Quick Hits

Why I want the Cardinals to win today:

1) They never have.

2) I always root for the underdog, unless the favorite is the Pats.

3) Larry Fitzgerald: It's a crazy thing when a wide receiver is more concerned with making catches and getting into the endzone than the celebration he'd do when he got there. A guy who quietly does his job, does it well, and is not a show-boating piece of trash (SEE: T.O., Ocho Cinqo), deserves my rooting interest. Then he turns around and offers to re-negotiate his contract so that his team can keep another player. That's right, a top-tier talent offering to take a pay-cut, saying: "I have the money I need." What? Who let this guy be a professional athlete?

4) Anquan Boldin: much has been made of his anger on the sidelines during the win over the Eagles. The guy is a competitor. On Sept. 28th, he was pushed from behind and then blasted helmet-to-helmet by safety Eric Smith, suffering multiple facial fractures in his sinuses and jaw. He had scres, plates and stitches, was knocked unconscious, and missed 2 games. That's TWO. In a sport where "turf toe" can shut a receiver down, Boldin calls himself a "football player." And he is.

5) Kurt Warner and the entire O-line: Has there ever, in the history of Football, been a crew this unwanted? Look at this lineup: Warner (cut by Rams, booed in NY and cut by Giants); C Lyle Sendlein (2nd year, 16 starts, fifth round pick); LT Mike Gandy (cut by Bears in 03, out of NFL til 07); LG Reggie Wells (Played in 03, out for two years).

6) Pat Tillman.

7) @Sloganeerist. He's a Steeler Fan. 'Nuff said.