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Los Angeles Rams Win the Super Bowl!

1/17/2013

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Rams safety Nolan Cromwell
I recounted Super Bowl XIV in my last article.  In the end, the better team beat the underdog.  The final score gave the Steelers a healthy 12 point advantage, but the score masked the closeness of the game.

While the Steelers had the sheer talent to come back to defeat the Rams, there was more to it than that.  Plays that were a matter of inches, a player’s misfortune or other unforeseeable events turned on a dime and the game with it.

My purpose is to take one of these game-breaking plays and turn it in another direction and then estimate the result of the game from that point.

The play I chose took place with about nine minutes to go in the third quarter.  The Steelers had the ball 1st and 10 from their own 44 yard line.  In reality, Bradshaw passed the ball into the arms of Rams defensive back Nolan Cromwell, who, with only the Steeler end zone in front of him, dropped the ball!

Cromwell was an exceptional athlete who could have played quarterback or running back.  I want this play back because his teammates have said he would have caught the ball 99 times out of 100.  So here goes my projection of the rest of the game, using the real plays and results that followed to the extent practical.

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Corral’s extra point after Cromwell’s touchdown makes the score 26-17 in favor of the Rams.  On the kickoff, Larry Anderson takes the ball to the Pittsburgh 37 with 9:06 to go in the third quarter.

After two short runs by Harris, Bradshaw throws to Harris for a first down at the Ram 39.  On the next set of downs, Bradshaw, again facing third and five, can’t find a receiver and scrambles for a first down.

A pass to Thornton gets the Steelers inside the Ram 10, but Bradshaw suffers his third interception when Elmendorf deflects a pass intended for Stallworth and Perry catches it in the end zone for a touchback.

Ferragamo and the Rams take over at their own 20 with 3:30 left in the third quarter.  A couple of Tyler runs take them to the Ram 33, but a subsequent sack of Ferragamo costs them a chance at another first down.  Clark’s long punt is returned by Smith to the Steeler 25 as the third quarter ends.

Harris runs left for two yards before Thornton drops a pass from Bradshaw.  On third-and-eight, Bradshaw rolls the dice and hits John Stallworth in stride at the Ram 32.  No one can stop the wide receiver from scoring on a 73-yard play.  Bahr’s extra point makes the score Rams 26, Steelers 24.

The two teams exchange punts.  The Rams get the ball back on their own 16 yard line.  Two straight completions to Dennard put the ball on the Ram 48.  Tyler runs for a first down and then slips on the next play.  Ferragamo tries to connect with Nelson but the pass is overthrown.

This brings up 3rd down and 13 from the Steeler 47.  Ferragamo finds Waddy on the right sideline for fifteen yards to get a first down at the 32.

Ferrago hands off twice to Wendell Tyler.  The second rush gets the Rams to the 25.  On third-and-three, Ferragamo tries Bryant, who is stopped a yard short of the first down.

After the 2 minute warning, Malavasi sends in the field goal unit.  Corral runs up to the ball, but Cromwell pulls it away and makes a run for the right side.  But the Steelers, who were familiar with Cromwell’s successful play against the Cowboys, stopped him short of the first down.

Steeler ball on their own 23 with 1:50 to go in the game.  Both teams have all three time outs available.

Bradshaw starts by passing to Harris, who makes a gain of 14.  Using a “hurry-up” offense, Bradshaw calls for a pass to Stallworth, but Cromwell breaks it up.  After the Steelers are called for a false start, Bradshaw throws to Smith for a short gain before Smith gets out of bounds.

It is now 3rd and 9 from the Steeler 38 with 1:18 to go.  Bradshaw decides to throw it deep to Smith, but Brown makes a spectacular catch in front of him for an interception.

After Ferragamo kneels on the ball twice, the game is over with the Rams 26-24 winners.  Ferragamo takes the Most Valuable Player Award.


See the actual Super Bowl XIV play-by-play here


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The Greatest Super Bowl Ever

1/16/2013

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Vince Ferragamo (15) waiting for the snap from center during Super Bowl XIV
It is almost time for the Super Bowl!

The best Super Bowl I ever saw was played between the Los Angeles Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 20, 1980.

The Pittsburgh Steelers had won the Super Bowl three times.  Their all-star cast included future Hall of Famers such as quarterback Terry Bradshaw, wide receivers Lynn Swann and John Stallworth, running back Franco Harris, defensive end “Mean” Joe Greene and linebacker Jack Lambert.

The Los Angeles Rams were the first team to make it to the Super Bowl with fewer than ten regular season wins.  They had lost their owner, Carroll Rosenbloom, in a drowning accident in early 1979 and his widow, Georgia Rosenbloom had won a power struggle with Carroll’s son Steven.  The team’s starting quarterback, Pat Haden, broke his finger in the middle of the season and was replaced by backup Vince Ferragamo.

Few gave the Rams much of a chance.  I sat down to watch the game hoping they could keep it close.

As predicted, the Steelers ran and passed their way to several scores.  Bradshaw connected with Swann and Stallworth for touchdowns.  Harris pounded away for yards and for two touchdowns.

But what I will never forget was that the Rams, the underdog, matched the Steelers score for score.  Running back Wendell Tyler took off with the ball in the first quarter for a 39 yard run.  On third-and-goal a few plays later, Cullen Bryant plowed his way into the end zone.

When the first half ended with the Rams ahead 13-10, I started to think they could actually win it.

When Ferragamo responded to a subsequent Steeler touchdown with a 50 yard pass to receiver Billy Waddy, I realized both teams were fighting it out and the ending would not be predictable.

The play of the game took place next.  Ferragamo handed the ball off to Lawrence McCutcheon, who then shocked the Steelers by passing to Ron Smith for a touchdown.  I can still see the Steeler defender inadvertently knocking Smith into the end zone.

The see saw nature of this game and the story line of the underdog against the heavy favorite made it the essence of football.  Anything could have happened after this point and that is what makes watching games like this so exciting.

In the end, it was the Steelers who pulled off the big plays when they needed them the most.  Bradshaw hit Stallworth with a long touchdown pass to put the Steelers ahead 24-19.  The Rams had a chance to go ahead when Ferragamo drove the team well into Steeler territory, but Lambert intercepted him to end the last serious Ram threat.

So there was no big upset here.  But Ferragamo surprised by outplaying Terry Bradshaw, who threw three interceptions.  The Rams surprised by forcing the Steelers to sweat it out until the final quarter.  It is surprises like these that keep me watching the Super Bowl!


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We Have Lost the Battle for 9/11 Truth But We Will Win the War

1/3/2013

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We may not win the battle of identifying all of the criminals of 9/11 but that should not surprise us.
What I have said about the events of 9/11 is not a secret.  Those with open minds and a desire to discern facts discover the truth of what I and many others say on a daily basis.

The criminals of 9/11, the Kennedy brother murders and other events are merely a faction that uses the power of the government without authority.  And they use that power to stay outside of anyone's reach.

Official theories have been given to us by the faction, their enablers in politics and the media.  Most of the public readily accept them because the same people who propose the official theory have control over opposition to it.

These theories never go before a court of law and become subject to cross-examination.  The chosen forum for the theories, the mainstream media of television, radio, etc. simply deliver the news given (i.e. what is official) and not critique of this news.

As a result, the burden of proof to the average member of the public runs low, to the point of plausibility.  Those of us who demand a higher burden of proof will keep banging our heads against this wall as long as the official theories reach us in the manner they do.

We may not win the battle of identifying all of the criminals of 9/11 but that should not surprise us.  We have engaged in a game without rules, teams or a finish line.

All is not lost.  Thanks to those who have raised and even answered questions about controversial events have inspired awareness that the public does not always receive the truth.  We are now more than ever likely to seek information about a wide range of topics, such as medicine, food, and history.

We should all continue to seek the information we need to help ourselves and to help the society in which we live.  The real game of creating a society that outs the criminal faction will be won by those who take the time to educate themselves about anything they think matters.


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