Throwing out the NFL season before it even ends?

[gk]

I don't buy the current thread of vitriol directed at the Cardinals: people discounting them/this season etc.

I read this article yesterday and Bill Simmons has been talking it up too like "OH MY GOD, WE CAN'T HAVE THIS HAPPEN!!! HEAVEN FORBID THE PLAYOFFS BE UNPREDICTABLE!!!"

I say go Cards. If they win on Sunday, they will have beaten Atlanta, a good Carolina team, a good Eagles team, and a great Steelers team.

In actuality, if the Steelers win, they will have beaten an 8-8 Chargers squad, a 6 seed with a Rookie QB and the Cardinals. If you ask me, the Cardinals will have proved themselves more if they win on Sunday than the Steelers will have.

[fatmenace]

I'm in complete agreement with you. I think the Cardinals being there is a positive thing for the NFL.

[finkle]

while i think the eagles were a very good team, you can't call them a good team and then simply refer to the ravens as a #6 seed...... both had the same seed and were good enough to win two playoff games.

that said, i do agree with your assessment. (though the chargers were a pretty good 8-8 team...one of the hottest teams in the league at the end of the year)

[gk]

Yeah, I'm not trying to discount the Steelers road to the Super Bowl, just the opposite, that people need to give it a rest with the whole "DEATH TO THE NFL IF THE CARDINALS WIN" angle.

Just realized I forgot to link the article I was referring to:
www.slate.com/id/2209525/