I don't necessarily agree with the premise of this thread either. Liking Whisenhunt is rather easy now with where he and his team is presently. How did everyone feel about him when they stunk it out down the stretch? Yes, they weren't playing for anything, but that was no way to head into the playoffs. Amazing how the light came on.
To be fair, Aikman refered to the toughness of Warner often last weekend. He said you could hit him, but you won't rattle him. Like you said, getting rid of the ball quickly is his savior. I believe his QB rating was better than 100 when blitzed, tops in the league (according to the telecast). And you KNOW he took many hits after releasing that futball.