When I realized that hevchv agreed with my last post about the importance of today's game and that I agreed with his last post about the letdown of a less-than-perfect September, I figured I had better write this entry before the sun came up in the West tomorrow morning. 

I refuse to allow one road loss to launch me into a diatribe about the supposed "culture of losing" attached to our franchise and the players employed by that franchise.  In other words, I look for reasons to believe that the present coaching staff and the present players really represent a profound departure from an unfortunate legacy.  Obviously, the Bidwills will never change.  They have a half-century track record of rejoicing in the escalating value of their family asset while allowing other owners and other teams to create the buzz so important in producing that ever-escalating value.  Nice work if you can get it.

Today, Bill Parcells and his minions threw away the conventional wisdom and bludgeoned the depleted Patriots using an offensive scheme reminiscent of a thousand sandlots.  While the skills of one Ronnie Brown produced touchdown after touchdown, I believe that the entire team was energized by the manner in which the brain trust refused to make excuses for the emptiness of their cupboard or the certain lumps associated with a major rebuilding project.  They simply devised a game plan around the talent at hand and won the game.  I believe that the daring, resourceful manner in which they prevailed will pay dividends for years to come.  We'll see, I guess.

In closing, our franchise has performed wretchedly when not blessed with a last place schedule or when the non-divisional rotation has forced an inordinate number of games with premier teams.  While it would be foolish to underestimate the importance of talent, big results come from big goals.  Lofty records are the product of loftier ambitions.   I will not recite the litany of the manner in which we have lost to the good teams and prevailed against the "hot seat" coaches of weaker teams until OUR head coach has found himself on the proverbial "hot seat".  More than anything, I would like to see an end to the Cardinals revolving door.  Today's result has left me with real doubts that an end is close at hand.