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LA will play for the Lombardi!”Since that phrase flowed out

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November 13, 2019


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Long’s mouth with the superfluous flow of Willy Wonka’s chocolate river http://www.pantherscheapshop.c…..tle-jersey , the city of Los Angeles has been preparing for the Rams to bring back a title to the City of Champions.In just its third year back in LA, the franchise is looking to revitalize a city accustomed to nonstop parades and hanging banners. Now that Super Bowl LIII is just days away, it is becoming apparent a Rams win will not only make an impact on the city for the short-term, Colin Cowherd argues, but it will create a shift in the sports paradigm and could alter the NFL history books for good.“If the Rams win this game, it is a complete game changer for a lot of people,” Cowherd said on The Herd Wednesday. “If the NFL had to pick a side who wins this game, they’d want Los Angeles… This would be good for the League.”Cowherd made the case New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick have already cemented themselves in the NFL annals, having won five rings together and making nine appearances. Joy Taylor joked the best a win could do would only be to make Brady the “GOAT of all GOATs.” But while their careers will undoubtedly lead them to Canton regardless of the outcome February 3, it is their counterparts on the “home team” sideline yet to sculpt their own paths.“[With a win], Sean McVay goes into an elite group. He’s the next Bill Walsh, he’s the next Bill Belichick on offense,” Cowherd said of the Rams 33-year-old leader. “Jared Goff is the closest thing potentially in the next 15 years to Tom Brady.”Brady was 24-years-old when he won his first Super Bowl in 2001 against the St. Louis Rams; Jared Goff is currently 24. Belichick was 49 when he first lifted the Lombardi as a head coach, while Walsh was an even half century.A Rams win would catapult both Goff and McVay onto a track to pursue the success of one of the greatest tandem’s in professional sports history at a similar trajectory Will Grier Jersey , if not an even better one because of McVay’s youth compared to Belichick’s at similar parts of their careers.However, Cowherd points out, this game could have more of an impact than just what the NFL will feel; it will provide a shake-up only LA is prepared for based on plate tectonics to the city’s sports hierarchy.“This has always been the Lakers town… this would be a movement,” Cowherd projects. “This would be pulling people away. Super Bowls have a way of changing cities.”Cowherd pointed out the League’s desire to become more of an entertainment product, moving away from just the grunt and passion of historical football dominance, and wanting to make the product more enjoyable for the masses. A win for LA would be a win for the NFL, he claims.So, while this game means “absolutely nothing” for the Patriots, the Rams have the opportunity to not only be game-changers, but landscape changers in a city built upon shifting. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich made it perfectly clear to everyone he would be aggressive when the Indianapolis Colts hired him in February.On Sunday, his boldness proved costly.Instead of punting on fourth-and-4 from his own 43-yard line and settling for a tie, Reich called for a short, seemingly safe pass from Andrew Luck to Chester Rogers. But Luck’s pass bounced short, the Texans got a 24-yard completion on the next play and Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Houston Texans a 37-34 overtime victory.Nobody in the Colts’ locker room was second-guessing the decision http://www.pantherscheapshop.c…..ler-jersey , though.“I loved it,” Luck said. “We had a discussion before the play and I agreed, so it had my stamp of approval. We did not execute well enough. I did not get the ball to Chester to make the play and I’m sick about it. After all the mistakes we made, we still had a chance to make the play and we didn’t get it done.”The Colts (1-3) certainly had chances all afternoon.After a mostly dismal first half, Luck couldn’t convert on a 2-point conversion attempt with 7:41 left in regulation, on the Hail Mary attempt on the final play of regulation or on a third-down play that forced Indy to settle for a go-ahead field with 6 minutes left in overtime.The defense couldn’t prevent the Texans from setting up a 40-yard field goal with 2:58 left in regulation, a 59-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds of regulation, a 29-yard field goal to tie the score at 34 with 1:50 left in overtime or, of course, the winning kick as time expired.Yes, Reich would have changed one thing if he had to do it over again — he wouldn’t have asked Luck to line up and attempt to draw the Texans (1-3) offside before calling a timeout. He would have gone for it right away.But the failed fourth-down call wasn’t the only problem Sunday.Houston’s first score came on Jadeveon Clowney’s fumble recovery in the end zone when center Ryan Kelly appeared to think Luck was under center rather than in the shotgun, and Fairbairn actually missed the first attempt at the winning kick — but right after Reich called timeout.The Texans (1-3) took advantage of it. But Reich gained the respect of players on both sides for his unconventional move.“I respect their decision to go for the win, not a tie,” Texans defensive end J.J. Watt said. “You play to win Jordan Scarlett Jersey , you don’t play to tie.”Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri concurred.After becoming the league’s career leader on a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in the first half and giving Indy a 34-31 lead with a 44-yarder in overtime for No. 567, he wanted one more shot to win the milestone game. He never got another chance after the incompletion, spoiling the celebration.“I love the call,” Vinatieri said. “I love the fourth-down call to go for the win, I really do — I love it. We just have to make the play. The teams that win games make those plays.”This season, the Colts have not made those plays.They lost to Cincinnati in the season opener when Pro Bowl tight end Jack Doyle fumbled as the Colts were driving for a go-ahead score with less than 2 minutes left. They lost last week at Super Bowl champion Philadelphia when Luck was sacked on fourth-and-goal in the final 2 minutes. On Sunday, with their top receiver T.Y. Hilton on the sideline with an injured hamstring, Reich made the call and came up short when the defense allowed Houston to move into scoring position on its fourth consecutive series.But the confidence Reich showed in both his offense and by defense by going for it just might produce some long-term wins.“We are not going to be shy, we aren’t going to be afraid to go for it,” Kelly said. “I think it just goes to show you he has the trust in the playmakers on this team, and no matter who is in there they need to do their job. I got to give it to him.”


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