You betcha - first ballot
Agreed.
The only things that could hurt him were things he couldn't control. He never had success in a big media town, and he was, oddly enough, pretty much a journeyman quarterback who put up HOF numbers. NOBODY he played for intended for him to be the starting quarterback. He started in the Arena League and NFL Europe. The Rams got him to back up (ready?) Tony Banks and Steve Bono, then made him backup to Trent Green. If Green hadn't gotten injured in preseason, Warner would have backed him up that season. The Rams replaced him with Marc Bulger and cut him.
He had a short stint with the Giants, but was replaced by Eli Manning.
With the Cardinals, after a shaky start, he was replaced several times before securing the starting job.
The biggest downside to Kurt Warner is the five year stretch when he played pretty lousy. I think he deserves to get in but that might hurt him with the people who vote. He is one of the good guys on and off the field. Warner was one of the few elite athletes to live up to the expectations of a role model. Too bad that might actually hurt him in this screwed up world we live in.
AGREE