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The dawning and coming-of-age for tons of Gen-X Ram fans. The 73-79 L.A. Coliseum Rams. The dawn of one of the best jerseys in NFL History, and certainly the best in THIS team's history that they stubbornly dont sport in this day and age to its full extent. This team was right on the cusp of winning a Super Bowl, just didn't quite have the Head Coach/Quarterback combo that the 5 other perennials of the Generation (Dallas. Minnesota, Miami, Pittsburgh, Oakland) did.

Elite Defense that was hurt by the impotence of the Offense.
 
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Loyal said:
Without 1999 and 2021, this video would have destroyed me. I remember how much those playoff losses hurt and especially the Super Bowl loss
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I absolutely agree.

The 1973-1979 period were my teen years, when the Good was the Best; and the Bad was the Worst.

That being said, the Rams didn’t “show up” in some of those playoff losses.

1973 was brutal but that was a Divisional Round game, and the Rams made plenty of mistakes, with many missed opportunities that day.

They did not play well in the 1975, 1977 and 1978 playoff losses; and two of those games were Conference Championships ... and All were Home games.

The Brutal losses were in 1974 and 1976. Both in Minnesota, and both were NFC Championship games.
The Rams were the better team THAT day, in my opinion.

To this day, other than the Super Bowl losses, those two games remain the most heartbreaking in my half-century-Plus of Rams’ fandom.

I compare Chuck Knox to Marty Schottenheimer. Excellent head coach that got the most from his teams in the regular season but could not get that “little more” needed for postseason success.
 
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Allen2McVay said:
I absolutely agree.

The 1973-1979 period were my teen years, when the Good was the Best; and the Bad was the Worst.

That being said, the Rams didn’t “show up” in some of those playoff losses.

1973 was brutal but that was a Divisional Round game, and the Rams made plenty of mistakes, with many missed opportunities that day.

They did not play well in the 1975, 1977 and 1978 playoff losses; and two of those games were Conference Championships.

The Brutal losses were in 1974 and 1976. Both in Minnesota, and both were NFC Championship games. The Rams were the better team THAT day.

To this day, other than the Super Bowl losses, those two games remain the most heartbreaking in my half-century Plus Rams’ fandom.

I compare Chuck Knox to Marty Schottenheimer. Excellent head coach that got the most from his teams in the regular season but could not get that “little more” needed for postseason success.
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And it also goes without saying, that the 74 and 76 Rams would have given the 74 Steelers and 76 Raiders WAYYYY tougher Super Bowls than the comical, inept Vikings, as evidenced by us holding the lead after 3 Quarters against Pittsburgh Supe 14.
 
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that video was a heart wrenching replay of some of my best/worst days as a ramfan...

i hate to say it , but mostly my worst, because as a rams fans we went into those playoff games for the most part, favored, so the losses were gut wrenching... and each year, confidence was gone even when favored...

getting to the SB with malavasi was a great year, and the loss in the SB was a great disappointment... bradshaw was quoted saying something like "we love to play the rams even though we always lose to them" ...

if i remember right , a crucial interception drop, might have changed the entire outcome...

still it was a good watch.. thanks for posting...

go rams

slo

ps i hated that we traded gabriel...
 
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So many memories, my wife had to keep asking if I was ok while I watched this. She could sense my pain from the other room. Some good memories though, my 1st 2 Rams jerseys were McCutcheon & Haden. I must admit as disappointing as the 70s were, they were way better than the 90s.
 
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The 70's were also my youth/teen years of age and I just always took for granted the Rams were going to the playoffs. You could almost set your watch to it.
 
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RamsSince1969 said:
The 70's were also my youth/teen years of age and I just always took for granted the Rams were going to the playoffs. You could almost set your watch to it.
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Yep, started following them in 74' where I can recall the 74' NFCCG as my first memory of utter disappointment as a Rams fan.

So 90's was a rude wake up call. Up until 1990, I believe the only years the Rams didn't make the playoffs were the two strike seasons 82' & 87' which were f'd up seasons and the only "normal" season they didn’t was 81'.
 
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The dawning and coming-of-age for tons of Gen-X Ram fans. The 73-79 L.A. Coliseum Rams. The dawn of one of the best jerseys in NFL History, and certainly the best in THIS team's history that they stubbornly dont sport in this day and age to its full extent. This team was right on the cusp of winning a Super Bowl, just didn't quite have the Head Coach/Quarterback combo that the 5 other perennials of the Generation (Dallas. Minnesota, Miami, Pittsburgh, Oakland) did.

Elite Defense that was hurt by the impotence of the Offense.
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And the source of my burning, smoldering hatred for the phrase "defense wins championships." Reinforced by the fact that the two Rams championships since were won because the offense got it done when they needed to. Yes, the defense *preserved* those wins, but it was the offense in both cases that put them in position to win those titles in the first place.
 
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Unfortunately there were other defenses that were just as tough, and the Rams had to rely on their running game almost exclusively; didn't have the QBs or the receivers that could beat Doomsday, or the PPE. Meanwhile Staubach and Bradshaw played their best in the postseason, and Tarkenton was genetically engineered to play defenses like the Rams.

From Deacon and Merlin to Jack and then Kevin Greene, Rams had at least one all time great pass rusher in their defensive front for 30 consecutive years.
 
sloramfan said:
that video was a heart wrenching replay of some of my best/worst days as a ramfan...

i hate to say it , but mostly my worst, because as a rams fans we went into those playoff games for the most part, favored, so the losses were gut wrenching... and each year, confidence was gone even when favored...

getting to the SB with malavasi was a great year, and the loss in the SB was a great disappointment... bradshaw was quoted saying something like "we love to play the rams even though we always lose to them" ...

if i remember right , a crucial interception drop, might have changed the entire outcome...

still it was a good watch.. thanks for posting...

go rams

slo

ps i hated that we traded gabriel...
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My friend, in the aftermath of Cromwell dropping the potential pick, said "and he's got the best hands on the team". He was a QB at Kansas that ran a triple option offense as well as being the holder for placement kicks for LA.
 
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Unfortunately there were other defenses that were just as tough, and the Rams had to rely on their running game almost exclusively; didn't have the QBs or the receivers that could beat Doomsday, or the PPE. Meanwhile Staubach and Bradshaw played their best in the postseason, and Tarkenton was genetically engineered to play defenses like the Rams.

From Deacon and Merlin to Jack and then Kevin Greene, Rams had at least one all time great pass rusher in their defensive front for 30 consecutive years.
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Harrold Jackson, Ron Jessie and Jack Snow were all fine receivers, at worst. Jackson should be in the HOF.
 
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And the source of my burning, smoldering hatred for the phrase "defense wins championships."
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Best defense of the 70s. better than the Raider, Cowboys, Vikings and fucking Steelers.
Every time you get a negative thought in your head about Sean McVay, think about this era and it will go away and you will realize how fortunate we are.
I used to look at the 49ers and their coach, Bill Walsh and get jealous. Now, the shoe is on the other foot and I could not be happier about it.
 
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