Why The Rams Lost The Super Bowl

[IcyPatriot]

Enjoyable article to say the least. I relived that day as i read this .. it felt good.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sp...8E90D5E6493EA35E862573FA0019A955?OpenDocument

— Let's sue former Rams coach Mike Martz for giving Marshall Faulk only 17 rushing attempts, even though the Patriots used five or more defensive backs for 54 of the Rams' 69 plays.

"With all those little secondary guys out there, the Rams could have run the ball, but they didn't," NFL analyst Ron Jaworski said a few days after the game. "Faulk only ran the ball six times in their first 24 plays. In recent games, he was getting the ball 46 percent of the time. When the Patriots went with all those DBs, they should've tried to overpower them."

— Let's sue former Rams right offensive tackle Rod Jones for missing the block on Mike Vrabel, who rocked Rams QB Kurt Warner on a blitz. The whiff resulted in a bad throw and a 47-yard interception return for a touchdown by Ty Law for a 7-0 Patriots lead. Then again, let's sue Martz for starting Jones in place of Ryan Tucker.

— Let's sue former Rams wideout Ricky Proehl for fumbling with less than two minutes left in the first half; the costly and overlooked turnover set up New England's second TD and a 14-3 lead.

— Let's sue former NFL referee Bernie Kukar and his crew for allowing the Patriots to illegally grab and bang Rams receivers down the field. The Patriots smartly anticipated that Kukar and the boys would be reluctant to scatter penalty flags and diminish the entertainment value of Super Sunday. That was worse than any secret videotaping.

— Let's sue Rams wideout Torry Holt for slipping on a route, leading to an interception by Otis Smith and a subsequent field goal for a 17-3 New England advantage.

— Let's sue former Rams defensive coordinator Lovie Smith for having his defense sit back and play soft in the final 90 seconds, allowing Patriots QB Tom Brady to complete five of seven passes to set up the winning field goal.

The Rams outgained the Patriots 427 yards to 267. But they turned the ball over three times, and the Patriots had no turnovers.

 

[signbabybrady]

The Rams outgained the Patriots 427 yards to 267. But they turned the ball over three times, and the Patriots had no turnovers.

This says it all. It wasn't our knowledge of their gameplan that won it because we didn't really stop their gameplan. But it was our physical gameplan and our talented players that won it.