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I like the way Ken Whisenhunt, in his first two years in Arizona, has done a better job of protecting Kurt Warner. By having him get rid of the ball sooner on more plays, the Cardinals have reduced the amount of punishment he takes (and with a quarterback in his late 30s, you don’t want him taking many hits).
Look at the sack numbers below, which are adjusted to account for the varying number of pass attempts. Under Whisenhunt, Warner has been sack an average of once per every 24 pass plays. Those are the best numbers of his career, and less than half as often as he was sacked in his final season in St. Louis.
KURT WARNER SACK NUMBERS, 1999-2008
Att Sk Per Att
499 29 18.2 1999 St. Louis
347 20 18.4 2000 St. Louis
546 38 15.4 2001 St. Louis
220 21 11.5 2002 St. Louis
65 6 11.8 2003 St. Louis
277 39 8.1 2004 N.Y. Giants
375 23 17.3 2005 Arizona
168 14 13.0 2006 Arizona
451 20 23.6 2007 Arizona
598 26 24.0 2008 Arizona
—Ian Allan
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