So has it hit anyone yet....

Eagle Eye · 01-11-2009, 10:18 PM

That the Cardinals are one game away from the Superbowl.....just marinate on that.

**Crazyswordsman** · 01-11-2009, 10:21 PM

The Arizona Cardinals....for years they were known as the team that didn't care about winning....and here they are. Kurt Warner stopped sucking (and replaced Matt Leinart for some reason I don't know because I don't follow the NFL until December) and now they apparently have a defense.

But I doubt they'd be able to get past Asante Samuel, Troy Polamalu, or Ed Reed led secondaries. -CSM

Eagle Eye · 01-11-2009, 10:30 PM

Kurt Warner was only bad in New York. He has one of the greatest passer ratings of all time, and one of the best career completion percentages.

He is the leader Leinart couldn't be, and he refrained from making the mistakes Leinart did. When you have a team ready to win, you seem to have less patience to wait for development (see Tennessee). The defense has forced teams into mistakes as of late, and is capitalizing off of them.

With that said, I see a close game happening on Sunday, but I see Philly edging Arizona out.

Brandon2390 · 01-12-2009, 12:20 AM

I'm taking AZ to get to the bowl. Not just because I'm a bitter Giants fan(Well...maybe a little) but Mcnabb/Westbrook have a tendency to just dissapear in some games. They didn't play that great against us at all..we just killed ourselves. If they play like that vs Arizona they'll lose.

ZeldaGirl · 01-12-2009, 12:26 AM

I'm still laughing my ass off...

Eagle Eye · 01-12-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon2390

I'm taking AZ to get to the bowl. Not just because I'm a bitter Giants fan(Well...maybe a little) but Mcnabb/Westbrook have a tendency to just dissapear in some games. They didn't play that great against us at all..we just killed ourselves. If they play like that vs Arizona they'll lose.

I think you gotta give the Giants D more credit than that. McNabb was on fire in the 4th, if that carries over, I see him prevailing next week.

Should still be a great game, regardless of winner, but I'll be surely in awe if Arizona pulls yet another upset.

Robotazy · 01-12-2009, 11:52 AM

.......

*Explodes*

Bomby · 01-12-2009, 12:57 PM

I still predict that the Packers will win the NFC Championship. Aaron Rodgers and his crew will show up to the Cardinals/Eagles game at halftime and the world's first three-way football game will break out. If Kurt Warner and Donovan McNabb are smart, they'll coat the football with kryptonite.

Swordmaster Link · 01-12-2009, 01:16 PM

PONIES · 01-12-2009, 04:04 PM

i didn't think about it until now, could they resemble last year's giants?

**Marchie** · 01-12-2009, 07:30 PM

can i has lions in nfc title game in 10-15 yrs?

Really though, I hope they get to the Super Bowl. I'm really surprised they've gotten this far.

Shine Dude · 01-12-2009, 08:12 PM

Wouldn't you not want Cardinals to win? If they get to the Super Bowl it will make Detroit the worst NFL franchise.

**Crazyswordsman** · 01-12-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SUP DAWG

I think you gotta give the Giants D more credit than that. McNabb was on fire in the 4th, if that carries over, I see him prevailing next week.

Should still be a great game, regardless of winner, but I'll be surely in awe if Arizona pulls yet another upset.

The Giants D is one of the NFL's best. The Giants always won games with defense. And the reason Westbrook was kept out of the game was because the Giants focused all their attention on him. Notice how the Eagles completed half their third and longs? Everyone was focused on Westbrook they left everyone else open! -CSM

Brandon2390 · 01-13-2009, 08:08 PM

Yea, I also think it had to do with playcalling also though, Spags didn't do as well this playoff game as he usually does. We didn't blitz enough on 3rd and long. Instead we tried to use the 3 man rush when they needed 20 yards and Mcnabb sat in the pocket for 10 seconds and found the open receiver.

**Crazyswordsman** · 01-13-2009, 08:23 PM

It actually went as I expected. The Eagles won the battle at the skill positions, and the Giants won the battle of the trenches. -CSM

**Marchie** · 01-14-2009, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shine Dude

Wouldn't you not want Cardinals to win? If they get to the Super Bowl it will make Detroit the worst NFL franchise.

Ot also gives me some hope a few years down the road, so it all works out.

Panfan · 01-14-2009, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shine Dude

Wouldn't you not want Cardinals to win? If they get to the Super Bowl it will make Detroit the worst NFL franchise.

because we haven't already achieved that.

Laika Come Home · 01-14-2009, 07:02 PM

I rooted for the Pats all regular season, the Chargers in the playoffs, and now I'm rooting for Arizona to go all the way. They deserve it.

**Crazyswordsman** · 01-14-2009, 08:44 PM

I want to see Eagles-Ravens personally. Asante Samuel and Ed Reed going at it... -CSM

Lurch1982 · 01-14-2009, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shine Dude

Wouldn't you not want Cardinals to win? If they get to the Super Bowl it will make Detroit the worst NFL franchise.

Detroit still has a few more horrific decades to go to be anywhere near as horrible as some of the other bottomfeeders.

From worst to Detroit:
Houston (.357, no playoff appearances, est 2002)
Tampa (.398, 1 championship, 10 appearances, est 1976)
Atlanta (.411, 0 championships, 9 appearances, 1 super bowl appearance, est 1966)
New Orleans (.411, 0 championships 6 appearances, est 1967)
Arizona (.413, 2 pre-super bowl championships, 7 appearances, charter franchise from 1920)
Cincinnati (.435, 0 championships, 8 appearances, est. 1968)
NYJets (.452, 1 championship, 12 appearances, est. 1960)
Detroit (.462, 4 championships, 14 appearances, est. 1930)

So yeah, the worst franchise in the NFL is 3/4ths of the NFC South. And believe me when I say, most of these wins for Atlanta, New Orleans, and especially Tampa have come in the last 20 years.

The Texans are too new to really toss under the bus as crappy. Arizona is pitiful considering it was an original franchise. You'd figure they'd at least tard up and get lucky at some point.

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Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	The Arizona Cardinals....for years they were known as the team that didn't care about winning....and here they are. Kurt Warner stopped sucking (and replaced Matt Leinart for some reason I don't know because I don't follow the NFL until December) and now they apparently have a defense. But I doubt they'd be able to get past Asante Samuel, Troy Polamalu, or Ed Reed led secondaries. -CSM

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Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	Kurt Warner was only bad in New York. He has one of the greatest passer ratings of all time, and one of the best career completion percentages. He is the leader Leinart couldn't be, and he refrained from making the mistakes Leinart did. When you have a team ready to win, you seem to have less patience to wait for development (see Tennessee). The defense has forced teams into mistakes as of late, and is capitalizing off of them. With that said, I see a close game happening on Sunday, but I see Philly edging Arizona out.

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Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,519 Thanks: 7 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	I'm taking AZ to get to the bowl. Not just because I'm a bitter Giants fan(Well...maybe a little) but Mcnabb/Westbrook have a tendency to just dissapear in some games. They didn't play that great against us at all..we just killed ourselves. If they play like that vs Arizona they'll lose.

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Brandon2390 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,519 Thanks: 7 Thanked 30 Times in 22 Posts	Yea, I also think it had to do with playcalling also though, Spags didn't do as well this playoff game as he usually does. We didn't blitz enough on 3rd and long. Instead we tried to use the 3 man rush when they needed 20 yards and Mcnabb sat in the pocket for 10 seconds and found the open receiver.

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