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Burns: You just can't trust the Cardinals

by Dave Burns (November 3rd, 2009 @ 4:18pm)

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One of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies:

"It seems to me that if there was any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word."

Uttered by Tom Cruise's character Joel in "Risky Business", that quote is right up there with the more famous line in the movie ("Sometimes, you just gotta say…..)that actually does involve a four letter word.

Trust. When it comes to the Arizona Cardinals it does feel like a four letter word. I want to trust my football team, but I can't. I want to have faith that the Arizona Cardinals will always play hard. Will never look past anybody. Will have the maturity to never take a play off, or a quarter off, or a game off. But I can't.

After the Panther game it's obvious….you can love them, but you can't trust them.

The Panther game provided that perfect opportunity to demonstrate they've earned it. It was the classic trap game. Sandwiched in between a big road win the week before and a big road game the week after, against a team that was 2-4, was last in the league in turnover differential and had been mauled by the Cardinals back in the playoffs. Had the Cardinals done what they were supposed to do they might have made a statement that was just as defining as their win over New York.

We can handle prosperity. We've grown up. You can trust us.

Instead, they crumbled, like the first time the dieter faces the donut. That Boston Kreme never stood a chance.

The good news in all of this: They'll play with a purpose against Chicago. Just like the Giants game, they might not win, but they'll play hard. The division is still there for the taking, especially with the injury bug plaguing the 49ers. The Cardinals still have the best talent in the NFC West.

And remember, in Risky Business when it looked for sure like Joel would never get into Princeton (proclaiming to Rebecca De Mornay "looks like the University of Illinois!!!") he made it.

Because, as his dad said, sometimes you just got to say, what the heck.


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    WHAT THE CARDINALS NEED TO WIN
    Jerber
    WEAR THE WHITE JERSEY'S!!!! Every time they wear red they lose.
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    as a loyal fan i have every right to tell
    FitzIsMyHero
    The Cardinals, they played horrible. Defense has got to stop depending on offense to win games and just start playing stingy, tough, agreesive defense! Kurt Warner has to be more of a leader and direct traffic better. Throw the ball better. 1 WR is playing solid (Breaston). The other two need to play up to par (Fitzgerald and Boldin) AH! It's just a mess. Good luck vs Chicago...
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    The Enemy called Average"
    JOHNSHOPKINS
    The problem with Average is; "It's just as close to the bottom as it is to the top".. I concur that you can't trust the Cards to play like champions.. they looked terrible! thousands of fans want to believe that they are the real deal but they keep losing the one's they should win.. and I was disappointed in Kurt this week, He didn't look like a leader.. who are the leaders?.. you have to fire up the troops when the going gets tough, I
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    "The Enemy Called Average"
    JOHNSHOPKINS
    don't see anyone taking the roll of the leader kick somebody in the pants man;.. and the defense lets us down every week.. it only gets more difficult as the season rolls on.. they have been trapped by the Enemy of Average" where EXCELLENCE should become their goal and call everyone on the carpet that doesn't measure up to Excellence not Average each and every down they play... comon' red birds let’s see some red in those eyes!...
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    Cardinals Need
    Mark B
    To believe in themselves enough to win. Sunday was a perfect opportunity make a huge statement and take a 2 game lead in the divison and they proved that they are not ready to make a statement and take control. It wasn't just Warner or the offense, it was the defense as well. They gave up plain and simple. I support the Cardinals and am a big fan but Sunday they quit. They better not bring this to the rest of the games or they can forget the playoffs and the Super Bowl.
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