The 1970's Rams had some excellent Quarterbacks and some that were not so hot. Check out the exciting game footage and extras in this highly entertaining video!
The Rams and Steelers I think were mirror teams of each other. Man for man, I believe the roster was almost equal. The Rams were Uber talented except for one thing. The Steelers had Terry Bradshaw. In the NFC, Dallas had Roger Staubach and the Vikings had Fran Tarkenton. The Rams were probably the best team at least in the NFC except for one position. Quarterback. It was a glaring weakness come playoff time. I believe if the Rams had a Bert Jones or a Joe Ferguson in the mid 70s, they are at least a SB team. The guys they had simply couldn’t get it done and when they finally found a guy ( Vince Ferragamo) the team was past its prime and old. Still they gave Pitt all it could handle in SB14
Bradshaw was not a forgone conclusion to be successful in his early years in Pittsburgh he struggled immensely and he was always at odds with Chuck Knoll.
Biggest Ram mistake was giving up on Jaws so fast and going with Haden. If you look at what Jaws did from 78-82, he was one of the top QBs in the NFL. Assuming that level of play would have carried over had he stayed in LA, Rams would have been a much better team.
I agree - they drafted him 37th overall in the '73 draft, so they should have given him a much longer look. They only started him three games in three years.
The Rams did seem enamored with Haden, USC boy for some reason, o often wondered why they gave up on Jaws and got only a tight end Charlie young who didn’t even beat out Terry Nelson for the starting role
The Rams should not have moved on from James "Shack" Harris...He was clearly the most physically gifted QB after QB Roman Gabriel...However...the NFL was still struggling with the so-called delimma of determining if black men could handle the complex template of the NFL QB position...The Rams should have also held on to young QB Ron Jaworski...He ended up being a very good QB for the Philadelphia Eagles for much of the 1980s and he led the Eagles to the SB after the 1980 NFL season...
I agree with you on both accounts. They gave up on Jaworski far too soon and they received an evidently non-focused Charle Young in return for him. Young couldn't even start for L.A. Terry Nelson was predominately the starting Tight End. Young only started 3 games in 3 years for the Rams. That was an awful trade for them
For that era, Shack was a big QB. Today, he would be average size. The Rams of that era were too quick to pull the plug on certain QB's (Harris, Jaworski) and held on to QB's past their prime (Namath, Gabriel), although they got a decent package for Gabriel. I wish they would have kept Shack and Jaworski and traded Haden. (I think they kept Haden because he was a local guy and smart, not necessarily because of his ability.) They might have gone to a Super Bowl before 14.
I agree with your assessments. If they had been able to trade Haden, I'm sure they wouldn't have garnered much interest due to his size and sub-par arm strength, in my opinion......but then again the Packers gave up a boatload for an aged John Hadl.
@@markgardner9460they would have been fortunate to get even a late round pick for him. Most teams would have seen him as a backup QB at best. While he had below average arm strength and was short, he was able to have a fairly decent career, with his final season coinciding with Eric Dickerson's rookie season. I imagine handing the ball off to ED didn't suck at all!
Roman Gabriel was a beast regardless of any statistics, he threw sweet passes and was big and tough. His games against Green Bay and Baltimore were games not to be missed.
@@markgardner9460 The short lived "Coastal Division" that had LA Rams and Baltimore in the same division and met twice a year including playoffs, great games.
@@markgardner9460 One of the most geographical confusing divisions ever with Atlanta and Baltimore paired with LA and San Francisco, this was after the Falcons and Saints entered the NFL and they broke down the Eastern and Western Conference into those goofy short divisions with weird geographical match ups twice a year.
when i was a tiny little 70's yoot, Roman Gabriel/Snow were my first sports heroes. My dad and older brother were Niner/John Brody fans and when I saw them playing the Rams on TV one day I said hey who's that with the cool helmets. My dad said that's the LA Rams we don't root for them in this house and I said lol bro we do now.
I was a Niner fan from the 80s up until now, so I can understand the rivalry in your home. Jack Snow was a highly underrated receiver, Gabriel played well under George Allen, but not Prothro so much; Snow was rarely caught from behind running with the ball. Bob Klein was also a great TE, a fine receiver, but an all-pro as a blocker.
When I saw this title, I laughed and thought "This should be interesting!". I was a Rams fan in the 70s and I remember how frustrating they were. The Super Bowl against the Steelers was a good game for 3 quarters despite the final score.
My buddy in college back then accused the Rams of being a Communist Conspiracy. Every year they would choke in the playoffs because after Hadl's first year, their QBs weren't quite up to delivering a championship. So by losing to Dallas or Minnesota every year, the people in LA suffered breakups, road rage, and sadly some suicides by desperate fans after yet another playoff loss by the 70s Rams. Couldn't quite pin it on Brezhnev, though.
Boy, what topic. Rams are my favorite team and Roman Gabriel is my favorite player. After that it was a carousel of QBs. I hated liking the Rams, disappointing me every time Vikings, Cowboys and 49ers. I read a comment in the paper that said “ Thinking the Rams will win a Super Bowl is like leaving the porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa to come home.” . I only counted 1/2 a Super Bowl win for the St. Louis. Finally, the L.A Rams won!
He switched back to #18 in 1975 or '76. He probably wore #5 when he got to Philadelphia because wide receiver Ben Hawkins wore #18 and Gabriel probably did not wank to make Hawkins give up his number.
The Rams were up at halftime in that Super Bowl. Ferragamo threw a bad pick and Stallworth beat Rod Perry over the middle for the long TD that put the Steelers ahead. I was heartbroken.
I notice in this highlights reel at around 11:40 the play was at Candlestick Park's artificial turf. I had an opportunity to walk on that turf back in the 1970s: It was a thin carpet on concrete. I was shocked and appalled that the players had to play on a surface that hard. Makes one wonder how many players' careers were shortened with such a harsh field of play.
I'm surprised that the Players Association didn't succeed (maybe they didn't try) in negotiating the "outlawing" of artificial turf. A lot of unnecessary pain and suffering occurred on account of playing on it.
QB play was a difference maker between the Rams &:other dominant teams of the 70s. Others were offering Staubach & Tarkenton. (Along w Bradshaw, Greise, &:Stabler in the AFC.) The Rams QBs of the era had some merits but didn't measure up overall.
Ram fan agrees 100% with you. We despised Roger and Tark especially because we would lose to them every time. Huge respect for both. Coaching is the other reason. LA coaches were all ok and nice guys, but Bud Grant & Tom Landry were miles ahead of them.
The "Ground Chuck" offensive mentality limited the Rams in the play-offs against those teams you alluded to, in my opinion. They didn't catch anyone of guard whereby the Cowboys always used at least a couple of gadget plays every game.
Good point. Once a team falls behind a touchdown or two, having to take 6-8 minutes off the clock to score a touchdown via mostly the running game makes those late-game comebacks near-impossible. This acute lack of late-game, hurry-up offense mastery, that could score a lot of points in a hurry, kept them one step behind the premiere teams of the era who'd mastered the art, and prevented them from winning a lot of big games in the post-season. Great video!@@markgardner9460
Nice. The only players that I really remember are those from 50 years ago. Maybe it was being a kid and not having to deal with life as an adult. I had a lot of free time on my hands and used to read great players of the NFL series of books.
True and I think Dick Enberg coined that phrase in a season highlight back before it happened. But as we age, we get caught, and this clip proves it. I like that it was added in because as great as Snow was, the urban legend did not age well.
When the Rams were headed to the Super Bowl to play the Steelers, I jokingly asked my mother who she thought was going to win (she never watched football and knew nothing about it). She said "the Rams." When I asked her why, she said "because they have nice hats."🤣😏
Hadl was acquired from the Chargers before Gabriel was dealt. In fact, Gabriel did not want to compete for the starting job. Harris was ponderous reading coverages, Jaworski could not stay healthy when his opportunities arose. Harris started the 37-7 loss to Dallas and was pulled in the early stages after throwing an UGLY pick which set the blowout in motion.
@@stuartdollar9912 Yeah, that's why he won NFC Player of the Year in 1973. He was "washed up" after sustaining a back injury in the sixth game that season, after which his level of play declined, though he was so sensational prior to that point that he still won that award.
@@kennethcollins6494 That was the week before the Packer game at the LA Coliseum in which he sustained the injury that caused his level of play to decline substantially.
@@brötzmannsax ya man I'm glad I was paying attention when I was young. David Jones and Merlin Olsen and the guys were a holy terror. But the original crew were all retired by the 70s.
@@JeromyBranch The Rams were so fearsome in the 60's they were wearing out in the 70's. Besides that front four they had Jack Pardee and Maxie Baughn plus underrated safety Ed Meador who were tough old veterans.
Roman Gabriel appeared in Gilligan's Island and was Blue Boy in The Undefeated starring John Wayne. Roman went on to become the 1973 NFL Comeback Player of the Year with the Philadelphia Eagles. It's a crime that he's not in NFL Hall of Fame. He would flourish in today's passing game. 1969 NFL MVP ROMAN GABRIEL!
Well done the video had excellent flow! 3 of these QBs are Hall of Very Good - Gabriel, Hadl, Jaworski. I have compared Gabriel to Hadl as they are exact contemporaries- which one did you think was better? I give the slight edge to Gabriel.
Hadl had a far worse td/int ratio than Gabriel which can be attributed to his penchant for throwing deep on a regular basis. That is the only glaring difference to me, so I give the edge to Gabe.
The fact that the Rams made the playoffs so many consecutive years with such a revolving door at quarterback is absolutely amazing!.I attribute a large part of it to the defense obviously and Chuck Knox did a excellent job but the most surprising thing about that is neither George Allen or Knox got them to a Super Bowl,but Ray Malavasi did in 1979...
I thought then and I think now that the Rams should have stuck with Ron Jaworski. He was no Hall of Famer, but might just have provided the QB stability needed for the Rams to be a Super Bowl team.
That QB merry-go-round hindered the Rams and kept them from winning the big games in crunch time. Vince Ferragamo (15) came the closest - had me believing for a while there. Even in ‘82, the Rams signed Bert Jones (7), so it continued into the eighties.
I like both the blue-and-whites of 1964-72 and the blue-and-golds of 1973-99. I'd like for them to go back to the latter permanently, but I would also be fine with the blue-and-white.
I'll forever remember the Monday night game with Namath vs the Bears. It was difficult to watch. Whatever greatness that had been in that arm was gone. It reminded me of praying for an over-the-hill Willie Mays to simply catch a fly ball in the '73 Series. Time catches up to everyone.
When I was in grade school & high school, my dad would take me to see Gabe and the Rams at the Coliseum. Great memories! I think this video supports what I’ve always believed - that the owners’ quick fix approach to the QB situation doomed the QBs’ and the team’s chances. I think it’s much more likely that it was the owners’ ineptitude that was the problem, rather than the statistical improbability that not a single one of these quarterbacks could’ve been the winner that the Rams needed. It would be interesting to compare how many quarterbacks other teams went through during the same period. It was at the end of the 70s when I got so disgusted with the quarterback musical chairs, that I gave up on the Rams.
My dad was the Rams team dentist in the late 60’-70’s and he had season tickets at the Coliseum on the 50yd line. Jonathan Winters sat right behind us.
The Vikings and Cowboys took turns knocking the Rams out of the Playoffs in those days. With one glaring reason which this presentation shows. Being solid at QB. The Rams had some impressive defenses and run games. But Dallas and Minnesota also had those. And they also had Roger Staubach and Fran Tarkenton. And when they went to the Super Bowl. They lose to Terry Bradshaw. The Rams learned a hard lesson. It's hard to win the big games without a solid foundation at the most important position in the game.
@@markgardner9460 Think of this pattern. 1969 Rams knocked out by Vikings, 1973, by Cowboys, 1974, Vikings, 1975, Cowboys, 1976 & 77, Vikings, 1978 Cowboys. I think the Vikes did the Rams a favor beating them in the Mud in 77. The Cowboys were ready for LA after losing to them in 76. They had to wait a year to shut them out 28-0 to settle that score.
@@jstube36 Interesting take!. Would the Cowboys obliterated the Rams in 1977,or is it possible that they could have been too sky-high? I definitely think Dallas would have beaten them,but nothing is a absolute.
1970s Rams were the epitome of frustration ...always losing to the Vikings and Cowboys when it mattered...the Super Bowl loss to the Steelers was a moral victory
Great video! I wonder if your question at the end " Still looking for a quarterback to get the Lombardi Trophy" would be to " Wait 15 years, leave town and pick up a supermarket stock clerk as a free agent". Their starting QBs in the 1980s weren't any better for chrissakes.
Did they hit the jackpot with Warner or what? Unreal luck. Dieter Brock? A washed up Dan Pastorini? A physically spent Bert Jones? Their '80's QB's were worse. Ferragamo was in that mix, too.
Vince Ferragamo actually had a very good 1980 season, statistically, throwing for IIRC, 30 TD's and lead Rams to a WC appearance where they lost to perennial 1970's bully Dallas. But even though they had an early post-season exit in 1980, the team, roster, and the one position that had never been filled and was a causal primary factor in why they never beat teams like Minnesota, Dallas, or later on, San Francisco, seemed to be gelling. Then Ferragamo either got greedy, or made a bad business decision by going to play in the CFL for two seasons and there reverted to being a complete bust. Warren Moon, when interviewed many years later and asked his opinion about Ferragamo's time in the CFL when he played Moon's Edmonton Eskimos, and Moon essentially replied that Ferragamo stuck up the place and that every time his Eskimoes played Ferragamo's squad, they totally wiped the floor with them. Moon also insinuated that if a former SB-starting QB could defect to the CFL for more money and regress in his development so badly that he looked worse in Canada than he ever did, stateside why was a former All-American QB and CFL All-Star like Moon still having to bust his ass for 5 seasons just to get NFL scouts, GM's to pay attention to him and give him a halfway-decent chance. Ferragamo bolting for the CFL after the 1980 season essentially put the Rams QB position into same musical chairs carousel for another 5 years until Jim Everett finally became something of a tangible, franchise QB. If the old L.A. Rams had had a competent, above-average QB to complement Eric Dickerson and a still-dominant, strong defense, lets say, someone like Tommy Kramer, Steve Grogan or Dave Krieg, they likely wouldve accomplished more.
At first look, Ferragamo's yardage total looks impressive (for 1980), but he was actually 15th in the NFL. His 30 td's, however, was second best and his completion percentage ninth best. I had heard that he wanted more money and the Rams wouldn't meet his request. Thank you for your comments - much appreciated.
7/17/72: he got it for no apparent reason - complained about chest pain while warming up in training camp. Unitas actually punctured his lung with shattered ribs that occurred during a game & he was back in action in only 3 weeks.
Dempsey, the long-time holder of the record for the longest FG as a Saint. Note he only had half of his kicking foot. I didn't remember he also kicked for the Rams. 13:22
The 70s were incredibly frustrating for Rams fans. That inconsistent QB play squandered a great team on both sides of the ball....except the QB position. In '77, Knox made a mistake not putting Namath in that "mud bowl" loss to the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs. Haden's hand was too small to grip the ball in the muck. Namath would've been much better based on the size of his hands and experience. He might've gotten the win.
Thanks for your comments. Other viewers have said the same thing about Namath in The Mud Bowl. I think that the final score would definitely have been different - probably would have won.
As an old man that grew up watching 1970's football, the Rams QBs, particularly once Gabriel declined, were a forgettable grab bag of retreads, has-beens, and never-weres. If the Rams had say Bert Jones, they'd have been the dynasty of the 1970s, and not Pittsburgh. The rest of the team was that good, and their quarterbacks that bad.
I agree - Jones needed a stronger defense in order to get to and compete for a Super Bowl win...and the Rams had that super strong defense that would have allowed them to get over the hump. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Very cool video!!! I grew up in Southern California a HUGE Ram fan. I was 4 in 1970, and when you're growing up, those playoff losses were killers!! Always had a great defense and o-line/running game, but couldn't get a guy to make those plays when you needed them. Then, we finally got there with Ferragame who played very well against the Steelers, until he threw that fateful pick to Lambert inside the Steeler 30 looking to go up 26-24. Knew this was going to be good when dude who narrated it showed himself in Merlin Olsen jersey! Nice touch showing the football cards and purpled out Rams helmets!!!
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. The Rams always started out hot, but then peaked too soon. They had Pro Bowl players all over the field year after year due to amazingly astute player trades. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Although he played in 3 games for the Rams in '79, he didn't start any, so that is why I did not include him in this video - only starting QB's are featured.
The Bills made Harris the first black player to start a season at quarterback in NFL history & second black player in the modern era to start in any game as quarterback. Haven Moses started a game for Denver in ‘68 I believe. Harris’s nickname in Buffalo was 30 30 rifle, because of the strong arm he had! Farragamo played with Buffalo in ‘85. My favorite in LA was Roman Gabriel! I thought he was the best out of all the guys mentioned. Love the old black & white uniforms too! Jaworski grew up right outside of Buffalo, the Polish rifle!
These were the best Rams’ uniforms (from the early 70’s) along with the helmets, bar none. Love the Blue ones as well. They should get rid of that garbage they wear now and go back to these. Simple and awesome.
I Started watching football in the middle 70's. The Rams were my first Favorite Team. The roster of players they had was so Solid, Especially on Defense and the OL, that had they had a Quarterback like Staubach, Tarkington, Stabler or Bradshaw they would have won Multiple Super Bowls.
I agree! They just couldn't seem to get over the hump due to not having a QB at least equal to their post-season opponents. Thank you for watching and commenting!
A combination of desperation, hoping for lightning in a bottle, and adding a player to fill more seats? I'm kinda surprised that Chuck Knox agreed to that!
@@markgardner9460 They simply wanted a QB with more experience and looked at Namath to get them into the SB. They had all the elements besides a proven vet QB. As we know now Namath was washed, but the Rams figured they had much more talent to back him up.
Started playing and watching football in 1968, had to pick a team as my favorite and in 1969 picked the Los Angeles Rams because of number 18 Roman Gabriel and the fearsome foursome. Yes I'm still a Ram 🐏 Fan!@
James Harris was great and I dont understand why we let him go but the best QB we ever had was Jim Everett. If we had gotten him in the early 70s,we would have won a Super Bowl or two that decade.
The same could be said of the Vikings who played in a very weak division, too, however both the Rams and the Vikings were solid teams who played the Cowboys tough for the most part.
6:21: That trade was probably a Win Win for both teams. Rams: Jackson had a dynamite year in 1973. 13 TDs, a Pro Bowler and finished 3rd in the MVP voting ( guess what 2,000 yard running back won it?). He was a solid 35-50 reception a year WR for the Rams from 1973-1977. The 1975 1st pick Dennis Harrah was 12 year starter and 6 time Pro Bowler at guard. The 1974 first pick was Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti who had a meh career, starting at fullback for 3 years but not worth his draft position. Eagles: Gabriel rebounded with a stellar in 1973 year with 23 TD passes and another Pro Bowl. Though he didn't back it up after that it started a renaissance that led to the hiring of Dick Vermeil in 1976 and an eventual Super Bowl 4 years later that was a God Send for the long suffering Eagles fans.
Good stuff - my 1973 first round draft video goes into detail regarding the Gabriel trade. Harold Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame and some people think that Harrah is deserving as well.
Great music. Perfect for the era. And take note that this was the pre-gloves era on receivers. Therefore, passes were caught against the body whenever possible rather than the [gloved] hands-only method of today.
Amazing compare and contrast. I don't know what they were looking for, all would be schemed differently. The Bridesmaids 70-71 were good teams - Snow, Rentzel, Ellison and that "D". I remember the SB team, Ferragamo was seeing ghosts, the Steel Curtain put a whippin' on him. Yeah, very good teams but not enough to elevate to a title...Billy Waddy sighting a CU Buff. Thanks brother you're appreciated.
Everybody in sports media said Ferragamo was outpassing Bradshaw first 3 quarters and he was. The game had four lead changes Steel Curtain put a whippin on nobody. In desperation, they had to injure Wendall Tyler on purpose because he was breaking off long runs and he was hurting them badly. On a number of occasions they are are trying to rip his helmet off after the whistle and never flagged. Steel curtain had no answer to him until then. It was completely different compared to SB 13 where Steelers led start to finish and shut Dorsett down.
I agree with you on all points except regarding the one about Dorsett. I thought he ran well in the first half, but then they cut back on the amount of carries in the second half. He finished with 16 carries for 96 yards with a long run of 29 yards.
@@martinishot I don't know if the Steelers purposely tried to hurt Tyler, they played tough defense they didn't have to cheap shot anybody. They made every team pay for yardage. That was a decent SB. I have no skin in the game I admit that I'm a Bronco fan. Thanks, I value others takes.
@@jammininthepast It is my watching this game again recently that prompts this comment. What happened to Tyler after blown whistles I have never seen since and that says a lot considering super bowls do have a more let em play approach. I watched the handling of Tony Dorsett one year prior and its night and day.
This is awesome! My first NFL memories are of #18 Roman Gabriel and the the 1969 MVP year. I was sad when he was traded to the Eagles. But I quickly came to appreciate Hadl and his connection with Harold Jackson a couple of years later. Thank you for this video and a walk down memory lane.
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video! That '73 game where Hadl and Jackson hooked up 4X for touchdowns was incredible. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thanks for the video. I was 3 in 1970, but I remember Gabriel and all these qbs. Also, I remember heartbreak every year from 7 straight divisional titles but not SBs. Losing every year to either Dallas or Minnesota in the playoffs. I hated stauback and tarkington. Ironically, our defense was not as good, but we finally made it to a SB with Faragamo. I never considered that season the same as the 70s teams.
It's interesting how watching football games as a very young child can stick in our memories, whereas other activities/events do not. I guess that's the power of old school football. Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a great decade to do film clips of the Rams' QBs. Hadl flamed out after his first year in LA; I think he may have been done in by a back injury. I forgot how well James Harris could run with the ball; his fluidity of motion pre-dated Steve Young in SF. Bringing Joe Namath back was sad. He had been such a good player, and it was a shame he went out the way he did. I didn't know Gabriel was going to sign with some rinky-dink football league. Didn't he think he could play for another NFL team, as he did?
I think that Gabriel was seeing bigger dollar signs. It's amazing at how fast Hadl lost it. I did not realize that a back injury was a major contributing factor. Thanks for commenting!
James Harris couldn't deal with being one of the initial black starting quarterbacks in the NFL. That's what caused the Rams and San Diego to move on from him. An extremely talented player, but no self-confidence is.
I'm not sure how you do a video covering the Rams' Quarterbacks of the 1970s without including Joe Pendleton and Tom Jarrett and, at least, giving a shout-out to QB/Team Owner Leo Farnsworth who, unfortunately, had won the starting job but was found dead at the bottom of a well on his estate right before the season opener.
They didn't "Check out Jeff Rutledge." He only played because of injury and was never seriously considered a starter. Neither was Bob Lee in 1979. Good video otherwise, I just disagree with that statement. "Then there was Jeff Rutledge, who started 1 game because of injuries to Haden and Ferragamo, but he wasn't the answer" is more accurate.
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You forgot Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait.
That's right - 1978
Nice great movie too. Joe Pendleton 🏈
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Joe Pendleton or Tom Jarrett? Or Leo Farnsworth for that matter.
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The Rams and Steelers I think were mirror teams of each other. Man for man, I believe the roster was almost equal. The Rams were Uber talented except for one thing. The Steelers had Terry Bradshaw. In the NFC, Dallas had Roger Staubach and the Vikings had Fran Tarkenton. The Rams were probably the best team at least in the NFC except for one position. Quarterback. It was a glaring weakness come playoff time. I believe if the Rams had a Bert Jones or a Joe Ferguson in the mid 70s, they are at least a SB team. The guys they had simply couldn’t get it done and when they finally found a guy ( Vince Ferragamo) the team was past its prime and old. Still they gave Pitt all it could handle in SB14
I think that you hit the nail right on the head.
Well said , valid points
Bradshaw was not a forgone conclusion to be successful in his early years in Pittsburgh he struggled immensely and he was always at odds with Chuck Knoll.
@@markgardner9460 I still thought Harris was just as talented as the QBs that you mentioned.
Joe Ferguson?!?!? What in the HELL are you smokin'?!?!?
Biggest Ram mistake was giving up on Jaws so fast and going with Haden. If you look at what Jaws did from 78-82, he was one of the top QBs in the NFL. Assuming that level of play would have carried over had he stayed in LA, Rams would have been a much better team.
I agree - they drafted him 37th overall in the '73 draft, so they should have given him a much longer look. They only started him three games in three years.
The Rams did seem enamored with Haden, USC boy for some reason, o often wondered why they gave up on Jaws and got only a tight end Charlie young who didn’t even beat out Terry Nelson for the starting role
The Rams should either have given either Jaworski a chance or not given up on James Harris.
The Rams should not have moved on from James "Shack" Harris...He was clearly the most physically gifted QB after QB Roman Gabriel...However...the NFL was still struggling with the so-called delimma of determining if black men could handle the complex template of the NFL QB position...The Rams should have also held on to young QB Ron Jaworski...He ended up being a very good QB for the Philadelphia Eagles for much of the 1980s and he led the Eagles to the SB after the 1980 NFL season...
I agree with you on both accounts. They gave up on Jaworski far too soon and they received an evidently non-focused Charle Young in return for him. Young couldn't even start for L.A. Terry Nelson was predominately the starting Tight End. Young only started 3 games in 3 years for the Rams. That was an awful trade for them
For that era, Shack was a big QB. Today, he would be average size. The Rams of that era were too quick to pull the plug on certain QB's (Harris, Jaworski) and held on to QB's past their prime (Namath, Gabriel), although they got a decent package for Gabriel. I wish they would have kept Shack and Jaworski and traded Haden. (I think they kept Haden because he was a local guy and smart, not necessarily because of his ability.) They might have gone to a Super Bowl before 14.
I agree with your assessments. If they had been able to trade Haden, I'm sure they wouldn't have garnered much interest due to his size and sub-par arm strength, in my opinion......but then again the Packers gave up a boatload for an aged John Hadl.
@@markgardner9460they would have been fortunate to get even a late round pick for him. Most teams would have seen him as a backup QB at best. While he had below average arm strength and was short, he was able to have a fairly decent career, with his final season coinciding with Eric Dickerson's rookie season. I imagine handing the ball off to ED didn't suck at all!
I seem to recall that Haden would throw a pick at crucial times in big games. He was a fine runner, however.
Roman Gabriel was a beast regardless of any statistics, he threw sweet passes and was big and tough. His games against Green Bay and Baltimore were games not to be missed.
Whew, that famous photo of Mad Dog Mike Curtis wrapping his arms around Gabriel's neck is a classic. '69?
@@markgardner9460 The short lived "Coastal Division" that had LA Rams and Baltimore in the same division and met twice a year including playoffs, great games.
"Coastal"...teams could be from the west coast or east coast. Take yer pick.
@@markgardner9460 One of the most geographical confusing divisions ever with Atlanta and Baltimore paired with LA and San Francisco, this was after the Falcons and Saints entered the NFL and they broke down the Eastern and Western Conference into those goofy short divisions with weird geographical match ups twice a year.
He would still be big by today's standards. But in that era he was as big as some defensive linemen.
This channel is like the DeLorean in Back To The Future. I get to go back in time, and watch some great players and old match ups! Love it!
Well put. I'm glad that you enjoy it!! Thanks for watching.
Any QB that showed any promise ended up in Philly.
That sums it up extremely well.
Does anybody remember when the Super Bowl champions played the college all stars?
Yes, I do. I loved watching that game. The last one was "rained out", strangely. Roger Staubach received a concussion in the 1972 game.
I remember Howard Cossell gushing over Pat Haden because he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Probably because Howard considered himself to possess a rather high intelligence quotient as well.
when i was a tiny little 70's yoot, Roman Gabriel/Snow were my first sports heroes. My dad and older brother were Niner/John Brody fans and when I saw them playing the Rams on TV one day I said hey who's that with the cool helmets. My dad said that's the LA Rams we don't root for them in this house and I said lol bro we do now.
It takes guts to go against the grain. Kudos to you!
I was a Niner fan from the 80s up until now, so I can understand the rivalry in your home. Jack Snow was a highly underrated receiver, Gabriel played well under George Allen, but not Prothro so much; Snow was rarely caught from behind running with the ball. Bob Klein was also a great TE, a fine receiver, but an all-pro as a blocker.
Kinda sad seeing Namath go out like that. Kinda unceremoniously.
There was a lot of buzz when he hit L.A., but he went out in a wimper.
@@markgardner9460His knees were completely shot.
When I saw this title, I laughed and thought "This should be interesting!". I was a Rams fan in the 70s and I remember how frustrating they were. The Super Bowl against the Steelers was a good game for 3 quarters despite the final score.
That really was an exciting game - it was right up there with the first 2 Cowboys/Steelers Super Bowls, in terms of entertainment quality.
My buddy in college back then accused the Rams of being a Communist Conspiracy. Every year they would choke in the playoffs because after Hadl's first year, their QBs weren't quite up to delivering a championship. So by losing to Dallas or Minnesota every year, the people in LA suffered breakups, road rage, and sadly some suicides by desperate fans after yet another playoff loss by the 70s Rams. Couldn't quite pin it on Brezhnev, though.
@@MonteVanVleet 😂
Boy, what topic. Rams are my favorite team and Roman Gabriel is my favorite player. After that it was a carousel of QBs. I hated liking the Rams, disappointing me every time Vikings, Cowboys and 49ers. I read a comment in the paper that said “ Thinking the Rams will win a Super Bowl is like leaving the porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa to come home.” . I only counted 1/2 a Super Bowl win for the St. Louis. Finally, the L.A Rams won!
Roman Gabriel went on to wear #5 with the Eagles
New scene? Gotta change the digit.
He switched back to #18 in 1975 or '76.
He probably wore #5 when he got to Philadelphia because wide receiver Ben Hawkins wore #18 and Gabriel probably did not wank to make Hawkins give up his number.
@@3243_ I think he went back in 76
The Rams were up at halftime in that Super Bowl. Ferragamo threw a bad pick and Stallworth beat Rod Perry over the middle for the long TD that put the Steelers ahead. I was heartbroken.
just over his fingertips and Nolan Cromwell was a bit late?
Rams win that game if “the pick 6 that wasn’t” gets handled instead of dropped. Bradshaw threw it right to him.
I notice in this highlights reel at around 11:40 the play was at Candlestick Park's artificial turf.
I had an opportunity to walk on that turf back in the 1970s: It was a thin carpet on concrete.
I was shocked and appalled that the players had to play on a surface that hard.
Makes one wonder how many players' careers were shortened with such a harsh field of play.
I'm surprised that the Players Association didn't succeed (maybe they didn't try) in negotiating the "outlawing" of artificial turf. A lot of unnecessary pain and suffering occurred on account of playing on it.
QB play was a difference maker between the Rams &:other dominant teams of the 70s. Others were offering Staubach & Tarkenton. (Along w Bradshaw, Greise, &:Stabler in the AFC.) The Rams QBs of the era had some merits but didn't measure up overall.
The Rams always fell a bit short - too conservative on offense, I thought
Ram fan agrees 100% with you. We despised Roger and Tark especially because we would lose to them every time. Huge respect for both.
Coaching is the other reason. LA coaches were all ok and nice guys, but Bud Grant & Tom Landry were miles ahead of them.
The "Ground Chuck" offensive mentality limited the Rams in the play-offs against those teams you alluded to, in my opinion. They didn't catch anyone of guard whereby the Cowboys always used at least a couple of gadget plays every game.
Good point. Once a team falls behind a touchdown or two, having to take 6-8 minutes off the clock to score a touchdown via mostly the running game makes those late-game comebacks near-impossible. This acute lack of late-game, hurry-up offense mastery, that could score a lot of points in a hurry, kept them one step behind the premiere teams of the era who'd mastered the art, and prevented them from winning a lot of big games in the post-season. Great video!@@markgardner9460
Nice. The only players that I really remember are those from 50 years ago. Maybe it was being a kid and not having to deal with life as an adult. I had a lot of free time on my hands and used to read great players of the NFL series of books.
I enjoyed all of those NFL Library books in the series as a kid so much that I bought all of them as an adult. It brings back a lot of good memories.
Long time Ram fan. Brings back many memories. Thanks for the video 😊
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2:03 Every year, Jack Snow's Topps bubblegum card boasted "Jack has never been caught from behind."
He did in this video by the Falcons #22 Mallory
True and I think Dick Enberg coined that phrase in a season highlight back before it happened. But as we age, we get caught, and this clip proves it. I like that it was added in because as great as Snow was, the urban legend did not age well.
I remember that! Wow.
Great video, brings back so many memories. Loved watching Joe Namath throw the ball!
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I think they should have stuck with James Harris or Jaworski. Pat Haden wasn’t as talented as either one
Should have stuck with Jaworski - they spent a high draft pick on him and should have developed him instead of panicking.
Great content! I remember ever one of the QB’s mentioned! Roman Gabriel was a really good QB!
I remember watching Ferragamo and Rutledge in college on tv....really enjoyed watching college football then.
When the Rams were headed to the Super Bowl to play the Steelers, I jokingly asked my mother who she thought was going to win (she never watched football and knew nothing about it). She said "the Rams." When I asked her why, she said "because they have nice hats."🤣😏
Priceless!
Hadl was acquired from the Chargers before Gabriel was dealt. In fact, Gabriel did not want to compete for the starting job. Harris was ponderous reading coverages, Jaworski could not stay
healthy when his opportunities arose. Harris started the 37-7 loss to Dallas and was pulled in the early stages after throwing an UGLY pick which set the blowout in motion.
Saw that 37-7 blowout it was CBS second game, didn't have a dog in the fight I was a Falcons fan.
Hadl was washed up by the time he came to the Rams.
@@stuartdollar9912 Yeah, that's why he won NFC Player of the Year in 1973. He was "washed up" after sustaining a back injury in the sixth game that season, after which his level of play declined, though he was so sensational prior to that point that he still won that award.
@@OBESPRING1982 didn’t look washed when throwing 4tds in the 1st half vs Dallas all to Jackson
@@kennethcollins6494 That was the week before the Packer game at the LA Coliseum in which he sustained the injury that caused his level of play to decline substantially.
Rams defense is what won all those games. They always had a decent d.
That and a solid rushing attack. They had Pro Bowl players all over the place every year on defense.
@@markgardner9460 ya Clutch was a solid running back.
That's an understatement, the Fearsome Foursome and everyone else on the defense was smart, tough and could tackle well.
@@brötzmannsax ya man I'm glad I was paying attention when I was young. David Jones and Merlin Olsen and the guys were a holy terror. But the original crew were all retired by the 70s.
@@JeromyBranch The Rams were so fearsome in the 60's they were wearing out in the 70's. Besides that front four they had Jack Pardee and Maxie Baughn plus underrated safety Ed Meador who were tough old veterans.
May Roman Gabriel rest in peace. May his family and friends be healed and comforted.
Coolest name in NFL history
Thank you for covering this subject! Great coverage
Thank you! I'm trying some different takes, so hopefully they're a hit. Any ideas for future videos?
Gabriel was the QB when I became a fan in 1970. All of these QBs are very memorable.
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I also remember in 1970 when Gabriel did a TV commercial for Burger King.
Also on Gilligan's Island
May Roman Gabriel rest in peace. May his family and friends be healed and comforted.
Roman Gabriel appeared in Gilligan's Island and was Blue Boy in The Undefeated starring John Wayne. Roman went on to become the 1973 NFL Comeback Player of the Year with the Philadelphia Eagles. It's a crime that he's not in NFL Hall of Fame. He would flourish in today's passing game. 1969 NFL MVP ROMAN GABRIEL!
I love Gabe - I agree, he belongs in the HOF. He was extremely difficult to sack and tackle.
Was a treat to watch Roman Gabriel still my favorite of all Quaterbacks of the 🐏
May he rest in peace.
Roman Gabriel……greatest name EVER!!
Vince Ferragamo was my football hero growing up
He was an All-America in '76 and The Sporting News College Player of the Year. I remember watching him play on tv that year.
Well done the video had excellent flow!
3 of these QBs are Hall of Very Good - Gabriel, Hadl, Jaworski. I have compared Gabriel to Hadl as they are exact contemporaries- which one did you think was better? I give the slight edge to Gabriel.
Hadl had a far worse td/int ratio than Gabriel which can be attributed to his penchant for throwing deep on a regular basis. That is the only glaring difference to me, so I give the edge to Gabe.
Gabriel over Hadl definitely
NIce fake pitch on the fake end-around by Gabriel! Jack Snow was all by himself!
True - gotta give Hadl his due, as he threw some amazing deep balls to Alworth, Garrison and Harold Jackson.
The fact that the Rams made the playoffs so many consecutive years with such a revolving door at quarterback is absolutely amazing!.I attribute a large part of it to the defense obviously and Chuck Knox did a excellent job but the most surprising thing about that is neither George Allen or Knox got them to a Super Bowl,but Ray Malavasi did in 1979...
I thought then and I think now that the Rams should have stuck with Ron Jaworski. He was no Hall of Famer, but might just have provided the QB stability needed for the Rams to be a Super Bowl team.
I agree. The Rams drafted him high, so I think they should have invested more into him than they did.
Love seeing these great old NFL QB's , great job
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That QB merry-go-round hindered the Rams and kept them from winning the big games in crunch time. Vince Ferragamo (15) came the closest - had me believing for a while there. Even in ‘82, the Rams signed Bert Jones (7), so it continued into the eighties.
Plus they had Pastorini in '81
@@markgardner946080’s also saw Dieter Brock and Steve Bartkowski play qb for the Rams
I had forgotten about Bartkowski. The '80's were probably worse at QB than the '70's for the Rams.
@@markgardner9460 but somehow the Rams kept winning. Always had good backs and receivers plus a real good defense.
and a super solid offensive line
How I long for the old Blue & White uniforms. Classic.
Classic. Simple. Highly effective.
They brought them back for a few years when they moved back to L.A. But changed when moved to So Fi. Bring back the single horn.
YES! The broken horn is dizzying.
I like both the blue-and-whites of 1964-72 and the blue-and-golds of 1973-99. I'd like for them to go back to the latter permanently, but I would also be fine with the blue-and-white.
The first and only Filipino quarterback in the NFL.
I think he's Hall of Fame worthy
1973 was the first year of the blue and gold uniforms
My first favorite uniforms - loved 'em
Yes those uniforms popped!
Chargers of that era too!!
@@markgardner9460 Love the Powder blue and gold! Awesome!
Never liked those uniforms. Love the old black & white with Roman Gabriel at QB!
I'll forever remember the Monday night game with Namath vs the Bears. It was difficult to watch. Whatever greatness that had been in that arm was gone. It reminded me of praying for an over-the-hill Willie Mays to simply catch a fly ball in the '73 Series. Time catches up to everyone.
I remember the tv announcers speaking of Mays' misplay like it was yesterday. He had totally lost his grace.
Back in the Ground Chuck era, it didn't matter who was the QB. He was only going to be handing the ball off all day long!😅
That's about right. The only other team that ran as much was probably the Bills.
When I was in grade
school & high school, my dad would take me to see Gabe and the Rams at the Coliseum. Great memories!
I think this video supports what I’ve always believed - that the owners’ quick fix approach to the QB situation doomed the QBs’ and the team’s chances.
I think it’s much more likely that it was the owners’ ineptitude that was the problem, rather than the statistical improbability that not a single one of these quarterbacks could’ve been the winner that the Rams needed. It would be interesting to compare how many quarterbacks other teams went through during the same period.
It was at the end of the 70s when I got so disgusted with the quarterback musical chairs, that I gave up on the Rams.
The knee-jerk, quick-fix approach rarely works. I think they should have given the reins to Jaworski and stayed with him.
My dad was the Rams team dentist in the late 60’-70’s and he had season tickets at the Coliseum on the 50yd line. Jonathan Winters sat right behind us.
That's cool. Thank you for sharing...and watching!
best parts of this channel are the popup info cards and the host's raspy voice true throwback city!
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Nice look back and fond memories of that time. Great music too!
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You put together excellent videos. Thanks
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The Vikings and Cowboys took turns knocking the Rams out of the Playoffs in those days. With one glaring reason which this presentation shows. Being solid at QB. The Rams had some impressive defenses and run games. But Dallas and Minnesota also had those. And they also had Roger Staubach and Fran Tarkenton. And when they went to the Super Bowl. They lose to Terry Bradshaw. The Rams learned a hard lesson. It's hard to win the big games without a solid foundation at the most important position in the game.
The Rams either had QB's which were nearing or at the end of the line or way too young to get them over the hump.
@@markgardner9460 Think of this pattern. 1969 Rams knocked out by Vikings, 1973, by Cowboys, 1974, Vikings, 1975, Cowboys, 1976 & 77, Vikings, 1978 Cowboys.
I think the Vikes did the Rams a favor beating them in the Mud in 77. The Cowboys were ready for LA after losing to them in 76. They had to wait a year to shut them out 28-0 to settle that score.
The Rams always peaked too soon. Plus they were a bit too predictable on offense.
@@jstube36 Interesting take!. Would the Cowboys obliterated the Rams in 1977,or is it possible that they could have been too sky-high? I definitely think Dallas would have beaten them,but nothing is a absolute.
The Cowboys would have beaten the Rams, but not as badly as they beat MN. That game was over early in the first quarter - MN didn't stand a chance.
Love the Jazz music during the highlights.
I know 5:12 was a penalty but why is the referee throwing the flag at a player's head? This is what partially blinded Orlando Brown years later.
Great 👍 video!!!
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1970s Rams were the epitome of frustration ...always losing to the Vikings and Cowboys when it mattered...the Super Bowl loss to the Steelers was a moral victory
However they owned the 49ers
They always started the season hot, but then floundered in the play-offs.
Bravo. No doubt of all the super teams of the 1970's they had the most different starting QB's.
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As a fan, this was educational and very informative. Thanks for the video
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Great video! I wonder if your question at the end " Still looking for a quarterback to get the Lombardi Trophy" would be to " Wait 15 years, leave town and pick up a supermarket stock clerk as a free agent". Their starting QBs in the 1980s weren't any better for chrissakes.
Did they hit the jackpot with Warner or what? Unreal luck. Dieter Brock? A washed up Dan Pastorini? A physically spent Bert Jones? Their '80's QB's were worse. Ferragamo was in that mix, too.
Vince Ferragamo actually had a very good 1980 season, statistically, throwing for IIRC, 30 TD's and lead Rams to a WC appearance where they lost to perennial 1970's bully Dallas. But even though they had an early post-season exit in 1980, the team, roster, and the one position that had never been filled and was a causal primary factor in why they never beat teams like Minnesota, Dallas, or later on, San Francisco, seemed to be gelling. Then Ferragamo either got greedy, or made a bad business decision by going to play in the CFL for two seasons and there reverted to being a complete bust. Warren Moon, when interviewed many years later and asked his opinion about Ferragamo's time in the CFL when he played Moon's Edmonton Eskimos, and Moon essentially replied that Ferragamo stuck up the place and that every time his Eskimoes played Ferragamo's squad, they totally wiped the floor with them.
Moon also insinuated that if a former SB-starting QB could defect to the CFL for more money and regress in his development so badly that he looked worse in Canada than he ever did, stateside why was a former All-American QB and CFL All-Star like Moon still having to bust his ass for 5 seasons just to get NFL scouts, GM's to pay attention to him and give him a halfway-decent chance.
Ferragamo bolting for the CFL after the 1980 season essentially put the Rams QB position into same musical chairs carousel for another 5 years until Jim Everett finally became something of a tangible, franchise QB.
If the old L.A. Rams had had a competent, above-average QB to complement Eric Dickerson and a still-dominant, strong defense, lets say, someone like Tommy Kramer, Steve Grogan or Dave Krieg, they likely wouldve accomplished more.
At first look, Ferragamo's yardage total looks impressive (for 1980), but he was actually 15th in the NFL. His 30 td's, however, was second best and his completion percentage ninth best. I had heard that he wanted more money and the Rams wouldn't meet his request.
Thank you for your comments - much appreciated.
Jim Everett wasn't that bad...
Lead the NFL in passing TD's in '88 and '89!
From 1966-71 and in 1973 Roman Gabriel was a top 3 NFL QB
He had a sore arm in 1972 and in off season a collapsed lung
collapsed lung? Geez. I have to research and see what caused that....unless you know off hand.
No Hun I just read that somewhere a while back I'm glad he recovered and had that awesome 1973 season
7/17/72: he got it for no apparent reason - complained about chest pain while warming up in training camp. Unitas actually punctured his lung with shattered ribs that occurred during a game & he was back in action in only 3 weeks.
As someone born after the 70s this is nice way to see the teams history.
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Good stuff Dude ! Thanks
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Love the Rams but that got pretty painful going through so many QBs at the end of their careers.
It sure did. A lot of big name QB's who were basically toast.
Great video but It relived all the gut punches, and disappointments I remember
Being a late '60's through the '70's Rams fan is similar to being a Vikings fan from the same era: eventual heartache every year
Ohhh the Vikings I listened to the nfc championship game between the two on the radio ,I am a rams fan
Good job on these videos. It’s about time somebody recognize these rams quarterbacks
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Dempsey, the long-time holder of the record for the longest FG as a Saint. Note he only had half of his kicking foot. I didn't remember he also kicked for the Rams. 13:22
After the Rams, he kicked for the Oilers in '77, then the Bills in '78 and '79. He was also born with no right hand.
The 70s were incredibly frustrating for Rams fans. That inconsistent QB play squandered a great team on both sides of the ball....except the QB position. In '77, Knox made a mistake not putting Namath in that "mud bowl" loss to the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs. Haden's hand was too small to grip the ball in the muck. Namath would've been much better based on the size of his hands and experience. He might've gotten the win.
Thanks for your comments. Other viewers have said the same thing about Namath in The Mud Bowl. I think that the final score would definitely have been different - probably would have won.
As an old man that grew up watching 1970's football, the Rams QBs, particularly once Gabriel declined, were a forgettable grab bag of retreads, has-beens, and never-weres. If the Rams had say Bert Jones, they'd have been the dynasty of the 1970s, and not Pittsburgh. The rest of the team was that good, and their quarterbacks that bad.
I agree - Jones needed a stronger defense in order to get to and compete for a Super Bowl win...and the Rams had that super strong defense that would have allowed them to get over the hump. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Very cool video!!! I grew up in Southern California a HUGE Ram fan. I was 4 in 1970, and when you're growing up, those playoff losses were killers!! Always had a great defense and o-line/running game, but couldn't get a guy to make those plays when you needed them. Then, we finally got there with Ferragame who played very well against the Steelers, until he threw that fateful pick to Lambert inside the Steeler 30 looking to go up 26-24. Knew this was going to be good when dude who narrated it showed himself in Merlin Olsen jersey! Nice touch showing the football cards and purpled out Rams helmets!!!
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. The Rams always started out hot, but then peaked too soon. They had Pro Bowl players all over the field year after year due to amazingly astute player trades. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Damn, this Cocktail Culture Bachelor Pad soundtrack, will surely have me on a return visit.
I just saw all my trading cards on video...
Much thanks!
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I believe Bob Lee should be part of this list since the Rams acquired him Dec 1979 and played against the team he came from (Vikings).
Although he played in 3 games for the Rams in '79, he didn't start any, so that is why I did not include him in this video - only starting QB's are featured.
Love the old unis
Bring 'em all back!
The Bills made Harris the first black player to start a season at quarterback in NFL history & second black player in the modern era to start in any game as quarterback. Haven Moses started a game for Denver in ‘68 I believe. Harris’s nickname in Buffalo was 30 30 rifle, because of the strong arm he had! Farragamo played with Buffalo in ‘85. My favorite in LA was Roman Gabriel! I thought he was the best out of all the guys mentioned. Love the old black & white uniforms too! Jaworski grew up right outside of Buffalo, the Polish rifle!
Marlin Briscoe was the Broncos QB, but he was turned into a WR
Don Criqui pronounced Jaworski's name "ya-WAR-ski", but I think he was the onky announcer who accurately pronounced it.
@@markgardner9460 Yes, I thought he was a great receiver!
In 1970, Briscoe lead the AFC in receptions and receiving yardage.
These were the best Rams’ uniforms (from the early 70’s) along with the helmets, bar none. Love the Blue ones as well. They should get rid of that garbage they wear now and go back to these. Simple and awesome.
I couldn't agree with you more!
I Started watching football in the middle 70's. The Rams were my first Favorite Team. The roster of players they had was so Solid, Especially on Defense and the OL, that had they had a Quarterback like Staubach, Tarkington, Stabler or Bradshaw they would have won Multiple Super Bowls.
I agree! They just couldn't seem to get over the hump due to not having a QB at least equal to their post-season opponents. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Couldn't agree more. Wasted a very talented roster because the front office was too stupid to prioritize the most important position on the field
@@mckman6700 Carol Rosenbloom was Cheap and his Stripper Wife Georgia was Even Cheaper, All in the 2nd Biggest Market in the U.S.
Jaworski ruined the rams chance of a superbowl ring
In '75 or '76? He started 1 game in '75 and 2 in '76.
Namath what a joke that was!!
What did they think they were getting any way? The guy was broken down. Nobody wanted to trade for him, so what should that tell you?
A combination of desperation, hoping for lightning in a bottle, and adding a player to fill more seats? I'm kinda surprised that Chuck Knox agreed to that!
I think you nailed it - especially the part about trying to fill the stands.
@@markgardner9460 They simply wanted a QB with more experience and looked at Namath to get them into the SB. They had all the elements besides a proven vet QB. As we know now Namath was washed, but the Rams figured they had much more talent to back him up.
The Jaworski and Harris Cards were 1978 Topps, not ‘77. Just saying.
Jack T. Snow also appears in Heaven Can Wait as Cassidy.
I didn't know that - gonna have to check it out now. Thanks for bringing that up!
Started playing and watching football in 1968, had to pick a team as my favorite and in 1969 picked the Los Angeles Rams because of number 18 Roman Gabriel and the fearsome foursome. Yes I'm still a Ram 🐏 Fan!@
Right on, Victor! You are a long time fan. Between Haden, Harris and Jaworski, who did you want to see be the permanent starting QB?
JAWS Is my pick
Thanks Mark 👍 Ram Power
For the betterment of the team long-term, Jaws was the correct selection in my opinion, too.
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Man the narrator has a great voice and the music is cool.
That's my voice - thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
Quarterbacks are made not ready out of the box.
Rarely, if ever.
Roman was a child hood favorite. He looked like Elvis
I thought that he had the coolest name in pro football. Plus he was so big and strong that he was hard to sack and tackle.
Thank you for another great video.
You're welcome!
James Harris was great and I dont understand why we let him go but the best QB we ever had was Jim Everett. If we had gotten him in the early 70s,we would have won a Super Bowl or two that decade.
Everett was slick - no doubt. I think the Rams should have stayed with Harris....as do quite a few other viewers who have commented.
Yes, either Harris or Jaworski.
Love the history.
Thanks, man. Thanks for watching.
But the Rams thought otherwise, but the Eagles, felt differently 🤔 we know the rest
Yes we do! Meanwhile, the Rams went through has-beens Bert Jones and Dan Pastorini later on when they could have had success with Jaws.
Sad that the Rams overlooked him and let's not forget Broadway Joe 😢 John Hadl whom I did like 😅. Fast foward to the present; now Rams have Wentz!!
No matter who was quarterback for the Rams in the 70s they owned the 49 ers in the decade
The 49ers only won 3 games in the '70's - most of the games in the early '70's the Rams smoked 'em almost every time by double digit points.
Yup I loved that!
The reason the Rams went to the playoffs so much was they were in the same division as the Saints, Falcons and 49ers in the 70s.
The same could be said of the Vikings who played in a very weak division, too, however both the Rams and the Vikings were solid teams who played the Cowboys tough for the most part.
Yeah very weak divisision
6:21: That trade was probably a Win Win for both teams. Rams: Jackson had a dynamite year in 1973. 13 TDs, a Pro Bowler and finished 3rd in the MVP voting ( guess what 2,000 yard running back won it?). He was a solid 35-50 reception a year WR for the Rams from 1973-1977. The 1975 1st pick Dennis Harrah was 12 year starter and 6 time Pro Bowler at guard. The 1974 first pick was Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti who had a meh career, starting at fullback for 3 years but not worth his draft position. Eagles: Gabriel rebounded with a stellar in 1973 year with 23 TD passes and another Pro Bowl. Though he didn't back it up after that it started a renaissance that led to the hiring of Dick Vermeil in 1976 and an eventual Super Bowl 4 years later that was a God Send for the long suffering Eagles fans.
Good stuff - my 1973 first round draft video goes into detail regarding the Gabriel trade. Harold Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame and some people think that Harrah is deserving as well.
I thought Gabriel had 33 TD's that year.
The most td passes he had was 25 in '67
Thank you Well done..
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Great music. Perfect for the era. And take note that this was the pre-gloves era on receivers. Therefore, passes were caught against the body whenever possible rather than the [gloved] hands-only method of today.
Excellent point about the receiving styles/methods.
I remember Vince started the in the playoffs because Pat got injured and was not able to play, and Rutledge was a rookie.
Awesome as always!💜
Thanks again!
Amazing compare and contrast. I don't know what they were looking for, all would be schemed differently. The Bridesmaids 70-71 were good teams - Snow, Rentzel, Ellison and that "D". I remember the SB team, Ferragamo was seeing ghosts, the Steel Curtain put a whippin' on him. Yeah, very good teams but not enough to elevate to a title...Billy Waddy sighting a CU Buff. Thanks brother you're appreciated.
Waddy was a 2nd round pick with big wheels - amazing that he only had 120 career catches
Everybody in sports media said Ferragamo was outpassing Bradshaw first 3 quarters and he was. The game had four lead changes Steel Curtain put a whippin on nobody. In desperation, they had to injure Wendall Tyler on purpose because he was breaking off long runs and he was hurting them badly. On a number of occasions they are are trying to rip his helmet off after the whistle and never flagged. Steel curtain had no answer to him until then. It was completely different compared to SB 13 where Steelers led start to finish and shut Dorsett down.
I agree with you on all points except regarding the one about Dorsett. I thought he ran well in the first half, but then they cut back on the amount of carries in the second half. He finished with 16 carries for 96 yards with a long run of 29 yards.
@@martinishot I don't know if the Steelers purposely tried to hurt Tyler, they played tough defense they didn't have to cheap shot anybody. They made every team pay for yardage. That was a decent SB. I have no skin in the game I admit that I'm a Bronco fan. Thanks, I value others takes.
@@jammininthepast It is my watching this game again recently that prompts this comment. What happened to Tyler after blown whistles I have never seen since and that says a lot considering super bowls do have a more let em play approach. I watched the handling of Tony Dorsett one year prior and its night and day.
Crazy to see the goalposts in the middle of the end zone when they first switched it to the end of the end zone. That seemed weird.
Some of the goal posts were not straight either - crazy. That would never be allowed today.
I’ll never forget that game Rutledge played when he was starting for Washington. He threw like 4 or 5 tds!🤣
Great post !
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This is awesome! My first NFL memories are of #18 Roman Gabriel and the the 1969 MVP year. I was sad when he was traded to the Eagles. But I quickly came to appreciate Hadl and his connection with Harold Jackson a couple of years later. Thank you for this video and a walk down memory lane.
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed the video! That '73 game where Hadl and Jackson hooked up 4X for touchdowns was incredible. Thank you for watching and commenting.
"I really like this presentation..you cut it..and dry it ..."Again "SportsStatsNGab"once you put forth your analysis..it's without a doubt"!!
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I enjoyed making it.
Thanks for the video. I was 3 in 1970, but I remember Gabriel and all these qbs. Also, I remember heartbreak every year from 7 straight divisional titles but not SBs. Losing every year to either Dallas or Minnesota in the playoffs. I hated stauback and tarkington. Ironically, our defense was not as good, but we finally made it to a SB with Faragamo. I never considered that season the same as the 70s teams.
It's interesting how watching football games as a very young child can stick in our memories, whereas other activities/events do not. I guess that's the power of old school football. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Every Combination Of Rams Uneees Back Then were Terrific ........... Great Memories Here ..
I agree. When I was a kid, they were my favorite uniforms.
What a great decade to do film clips of the Rams' QBs. Hadl flamed out after his first year in LA; I think he may have been done in by a back injury. I forgot how well James Harris could run with the ball; his fluidity of motion pre-dated Steve Young in SF. Bringing Joe Namath back was sad. He had been such a good player, and it was a shame he went out the way he did. I didn't know Gabriel was going to sign with some rinky-dink football league. Didn't he think he could play for another NFL team, as he did?
I think that Gabriel was seeing bigger dollar signs. It's amazing at how fast Hadl lost it. I did not realize that a back injury was a major contributing factor. Thanks for commenting!
James Harris couldn't deal with being one of the initial black starting quarterbacks in the NFL. That's what caused the Rams and San Diego to move on from him. An extremely talented player, but no self-confidence is.
Plus, Harris was just plain awful in '77 for the Chargers and Dan Fouts was beginning to show promise.
I'm not sure how you do a video covering the Rams' Quarterbacks of the 1970s without including Joe Pendleton and Tom Jarrett and, at least, giving a shout-out to QB/Team Owner Leo Farnsworth who, unfortunately, had won the starting job but was found dead at the bottom of a well on his estate right before the season opener.
Lieutenant Krim advised me against it.
They didn't "Check out Jeff Rutledge." He only played because of injury and was never seriously considered a starter. Neither was Bob Lee in 1979. Good video otherwise, I just disagree with that statement. "Then there was Jeff Rutledge, who started 1 game because of injuries to Haden and Ferragamo, but he wasn't the answer" is more accurate.
That's fair enough. I could have provided more detailed information regarding Rutledge. Thanks!