From here :
Now then, to dalej42 , an apology:
In the above-linked post, I noted “I find dalej ’s overconfidence in the Cardinals as amusing as anyone…”
I’m no longer amused, and I no longer look at you as overconfident. You’re straight-up confident, and you have every right to be. The Cardinals are finally, finally looking like the team they’re always supposed to look like in August. You know they’re not perfect, but they’re definitely playing well enough to hang around with anybody in the league right now. With the rest of the division being utter laughingstocks (how can three teams be 2-6?!?), the Cardinals will probably be one of the first two or three teams to lock in a postseason berth.
It’s almost a shame they’re stuck where they are. In Week 2, I weakly predicted the Cardinals would win the division. However, there are two major factors there – 1) I though it would be more of a matter of the other NFC West teams failing then Arizona succeeding, and 2) I didn’t really think they’d pull it off. Well, pull it off they did, but now they’ll likely have to hear a lot of “Well, of course they made the playoffs…look at their division”. Bullshit. The Cards, right now, can play against anyone.
So, to you dalej42 , I offer up an apology. The Cards are the real deal, and I wish you all the best in enjoying their run up to the playoffs (no love to you come week 12, of course, but I’m sure you understand).
Congratulations, dalej – the Cardinals put up a brand of football that’s enjoyable to watch. The road to the Super Bowl leads through Giants Stadium this year, so I don’t see your boys making it to the dance. But if they make it the first couple of rounds, then I’ll be looking forward to a hell of an NFC Championship game.