There is much gnashing of teeth over the Cardinals failure to protect a 20 point lead last night throughout the blogosphere today. Peter King calls it a historic choke. Jason Whitlock wonders if Denny Green should be fired. I wonder what the big deal is?
Read my headline again:
The Arizona Cardinals Lose to the Bears 24-23If you didn't see the game and just saw the score you would think this was a huge moral victory for the Cardinals. They were supposed to be crushed by the Bears last night but instead the Bears were lucky to escape with a W. Bottom line - the Cardinals just don't know how to win yet.
Funny thing is I bet that many of the people most pissed off that the Cardinals didn't hang on for the win were people who bet on the Bears giving 12.5 points last night. Many bettors feel that "if I'm going to lose my bet then I want the team to lose too." Last night the Bears squeezed out a W while the people who bet on them have to go to the ATM today to pay off Vinnie Bag'o'donuts.
If you are a Cardinals fan - of course you are peeved that the team lost last night but Matt Leinart proving to be the real deal has to be comforting silver lining (plus if you took the points - I bet that lessens the blow). Leinart could prove to be the absolute steal of this years draft. How many people do you think rushed to their computers this morning to pick him up for their fantasy teams?
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