JW: Up until last month, perhaps, Rod Tidwell was still the most famous player in Cardinal history.

Will: You know what’s funny about that? I was watching “Jerry Maguire” with my girlfriend at the time. When the Cardinals came onscreen she said to me, “I hate it when the NFL doesn’t give out licensing rights and they have to use fake teams and uniforms.”

JW: And now look where you are. The Buzzsaw is headed to the Super Bowl.

Will: It’s like, now dogs are rulers of the earth and we bow down before our canine overlords.

JW: Seriously, though, I was watching the inauguration, listening to reporters ask people, “Did you ever think you’d live to see this day?” and hoping someone would reply, “The Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl? No, I never did think I’d live to see that.”

Will: Exactly. And now that we’ve got Robert Goulet as our Vice President things will be great. Have you noticed that? Joe Biden’s got a little bit of Robert Goulet in him. The day after the inauguration Biden made that joke about John Roberts’ memory, and you could visibly see President Obama not change his expression. The anchorman said, “The President did not smile.” Get used to hearing that phrase a lot: the President did not smile.

JW: Did you make it to the NFC Championship game in Glendale?

Will: Yes, and first off, I don’t think any Cardinals fan should be playing the “disrespect” card this next week or so. First, because the fans don’t play. That’s the main reason. But second, because the Buzzsaw hasn’t earned any respect the last six decades.

JW: Did you ever wonder why you remained a Cardinal fan?

Will: Yes. It’s insane and illogical to do this to yourself. Why would you do this to yourself? And it was funny to tailgate there and meet, sure, a lot of bandwagon fans, but there were some actual diehards. People who sat in the upper tier of Sun Devil Stadium all by themselves for a decade or two. It was like, Omigosh, I’m not alone.

JW: How was the atmosphere at the game itself?

Will: It was pretty apparent last Sunday how new this experience is for Buzzsaw fans. First, they were yelling when the Cardinals were on offense. Then, at halftime, they were taunting the Eagles fans. Sure, it was 24-6, but hadn’t they ever seen a Cardinals game before? And then, when the Eagles were mounting their comeback in the third quarter, that’s when they started doing the wave.

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JW: Were you “representin’?"

Will: I had my Larry Fitzgerald jersey on. You know, a football jersey doesn’t really work as casual wear. A baseball jersey, you go, Wow, that could double as a shirt. But a football jersey? I was wearing a medium and it went down to my knees.

JW: Where did the term “Buzzsaw” originate?

Will: That all began about 15 years ago. Back when I was writing a newsletter for my fantasy football league. This was before Deadspin, before I even had a job. There were about a dozen guys in my league and of course everyone mocked me for being a Cardinals fan.

So I had the idea to start calling them “The Buzzsaw.” It always struck me as an amusingly vivid word for a sports cliché. I mean, a buzzsaw is violent and horrific. Did they mean to say “carving saw?” Where did that come from? Did Jim Murray write that once and everyone began using it?

Well, I just decided to beat the term to death. Of course, the joke was that the Cardinals were awful and yet I was referring to them as “The Buzzsaw that is the Arizona Cardinals.” But I was relentless. And now, well, I’m quite proud to say that it has become part of the sports lexicon.

JW: It could be your legacy.

Will: I could do a lot worse.

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