Via Yahoo! Sports according to reporter John Czarnecki of foxsports.com there was no St. Louis Rams walkthrough the prior to their Super Bowl XXXVI loss to the New England Patriots in New Orleans in February of 2002.
Czarnecki says:
“If there was a walk-through that day, it was the most disorganized one ever assembled. Many of the players were there to simply unwind and relax and test out the carpet. And don’t forget, the Rams were very familiar with the Superdome because the Saints were still in their division. They had played there during the regular season.”
“What I do remember of that week was that Rams coach Mike Martz was extremely nervous about practicing at the Saints’ facility because he feared Jim Haslett and his staff would be taping his practices. He wanted their coaches removed from the building. That didn’t happen, but all of the windows that faced the practice field had their drapes closed. Remember, this was a time when Haslett, now the Rams defensive coordinator, and Martz really didn’t get along. There was a real rivalry between the two and their teams.”
As General Burkhalter used to say “very interesting”.
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