With Your Pads Or On Them

The thought occurred last night that if the Eagles are going to fall short of the Super Bowl -- knock wood -- it really would have been much smarter for them to have bonked against the Giants, rather than the Cardinals. 

Make the playoffs, take down Minnesota, lose a tough game to the defending champs?  We can build on this.

Make the playoffs take down Minnesota and New York, then lose yet another NFC Championship game to a team you already destroyed once this season?  Bye bye happy thoughts.

Don't lose I guess.

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Quick mini-poll.  Assuming I only have time for one, would folks rather read a third video rewind of Eagles/Giants or instead a video rewind/preview of the Cardinals?  Personally, I think and we (and I) would learn a lot more from studying the Cards, but let me know what you think.