Kurt Warner, who won a Super Bowl and two NFL MVP awards during his playing days, now works for NFL Network as an analyst. He doesn’t make explosive statements simply to get a reaction like some pundits do so when Warner comments on quarterbacks, it’s usually worth listening to his opinion.
Warner thinks it’s a little too early to hype up Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock, who went 4-1 as a starter last season.
“Do I believe he is definitely a franchise quarterback? I don’t have the answer to that quite yet,” Warner said during a recent appearance on NFL Network. “We saw moments. We saw the big-time throws that we knew he could make at this level. I didn’t see the consistency. I didn’t see the decision-making top to bottom, week in and week out that I want to see from a franchise quarterback.
“So, there was enough to see moments and go, ‘Man, if we can build on this and he can become more consistent and we can put players around him,’ as John Elway did, then he’s got the potential to possibly be that guy. But I’m not a believer that he is there yet or will be there this year. I think there’s a lot of work to be done.”
In five games last season, Lock completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 1,020 yards with seven touchdowns against three interceptions. That was enough to get fans in Denver excited about the future but Warner wants to see more consistency from Lock before jumping on the hype train.
