I shouldn't worry

I mentioned earlier this week that I was worried about the prospect of a Packers-Vikings NFC Championship. This shouldn't cause any concern for me, however. Let me tell you why. The Packers play the Cardinals. Everyone seems to be thinking that the Packers really will beat the Cardinals because they obliterated them in week 17.
Yeah, about that. Kurt Warner hardly played, and the Cardinals first teamers didn't spend much time on the field. The Packers showed way too much of themselves in the defeat of Arizona, so it was like a practice, a practice where they got to see the opponents' game plan.
All the while, the only injury that the Cardinals had on offense was to Anquan Bolden. The Cards, to their benefit, have Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston and Early Doucet, as well as Beanie Wells who is learning to catch the ball. And they will have a real quarterback throwing them the ball this week.
As for the defense, the Cardinals didn't spend much time playing defense. Expect them to see how the Packers have been beat previously this season. Aaron Rodgers will be blitzed into oblivion as the Cardinals expose the porous offensive line. They didn't do that in their first meeting. Last week's game was an example of "holding things back", and I can't believe people aren't recognizing this.
Oh, and the Bengals will beat the Jets too.