what does a prot warr bring to the table that outweighs all the things i listed? thunderclap is very good but not game changing like HoJ, BoP, lay on hands, heals... etc....
also i say hunters are the best FC because they are not completely useless wearing stam heavy gear, they can kite like crazy. even with stam gear they still CC and do good damage, whereas prot warriors have no p. howl and do zero damage. prot pallies are second best IMO, especially because of avenger's shield.
unless you can tell me what a prot warrior has that beats heals, bop, lay on hands, hoj, and avenger's shield, i will maintain that a pally will always be a better FC, and that the warrior should just be fury for p. howl and doing shit tons of damage to attackers (playing defense as intended)