Comments on: WARNER SAYS HE DIDN'T LEVERAGE THE CARDINALS

By: stonethrower

stonethrower — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:20:15 +0000

He’s got 8 kids for crissakes, and some of them are special needs kids.
I generally support a healthy amount of skepticsm, but I think as far as questioning the background noise, it doesn’t truly serve a productive purpose.

By: the real deal

the real deal — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:22:06 +0000

what on earth is wrong with this site?
2 hours later, and my post proving Warner is a fraud is not posted??
listen Brenda is a divorced, which is a sin against God, she quit on her ex-husband cuz he was having seizures!
the bible quotes, that is a women leave her husband she shall remain single and faithful or be reconciled, and if she remarries she is committing adultery.
so thus said, If God speaks to warner, why would he tel him to sin, this means his children are of sin, his marriage is of sin, he is an adulterer, and so is brenda,
it is so low that they try to act all godly, yet sin everyday in their sinful relationship.
double standards, and hypocritical….
it honestly disgusts me, that people try to act like this, yet kive in a sinful relationship of a woman who meant nothing with her covenant with god and her origianl husband who is still alive.

By: the real deal

the real deal — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:41:52 +0000

screw this were are my posts? warner is a fake

By: FreeAgentPro

FreeAgentPro — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:23:23 +0000

Yes, Florio does have it in for Kurt. Florio is trying desperately to be the Jim Rome of the internet, but is falling way short. The extra $3M in the 2nd offer also contained room to back up Warner’s claim that he would give up some of this salary to keep Boldin. Also, if Warner’s family is consistently in the background for every interview, it could be that the producer of those segments likes the touch. Or the NFL office. Why does everything have to be a conspiracy with Warner?

By: bishop23

bishop23 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:20:28 +0000

dude get over it…u sports reporters love to bash the thugs& dui’s in the league..but then u turn around and slam a decent guy like Kurt Warner..on second though u r right..warner adopted all those kids as a marketing ploy..warner talks about God all the time ..big deal..u seem to constantly take issue with this..this is yr blog\site so do wat u want..but it comes off as if u have a vendetta against a decent guy

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:13:13 +0000

Vox Veritas says:
“Do you have any facts supporting your “side”, east96st? It’s pretty obvious that you’re not going to accept anything other than original receipts and tax returns in your quest for “facts supporting their side”. What IS your “side” anyway?”
As I said before, I suspect that he talks more than gives. All I asked was if there was any proof that the opposite was true. That said, I have also applauded the fact that gives at all. Far too many affluent people don’t. I NEVER said all I would accept was “original receipts and tax returns”. That’s YOUR bias making up ridiculous statements. I asked if ANYONE could come up with some verifiable facts. As of yet, no one has. Anyone can verify what Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and dozens of other famous people have given. They, like Kurt, have promoted their charitable work. So why is so difficult to come with some hard numbers for Warner?

By: roxtar10

roxtar10 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:57:08 +0000

This is pretty sad.
Is there really that little going on today that you have to CREATE more issues that you have with Kurt Warner. We get it. You don’t like him. You think that because he professes his love for his family and his religion that there must be some alternative self-serving purpose lying underneath.
Hey….here’s an odd thought: The kids in the background….what if…and follow me on this one: What if he actually ENJOYS spending time with his family on the off-season and THAT’S why we hear them in the background???? It’s a reach, I know…What if the interviews are actually disrupting HIS off-season time and the time he allocates for his family, but he gracaiously does them anyway?
Nah…that would be one less ridiculously lengthy article of worthless bashing that Florio would have to write.

By: Vox Veritas

Vox Veritas — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:53:01 +0000

Why are you guys referencing that cracked.com article? It says that Warner was never a grocery stocker, but says that he stocked groceries for a few weeks. If going undrafted and unsigned and needing money so bad that you take a $5.50/hr job stocking groceries for any length of time, coming up the hard way through the bush leagues, then some years down the road you end up with a Super Bowl MVP trophy and millions of dollars is not a “rags to riches” story, then “rags to riches” stories don’t exist.

By: Vox Veritas

Vox Veritas — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:36:56 +0000

Do you have any facts supporting your “side”, east96st? It’s pretty obvious that you’re not going to accept anything other than original receipts and tax returns in your quest for “facts supporting their side”. What IS your “side” anyway?

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:12:11 +0000

alwaysamazed says:
“I was going to blog what an A hole Florio, “Facts” and “East” were and then I read ALL the prior blogs and realized I didn’t have to”
Sad, but predictable, how people with no facts supporting their side always resort to name calling.

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:50:47 +0000

bdhumbert says:
“but holding him to some DIFFERENT standard because he is a man of faith is just wrong.”
Actually, it’s you who is holding him to a different standard. You are automatically assuming he’s wonderful because he claims to be a man of faith. And that, most certainly, is bias. All I asked was there any FACTS to support that? My gut feeling is that he talks more than he gives, but I have no facts to support that, so I asked if anyone did have facts. The only responses that have been given have been attacks on others, including your own accusations of rampant cocaine use at WVU – which we both know was a sad attempt to take a shot at Florio. We all know Kurt has given away some free dinners and some free trips because he has told us so and it has been documented. Good for him! I applaud all acts of charity no matter how small. But, if you are going to make a public display of your charity, then people have a right to ask whether you are giving anything significant or not, or whether it merely self promotion.

By: Autumn_Thunder

Autumn_Thunder — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:11:49 +0000

You are flushing all the respect you earned from the Vick/Poindexter story with this misguided smear campaign. Why, Michael?

By: Tram man

Tram man — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:47:19 +0000

Man. How can Florio be so fixated on this? Very queer.

By: alwaysamazed

alwaysamazed — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:32:31 +0000

I was going to blog what an A hole Florio, “Facts” and “East” were and then I read ALL the prior blogs and realized I didn’t have to

By: Buster

Buster — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:26:54 +0000

Mike, you sound like like a guy was on the receiving end of one too many “wedgies” from the cool kids in school. Because of this, you now hate for no apparent reason. I’m mean, one has to go to great lengths to hate a guy like K. Warner. Go to therepy for the wedgies, and you will see that in time, all of this misguided hate and obsession with Warner will disappear.

By: Vox Veritas

Vox Veritas — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:14:13 +0000

"So, in other words, you have absolutely NO facts supporting your bias. Can’t say I’m surprised. " What are you looking for? Tax returns? Here's a reference that says that he's contributed over a million five to "fund trips for Make-A-Wish families, home builds for underprivileged families, and Punt, Pass and Kick clinics with Special Olympians." http://www.examiner.com/x-1491-Seattle-Seahawks-Examiner~y2009m2d2-Cardinals-QB-Kurt-Warner-Named-Walter-Payton-NFL-Man-of-the-Year

By: EMQBfootball

EMQBfootball — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:08:59 +0000

I’ve been doing NFL interviews for 10 years and there have been very few where the player absconded to a quiet location for our discussion. Unless you’re ESPN (or at their level of popularity) and you’ve arranged for a one-on-one “studio” interview with a player, you take what you can get and it’s usually on their cell phone wherever they happen to be. I’ve heard family dogs barking, kids screaming, car horns, mall noise, cafeteria noise, weight room noise, locker room noise, etc. I think it’s funny. I usually ask the player where he’s at just for a laugh. So to expect Kurt to find a quiet place for every interview he does is insane.

By: JRC_1

JRC_1 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:04:23 +0000

You really are an idiot.
“At some point before Monday, March 2, the Cardinals had offered two years, $20 million to Warner. On Monday, March 2, Warner visited San Francisco. On Tuesday, March 3, after Warner returned home from California, Warner’s agent sent a new proposal to the Cardinals on a two-year, $23 million deal.
And that’s all we need to say.”
Huh? Prior to visiting the 49ers, ESPN reported that Warner was “hoping for a two-year deal worth between $28 million and $32 million with a possible third option year being added.” After visiting the 49ers, Warner “sent a new proposal to the Cardinals on a two-year, $23 million deal.” I was not a math major but as far as I know 23 million is not more than 28 million, nor is it more than 32 million. He never said he didn’t ask for more than the Cardinals offered; he said he did not leverage the situation by asking for more money after visiting the 49ers than he asked for prior to visiting teh 49ers, which is demonstrably true and readily apparent to anyone not obsessed with trying to make him look bad.

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:55:28 +0000

atlantisbane says:
“east96st, you must have the worst research skills ever. It took a simple google search to find Kurt Warner and the charities he has contributed to. He even has his own charity, First Things First Foundation”
Really. So what is the percentage of income he gives? I didn’t see that anywhere, but you’re obviously much better at it than me, so let us all know what you found.

By: EskinSux

EskinSux — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:51:04 +0000

Hell….I’m not a fan of Warner or any pro athlete with a religious diatribe. I don’t need to here how they have to thank God during every interview, how it was God’s plan etc. Personally i think it’s all BS anyway. But the fact remains, at least Warner is a Father to his children. Who cares if they are in the background, making noise during an interview?….Talk about splitting hairs, we have Warner, who is a Man and is raising his kids… And then Travis Henry, who has so many kids he would need Google Earth to locate them, probably dosen’t know their names, and sells poison to placate his lifestyle…..Dammed if ya do…..dammed if ya don’t…….

By: bdhumbert

bdhumbert — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:49:52 +0000

East – it is not a bias – it is AN OPINION – I am a huge Steeler fan and have a ton of respect for Warner – he almost beat my team [Florio thinks he DID beat my team - but he also thinks the Seahawks beat the Steelers in 40]. Who says anyone has to document their good deeds – that is silly – he does not have to prove anything to you – me – or anyone. If you don’t like him that is fine – but holding him to some DIFFERENT standard because he is a man of faith is just wrong.
He is one of 8-10 quarterbacks capable of winning a Superbowl – if the Cards want to get back to the game they need him – Matt Leinhart won’t get them there. For comparision look at the Chiefs, they are locked into spending $30 Million for two years on a QB who has not even won a Division – so his asking price was more than fair.
A different Florio would have spun this whole story to what are the Bidwell’s thinking – they are idiots [which is true!] – they have a chance to get back with Warner – none without him – instead they low ball a SuperBowl QB and FORCE him to go to San Francisco to get what is fair.

By: Vox Veritas

Vox Veritas — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:45:15 +0000

“if i remember correct, wasn’t it warner’s agent who said he was on a “higher moral plane” than others?”
Nope. He never said that. What he said was:
“People assume things are being done to create leverage and that’s not true. Anyone who knows Kurt Warner knows that’s not the moral plane he operates under. He would never do something to create leverage.”
At which point Florio twisted it and blew it out of proportion, proving that while Kurt Warner may not be on a higher moral plane than everybody, he certainly is on a higher moral plane than Florio.

By: azcardinalsfan1

azcardinalsfan1 — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:36:21 +0000

The NFL presents him with the Walter Payton award as the man of the year for his off-the-field contributions, he leads two previously struggling franchises to the Superbowl, and he had the unmitigated gall to test the free agent market, when he was a free agent, to see what he may have been worth to another team. Your investigation into who the real Kurt Warner is fascinating, any further word on Terry Bradshaw’s unfortunate luck with automobiles?
You’re worse than a room full women with curlers in their hair and dryers on their heads.

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:35:37 +0000

westclaims says:
“east96st, nice trick question there dude. Good guys like Kurt do NOT like to publicize their contributions all the time. If they did, you would have to question their motive for charity. Nice try though”
It’s not a trick question. Guys like Warner publicize their contributions constantly. How else would we all know about the free dinners at the Cheesecake Factory and the trips to Disney World? He’s given INTERVIEWS ON TELEVISION WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT IT!!!! If Warner did NOT want us to know about his contributions, all his donations would have been done anonymously. That and it is certainly going to be part of ANY person’s income tax returns, so the info is available. Nice try, though.

By: HarrisonHits

HarrisonHits — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:31:15 +0000

“Maybe it’s just me (and there’s a good chance that it is), but I think it shows a certain amount of disrespect to the host, and to the audience.”
No its not just you. Just another sign of his holier than the rest of us douche-bag act. I see little difference between him and the TV preachers that have been caught spending some of their millions in donations on hookers, blow and other things they rant and rave against.

By: Vox Veritas

Vox Veritas — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:28:09 +0000

You know what? I’m sure that you’ve done more interviews than the Super Bowl winning, Super Bowl MVP winning, two time league MVP QB has, so it’s very big of you to give him pointers on how to be interviewed.
Get real. You’ve got as much business giving advice to Warner on how to be a good guest as you have in giving Rome advice on how to be a good host.

By: atlantisbane

atlantisbane — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:13:34 +0000

east96st, you must have the worst research skills ever. It took a simple google search to find Kurt Warner and the charities he has contributed to. He even has his own charity, First Things First Foundation.
As for Florio, this is getting really pathetic. As a father of two, I can tell you that NO room in the house is a quiet place away from the kids. They don’t even have to be in the same room to make enough noise to disrupt what your doing. And if it came to letting my kids have fun or talking to Jim Rome on the phone, the kids will win every time.
Your a sad man who is trying to bury someone that doesn’t deserve it. I’m not sure what your issue is with Warner but it is sad that you have more derogatory posts about Warner than you do about Travis Henry or TO.
I used to really enjoy this site.

By: east96st

east96st — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:12:38 +0000

bdhumbert says:
“Hey East – bet Warner gives as much or more to charity as those WVU role models I mentioned earlier spend on cocaine – so that is A LOT!!!!”
So, in other words, you have absolutely NO facts supporting your bias. Can’t say I’m surprised.

By: westclaims

westclaims — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:58:42 +0000

east96st, nice trick question there dude. Good guys like Kurt do NOT like to publicize their contributions all the time. If they did, you would have to question their motive for charity. Nice try though.

By: clint taurus

clint taurus — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:55:37 +0000

What does Warner’s moral plan(e) or his noisy background during interviews have to do with Pat White?