9:05 p.m.
The greatest of all time? Rams running back C.J. Anderson says there's no question that honor belongs to New England quarterback Tom Brady.
The greatest in Sunday's Super Bowl 53? Anderson says that could be a different answer.
"I've always looked up to Tom," Anderson said at Monday's media night at State Farm Arena. "He's always been inspiring and how he continues to prove people wrong. To be a late-round pick guy at 199, I've always respected what he does. He's the best at what he does. Obviously he's the GOAT of our game."
Bad news for the Rams? Maybe not. Anderson also likes his guy, young Jared Goff.
"He's the best quarterback of all time," Anderson said of Brady. "I'm not going to say he's the best quarterback for Super Bowl 53. We've got a young guy over there who can throw the ball around pretty good, now."
Goff ranked fourth in the league with 4,688 yards passing — three spots ahead of Brady. Goff threw 32 touchdown passes, three more than Brady.
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8:50 p.m.
Wade Phillips never ceases to amaze his players.
Sure, he's old enough to be their father — or, for most of them, their grandfather.
But the Rams defensive coordinator still knows how to bridge the generation gap.
When cornerback Aqib Talib was poking at the 71-year-old Phillips, asking him how he was able to stay on top of his game after so long in the NFL, Phillips shot back, "I've been poppin' since my demo."
"I just pick up stuff every once in a while," the silver-haired coordinator said. "And I ask them what they're talking about."
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8:45 p.m.
They weren't on podiums and were able to break away from the throngs of onlookers and pretend media on the floor of the State Farm Arena.
So Marcus Peters and Dante Fowler Jr., walked onto a makeshift stage Monday night and played a tossing game for the Nickelodeon show "Double Dare."
It was a quick respite for the Los Angeles Rams defensive duo, and cornerback Peters appeared to beat linebacker Fowler in the game. Then they were back into the scrum of microphones and TV cameras.
Several other Rams wandered over to participate, perhaps seeking a return to their childhoods. Not a bad idea to escape from the madness of Super Bowl Media Night.