maverick4

What a great win for Cardinals fans, it must feel as great as when the Pats made their 1st Superbowl or the '96 Superbowl.

I'm beginning to suspect the same way Belichick was a big reason for Parcells' greatness, Whisenhunt was the true brains behind Cowher. Behind two great/above-average coaches were their more talented assistants.

http://www.azcardinals.com/team/staf....php?PRKey=158

In Whisenhunt's 2nd year as Steelers OC, they win the Superbowl.
In Whisenhunt's 2nd year as Cardinals HC, they go to the Superbowl.

This guy is the next great coach after Belichick, and the bumbling Cardinals family completely lucked out in hiring this guy. They'll probably do something stupid and screw it up in a few years though and push Whisenhunt out.

billdog3484

man i wish i bet on the cardinals winning the super bowl

mgcolby

We'll see how great he is next year when he loses half of his team. Warner, Arrington, Pope, Berry, Dansby are all FA and Boldin wants out. And Boldin may have sealed that today when he was clearly calling his OC something that the OC didn't appreciate. Edge also is unhappy and has a huge cap number next season. Lots of tough calls for the Cards front office this offseason.

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maverick4

It's the nature of the sport... but to take the hapless Cardinals to the Superbowl, over some very tough teams along the way, is an extremely impressive feat.

mgcolby

I agree. It sums up the wacky - crazy year that was 2008 in the NFL!

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HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

You can't seriously think that the Cardinals are the next best team in the NFC. They are in the superbowl by default and they will come back down to earth next season when the rest of the NFC bounces back. The Cardinals are a product of the rest of the NFC suffering injuries to key players.

maverick4

... which makes it all the more amazing that they beat some quality teams in the playoffs to make it to the big show. This doesn't seem like a coaching fluke, Whisenhunt was here just two years ago as the Steelers OC

SammyBlueCat

'IF' he finds a way to win in two weeks...

DisgruntledTunaFan

Mike Singletary has the Niners going in the right direction now. Steve Spagnuola should turn around the Rams. Not sure about the Hawks-Holmgren left, Hassellbeck is a year older, and that entire team needs to rebuild. The NFCW will be much stronger next year.

But you can't take away what Wisenhunt and the Cards are doing in this playoff run. Wisenhunt made a key adjustment that helped tremendously-running a more balanced attack. I'm surprised he waited all year to do it.

I DO think they match up with the Steelers well-their front 7 should give Pitt's weak OL alot of fits, and their receiving corps match up very well with a somewhat shaky secondary(sans Troy P). Will Hines Ward be healthy enough 2 weeks from now? He's the engine that makes Pitt's offense run. They were moving the ball very well when he was in the game, but after he left, they just went kaput.

maverick4

Tomlin has also done a great job. Amazing that both were coordinators on the Steelers' championship team two years ago, they had a strong staff behind Cowher. I would say Whisenhunt making it to the bowl is more impressive than Tomlin, because he took over a horrible franchise whereas Tomlin inherited a Superbowl winner.