Although we have, too. It’s going to be a tough game — definitely not a cake walk.

I am glad it is in Phoenix — I am sort of thinking about driving out for the game (I am in LA)

not scared one bit … the hard part is over till the superbowl

this is noway a gimmie or a push over but
we are so much tougher than this team just think we have the #3 defense in the league right now #3 . and they play like it i think we just have to handle biz against them this is one team like u said that we are built to destroy . our front 7 will get pressure thats one thing thats for sure warner will give us some chances for some picks …

 and fitzgerald and boldin are beast but look once again we have to lockdown corner and 2 saftys that will knock u straight the hell out .

any time a team is in the NFC championship game, at some point, they did something right. you can’t look past a team, or you’ll be watching them in the super bowl. i hope the eagles are scared right now, because they need to retain their focus. we know what this team is capable of…both good and bad. if they get cocky, we know what happens. I have faith they’ll win, but I hope they aren’t writing off the cardinals as some people are. 2 games away from immortality is not the time to get cocky.

…your record in recent NFC title games is 1-3, you should be a little scared. I think this team is special and will win, but I’m not writing anyone off. Arizona looks completely different this team around. It will be tough. We overlooked Tampa and the Panthers and we paid for it.

There’s one thing I’m certain about: the PLAYERS will not overlook the Cardinals.

But I’m scared to face anyone. I hope this team has a healthy fear of everyone. We can’t take anything for granted.

I want everyone to think back to Tampa. Everyone on earth had us winning that game. We owned Tampa up to that point… and we lost that NFCCG. The Cards will be tough and I won’t be happy until I see those final seconds tick off.

I agree, the PLAYERS can’t look past the Cardinals. However, that team is the biggest fluke if I ever saw one. They are not nearly as good as their past two games have indicated.

Tampa had a good defense, Arizona doesn’t

We were injured all in the Carolina game. Our defense is healthy and playing possessed.

The Ram’s game? Well.. We were supposed to lose that one even though we played them tough.

… and the Cardinals have some dangerous offensive talent. But I would say I expect the Eagles to win (as opposed to this week being a toss-up) and a loss would be an incredible disappointment.

This reminds me of the ’04 playoff games when I thought the Eagles were clearly better than the Falcons and Vikes, but I was so scarred by the previous NFCCGs I was still nervous.

To answer the question, they don’t scare me. Their offense can be scary, but our strength is defense. And I think this is the rare game where our offense can really get off against a defense.

I would’ve been more scared by Carolina. The style the Steelers and Ravens play, where the Birds can be roughed into a day of continuous three-and-outs, that worries me more than anything the Cardinals do.

But I take NOTHING for granted as an Eagles fan ;)

Congrats on the Giant beatdown. loved it. the cardinals have beast receivers and warner is battle hardened..and now they run the ball! tough game. you’ll have a tough game like us. damn steelers were hitting on all cylinders today.

im confident but not looking past the cards. weve been here before…championship game against a team we match up really well with that we thrashed in the regular season…tampa anyone? We are a far more physical team then arizona and we should be able to beat them into a pulp. However, Kurt Warner has hurt us in the past. he has a quick release and he knows how to play against a blitzing defense. if we come to play well beat them handily. if we come out flat on defense it will be 21-0 before we even know it. confident, but not cocky.

I really dont want to hear anything about the other 4 NFC championship games this week. Yes, there are still a bunch of players on the team that were here when that all happened…

but this is not the same team, or the same circumstances.

I feel differently about this too… all of the games (except the first one) i was super nervous, and terrified of the “what if we lose” factor.

I have none of those feelings at this point. I will tell you that this season ranks above 2004 for me. Even without a win sunday, it still will. We didnt win it all in 2004 or i’d see it differently.

This is way more a TEAM than the 04 squad was. They play with more fire… and quite frankly i LOVE the back against the wall mantra.

Let’s go EAGLES!

2 more wins baby!

it has no effect on the game…

but if the players overlook the cards then that could be bad. I doubt the coaches/veterans will let any players overlook them, they have a very explosive offense

but I think Jake Delhomme gave them the game more than anything. Six turnovers?

I think defense forces turnovers Jake only had 12 INTs all year and then 5 in this game. I know he had 4 against Oakland but IMO Oakland has a pretty decent secondary.

The Cards are a good team, but we know how to beat them and that’s what we need to do. But we can’t see this as an easy game the Cards. Let’s remember they were down 21-0 really fast against us and didn’t even attempt to run, we can only hope for the same outcome.