That was good (except for the NY-snobbiness). And its how i remembered it too. Vince did indeed suck for most of the regular season in 1979. But, in the playoffs he was great and clutch against Staubach and the Cowboys.
“everyone knows the Rams do not beat the Cowboys”
And yeah, Warren Beatty’s Heaven Can Wait was on everyone’s mind at the time.
“””Super Bowl 14 took its shape from the team that lost just as much as the team that won…….. The Los Angeles Rams earned a dignity in defeat which they never achieved in victory….. The Rams won respect, but the Pittsburgh Steelers won a Championship”””
-John Facenda, NFL Films Super Bowl XIV Highlights….