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Will Rams use Philly Special against Pat

In last year's Super Bowl, the vanquished the by eight points thanks in large part to Doug Pederson's ballsy decision to convert a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with a trick play that involved tight end throwing a touchdown to quarterback . The play, of course, is ", but Kurt Warner Jersey we shouldn't expect the to pull an Eagles by running their version of the play against the Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, and running back is here to explain why. On Thursday, when Gurley was asked if the Rams might run Philly Special on Sunday, he provided one simple reason why they won't. According to Gurley, quarterback "can't catch." Todd Gurley when asked today about the prospect of the Rams reprising the Eagles' "Philly Special" trick play in last year's Super Bowl against the Patriots: Goff cant catch. MarkMaske (@MarkMaske) Goff shouldn't take that as a slight. All that Malcolm Brown Jersey means is that he's got something in common with the greatest quarterback of all time, , who the Patriots ran against the Eagles in that same game. Gisele was rightBrady cannot throw and catch the ball Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) Just to get this out of the way, here's where we have to note that if the Rams are planning on using Philly Special against the Patriots, it's not like Gurley would've just admitted it then and there and alerted the Patriots to their plans. And here's were we have to note that the Patriots, regardle s of what Gurley or anyone else affiliated with the Rams says, have to be prepared for some kind of trick Los Angeles Rams Jersey play after getting burned by one a year ago. It'd be surprising if the exact play worked against the Patriots now that they've seen it. and it will air on CBS and streamed and for .For what it's worth, Goff actually caught two pa ses during his career at Cal for a grand total of 10 yards. He's yet to catch a pa s in his three-year NFL career. But when he was coming out of college, during the never-ending draft proce s that never fails in finding ways to dock points from incoming rookies for the silliest of reasons. Wouldn't it be something if Goff's hand size finally ended up mattering in the Super Bowl because he couldn't catch a pa s from tight end ? The Rams might not run Philly Special against the Patriots, but the Patriots have to be on the lookout for some trickery on Sunday. That's because the Rams are quite po sibly the league's best team at fake punting. With at punter, the Rams are always a threat to use a fake. Just Josh Reynolds Jersey ask the , who got burned by a fake punt in the NFC Championship Game. At the time, the Rams were trailing by 13 points. They kicked a field goal on that series before going on to defeat the Saints in overtime. MOVE THOSE CHAINS to Shields! Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) But the Patriots are well aware of the threat Hekker poses. In 2016, "This guy looks like as good a player as I've ever seen at that position," he said. "He's a tremendous weapon in his ability to punt the ball, punt it inside the 20, directional kick it, involved in fakes, can throw, Van Jefferson Jersey can run, very athletic." Later, Belichick added: "Yeah, he's dangerous. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, he's like a quarterback. He can throw, he can run. You've got to defend him like you'd defend one of those guys." It's rare to see someone outsmart a Belichick-coached team, but it's what the Eagles did a year ago. We'll see if the Rams can find a way to do so on Sunday.

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