with 217 all-purpose yards in this game and that single stat in and of itself should be embarrassing to the Cards defense.

It was 35-14 at the half and even with Warner coming back in the second half, this game was out of hand. The Cards couldn't score again and they looked lost in this game except for the first quarter. Warner looked dazed and physically old for the first time after that brutal hit. It was amazing how a single hit added 10 years to his age. Now the talk is about his future. I love this guy and I hope he comes back. Between the Rams and the Cards, he has turned around 2 franchises in his career and when he retires, the Cards will take a big step back. I think he might retire, but then he has 10 million reasons to come back. Lets see how it goes. In the other game, the Colts blew out the Ravens. That game was close in the first quarter and slipped out of the Ravens grasp pretty quickly after that. So far this weekend, the home teams have won both games and I expect Minnesota and San Diego to continue the trend tomorrow. Dallas might cause the upset. Thats the game to look forward to tomorrow. In other news, the Suns have totally come down to earth. They are at a point where they are losing quite a few games at home and almost all the games on the road. They are barely a .500 team right now and I am not sure if that will change anytime soon. Thank God they had a 14-3 start and thats keeping their record respectable.