TucsonDevil
Good to be back!
I grew up in the East Valley. I was very excited to be receiving an NFL team in the Valley. However, since the first couple of seasons and the losing tradition, I soon forgot about the Cardinals until they drafted Jake Plummer. I watched with interest as Jake lead them to the playoffs one year, but soon fell into my same apathy the following year when keys players were let go and Jake was reliqueshed to scrambling for his life until the Denver Broncos provided a safe haven.
Fast forward to Apriil 2006. The Cardnials lucked out, beyond luck to draft, IMO, Hall-of-Fame talent and poise in Matt Leinart (Look folks, only about 5 QBs in the history of the game would call an audible against ND on a 4th and 9, with less than a minute to go... there was no panic in Leinart then, and none now. 99% of QBs that young would have listened to the coaches and probably lost the game).
Fast Forward to the signing on TO with the Cowboys... yep, you guessed it, I am a Cowboy Honk. Most people in the Valley are - we didn't have a team growing up, the Cowboys were great, they had our ASU QB (Danny White), why wouldn't we be Cowboy fans? I knew I was going to have to hold my nose during this season with TO, so I was looking to watch another team.
Finally, fast forward to Last-night. I tuned into the game ready to watch the whole thing. PHX was going to be on the National Screen, the Bears are supposed to be the big deal, and Leinart was on my fantasy team and I needed a good night to win my game (got it by the way).
The Cardinals showed MAJOR heart in the first half, and guts against seemingly unsurmountable odds. I know they lost, and I know this stings to all of the faithful, but the Cards have a new fan.
Fast forward to Apriil 2006. The Cardnials lucked out, beyond luck to draft, IMO, Hall-of-Fame talent and poise in Matt Leinart (Look folks, only about 5 QBs in the history of the game would call an audible against ND on a 4th and 9, with less than a minute to go... there was no panic in Leinart then, and none now. 99% of QBs that young would have listened to the coaches and probably lost the game).
Fast Forward to the signing on TO with the Cowboys... yep, you guessed it, I am a Cowboy Honk. Most people in the Valley are - we didn't have a team growing up, the Cowboys were great, they had our ASU QB (Danny White), why wouldn't we be Cowboy fans? I knew I was going to have to hold my nose during this season with TO, so I was looking to watch another team.
Finally, fast forward to Last-night. I tuned into the game ready to watch the whole thing. PHX was going to be on the National Screen, the Bears are supposed to be the big deal, and Leinart was on my fantasy team and I needed a good night to win my game (got it by the way).
The Cardinals showed MAJOR heart in the first half, and guts against seemingly unsurmountable odds. I know they lost, and I know this stings to all of the faithful, but the Cards have a new fan.
