I think we have to admit it - having the respect of both the casual and die-hard football fan and members of the media are important to most of us.
We'll see whether fans who love us the day after will have long enough memories to respect us next Fall.
What I heard this morning were comments by non-sports newscasters that "this may have been the most exciting Super Bowls ever" and I've heard anecdotally that a lot of ordinary folk who watched the game were impressed.
So I'm hoping that we've won over more than a few new fans.
Message to Football Fans (whoever you are): Maybe not this year, but the Cardinals are a fun team still on the upswing and worth living with, die'ing with and bleeding with on their way to the top.
Message to Cardinal Ownership, Management, Players and Coaches - Now is not the time to sigh and then curl up in the fetal position or to say "Well that was our one chance; we can relax now." Rome wasn't built in a day -
We have unfinished business to complete!
