Cards in 2009

[ChazII]

Will they get respect in the fall?

[DaveinMD]

1. no

They were a good story, but they were only 9-7 during the year. They are also going to lose a bunch of players to free agency.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Um, no? Duh.

[Upton]

3. No..why should they?

despite their fluky post season run, they were still only 9-7 during the regular season.

[cboy4]

4. Well they might get initial respect, and they played Pittsburgh

tough, but they had a very easy, easy regular season schedule much like Miami did.

So they'll collapse as San Francisco wins the division.

[Onceuponalife]

5. Well, they should

They earned it. No other team wanted to win the West and they stepped up. Kurt Warner had an MVP caliber year when everyone said he was washed up. So I guess they will compete again next year if God "allows" Kurt to continue to play well. O8)

[MrSlayer]

6. The odds are already out. Vegas says there are 20 teams more likely to win it.

Odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl XLIV

Arizona Cardinals 30/1
Atlanta Falcons 25/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
Buffalo Bills 35/1
Carolina Panthers 18/1
Chicago Bears 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 60/1
Cleveland Browns 55/1
Dallas Cowboys 9/1
Denver Broncos 25/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Green Bay Packers 25/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 25/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Minnesota Vikings 25/1
New England Patriots 8/1
New Orleans Saints 20/1
New York Giants 10/1
New York Jets 25/1
Oakland Raiders 75/1
Philadelphia Eagles 18/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
San Diego Chargers 12/1
San Francisco 49ers 60/1
Seattle Seahawks 50/1
St.Louis Rams 75/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30/1
Tennessee Titans 16/1
Washington Redskins 35/1


Place your bets.

12 teams have worse odds than they do right now.

[hughee99]

7. Despite missing the playoffs, the Pats are the favorite at 8/1.

I'm a little surprised. I thought they'd have decent odds, but I didn't think they'd be the favorite. Also surprised to see the debacle in Dallas at 9/1.

[rep the dems]

8. What happens to teams the year after they lose the Super Bowl?

They don't even make the playoffs. At least not in recent years. And given the fluky nature of this year's playoff run and the fact that San Francisco appears to be on the rise, I'd say there's a good chance that the Cardinals will go nowhere in '09.

[Auggie]

9. Warner may not return either

[dakota_democrat]

10. If Warner and his receivers return

I can't see why they shouldn't be the favorites to re-take the NFC West.

I'm not going to slurp the 49ers because they managed half a season of non-embarassing football.

[Angleae]

11. Not with the "Super Bowl Curse" hovering over them.

:P

[PVnRT]

12. Meh - I doubt it

I imagine that they will hover around .500 all year, maybe make a little noise late in the season, but they just don't have the pitching to make it into the playoffs.

[KamaAina]

13. Depends on whether the Brewers can rebuild their pitching staff

after losing Sabathia to piles of Yankee money free agency, and, of course, whether the Cubbies can "reverse the curse". :-)

[ChazII]

14. Hopefully the Bidwells will not screw this up

and will keep team together.