Jan 20 2009
All Together Now: The Arizona Cardinals Are In The Super Bowl
Yes, the Arizona Cardinals are in the Super Bowl. It still doesn’t sound right. But its true, and it isn’t changing anytime soon. It is almost like saying the Tampa Bay Rays are in the World Series….Oh, wait. Nevermind.
I know, it is difficult to believe that the Cardinals are in the Super Bowl, but I also think it is ridiculous that some commentators are already predicting and assuming that the big game will be a complete snooze-fest. It very well could end up being a snooze-fest or as a really great game, but to automatically think that the game will be crappy just because the Cardinals are playing in it is wrong. And anyone who thinks that obviously hasn’t really been watching the playoffs at all.
Yes, they only finished 9-7 in the regular season and backed their way into the playoffs, but they are playing really well right now and that is all that matters at this point. How did having that great regular season work out for the Titans, Giants and Panthers work out?
Besides, even if they weren’t playing that well right now, there are still plenty of good, intriguing storylines going into the game:
The Steelers are going for their record sixth Super Bowl championship.
The Cardinals are aiming to end the second longest championship drought in American professional sports currently. (Yes, there will always be those lovable Chicago Cubs.)
Kurt Warner will be only the second quarterback to lead two different franchises to the Super Bowl, and will try to become the first to win with two separate teams
Former Steelers offensive coordinator and current Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt will face his former team and the man who beat him out for the Steelers head coaching position two years ago, Mike Tomlin. And will Whisenhunt’s knowledge of the Steelers help in trying to stop Pittsburgh?
Can the current Steelers defense match legendary defenses like the 1985 Bears and 2000 Ravens among others and secure a championship?
Will Ben Roethlisberger still be underrated if he wins his second Super Bowl in the last four years?
Can the Steelers recover from the brutal AFC Championship Game, to take on the Cardinals at full strength?
There is no shortage of great storylines for the Super Bowl, so to assume that the game will be inherently boring because of the participants is to be really quite dumb.
