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After a huge game like this, I enjoy re-hashing the details with my fellow Rams fans. Please feel free to comment. In no particular order, memorable moments from the first half:
Thomas’ butt-crack: Thomas is an obnoxious dude who likes to show has azz, and this time he did so literally. The bizarre split-second exterior shot of the Super Dome was due to the “Janet Jackson breast-pop rule,” where the NFL has instituted a policy of having a three-second delay of the game in case of bizarre circumstances. In this case, Talib’s aggressive tackle of M. Thomas caused his pants to slide down and we all (unfortunately) got a brief view of Thomas’ butt -crack. The NFL tried to cut-away…(but) too late.
Saints TE part 1: TE Arnold’s drop in the end zone was a huge, HUGE play. Ball was absolutely in his grasp, perfect throw, he just couldn’t bring it in.
Saints TE part 2: Littleton’s H2H hit (which could have and should have been penalized) was another humongous play. Saints were down their top two TEs for the rest of the game. Just imagine if Higbee were out of the game with appenedicitis, and then Everett was KO’d, and we had to ride with Johnny Mundt the rest of the game?
Saints TE Part 3: Good news, Saints fans! Ben Watson is healing up nicely and will be available for the Super Bowl! Oh wait…
Hurricane: With apologies to N.O. for the metaphor, but after re-watching, that 1st Quarter was even worse than I had remembered. Good Lord, what a furious onslaught. Switching metaphors—the Rams were like a boxer on the ropes, and the Saints were just flailing away. Saints SHOULD have delivered the knockout blow in Quarter One, but they didn’t. Even 17-0 would have been dramatically different than 13-0.
Crowd noise on first drive: The crowd noise on the Rams first drive was the loudest I’ve heard any stadium, anytime, ever. The reaction to the Gurley INT was just… wow.
Gurley “sorry”: On second viewing, Gurley’s performance was even ‘sorrier’ than I’d remembered. Fair to say he cost his team (edit) 7 points: 3 on the easy INT, and then another 4 points by failing to catch the ball on 3rd and six. Gurley’s runs went nowhere. One more detail—Gurley was noticeably late on his blitz pick-up vs. Eli Apple, causing Goff to throw it away to avoid a sack. Glad for Gurley he scored on that nice TD run, because other than that, his first half was a nightmare.
Anderson juice: By contrast, CJ was a life-saver. On his first carry he gained as many yards as the Rams had gained on their first two drives combined (yeah, just five yards, but still—a STRONG five yards). Loved CJ on a 3rd and short-- there was no hole anywhere, so he just got on up behind Saffold and plowed and pushed for the first down.
Goff trash talk: Yes, it’s true! There is video evidence of our mild-mannered QB talking smack to the opposition! In the 2nd quarter, Goff floated a beautiful pass (to Cooks I think?) that just barely cleared the outstretched hands of #94, Cameron Jordan. After the play, Goff singles out Jordan and goes up and talks to him. Jordan smiles a little bit, then starts to push Goff away, in a playful “get outta here” sort of way. Just thought it was cool to watch our QB do that—talking smack to the DL while he’s tearing them up during crunch-time!
Fowler: Yes, Suh had another monster game, but I didn’t fully appreciate how well Fowler played. Key pressure leading to sack, key TFL.
Cupcakes: My favorite commercial during the first half.
“Good non-call on Robey-Coleman”: I shit thee not—during the first quarter, the following words came out of Aikman’s mouth: “The refs made a good non-call on #23 Nickell Robey-Coleman.” Would love to see a doctored video where Troy’s commentary was spliced onto the controversial play at the end… just to mess with butt-hurt Saints fans…
Clanking balls: Far and away, the biggest play of the first half was the fake punt. A destiny- changing play. Great poker face from Sean McVay-- cameras focused on him before the punt, and he looked relaxed as ever, nothing to see here…
All three phases: What a gutty, heroic performance from our Rams to cut it to 13-10. Took all three phases (ST, D, and O) to survive the first quarter and get the game back on track.
Alright ROD… would love to hear comments on any of the above, or let us know about some other ‘interesting detail’ from the first half that I neglected to mention.
--XXXIVwin
Thomas’ butt-crack: Thomas is an obnoxious dude who likes to show has azz, and this time he did so literally. The bizarre split-second exterior shot of the Super Dome was due to the “Janet Jackson breast-pop rule,” where the NFL has instituted a policy of having a three-second delay of the game in case of bizarre circumstances. In this case, Talib’s aggressive tackle of M. Thomas caused his pants to slide down and we all (unfortunately) got a brief view of Thomas’ butt -crack. The NFL tried to cut-away…(but) too late.
Saints TE part 1: TE Arnold’s drop in the end zone was a huge, HUGE play. Ball was absolutely in his grasp, perfect throw, he just couldn’t bring it in.
Saints TE part 2: Littleton’s H2H hit (which could have and should have been penalized) was another humongous play. Saints were down their top two TEs for the rest of the game. Just imagine if Higbee were out of the game with appenedicitis, and then Everett was KO’d, and we had to ride with Johnny Mundt the rest of the game?
Saints TE Part 3: Good news, Saints fans! Ben Watson is healing up nicely and will be available for the Super Bowl! Oh wait…
Hurricane: With apologies to N.O. for the metaphor, but after re-watching, that 1st Quarter was even worse than I had remembered. Good Lord, what a furious onslaught. Switching metaphors—the Rams were like a boxer on the ropes, and the Saints were just flailing away. Saints SHOULD have delivered the knockout blow in Quarter One, but they didn’t. Even 17-0 would have been dramatically different than 13-0.
Crowd noise on first drive: The crowd noise on the Rams first drive was the loudest I’ve heard any stadium, anytime, ever. The reaction to the Gurley INT was just… wow.
Gurley “sorry”: On second viewing, Gurley’s performance was even ‘sorrier’ than I’d remembered. Fair to say he cost his team (edit) 7 points: 3 on the easy INT, and then another 4 points by failing to catch the ball on 3rd and six. Gurley’s runs went nowhere. One more detail—Gurley was noticeably late on his blitz pick-up vs. Eli Apple, causing Goff to throw it away to avoid a sack. Glad for Gurley he scored on that nice TD run, because other than that, his first half was a nightmare.
Anderson juice: By contrast, CJ was a life-saver. On his first carry he gained as many yards as the Rams had gained on their first two drives combined (yeah, just five yards, but still—a STRONG five yards). Loved CJ on a 3rd and short-- there was no hole anywhere, so he just got on up behind Saffold and plowed and pushed for the first down.
Goff trash talk: Yes, it’s true! There is video evidence of our mild-mannered QB talking smack to the opposition! In the 2nd quarter, Goff floated a beautiful pass (to Cooks I think?) that just barely cleared the outstretched hands of #94, Cameron Jordan. After the play, Goff singles out Jordan and goes up and talks to him. Jordan smiles a little bit, then starts to push Goff away, in a playful “get outta here” sort of way. Just thought it was cool to watch our QB do that—talking smack to the DL while he’s tearing them up during crunch-time!
Fowler: Yes, Suh had another monster game, but I didn’t fully appreciate how well Fowler played. Key pressure leading to sack, key TFL.
Cupcakes: My favorite commercial during the first half.
“Good non-call on Robey-Coleman”: I shit thee not—during the first quarter, the following words came out of Aikman’s mouth: “The refs made a good non-call on #23 Nickell Robey-Coleman.” Would love to see a doctored video where Troy’s commentary was spliced onto the controversial play at the end… just to mess with butt-hurt Saints fans…
Clanking balls: Far and away, the biggest play of the first half was the fake punt. A destiny- changing play. Great poker face from Sean McVay-- cameras focused on him before the punt, and he looked relaxed as ever, nothing to see here…
All three phases: What a gutty, heroic performance from our Rams to cut it to 13-10. Took all three phases (ST, D, and O) to survive the first quarter and get the game back on track.
Alright ROD… would love to hear comments on any of the above, or let us know about some other ‘interesting detail’ from the first half that I neglected to mention.
--XXXIVwin
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