ATLANTA -- Wade Phillips is the Los Angeles Rams' 71-year-old defensive coordinator who, after arriving in Atlanta, descended the steps of the team charter plane wearing a cowboy hat and a shearling coat, an ode to his late father and legendary coach, Bum Phillips.
Aqib Talib is the Rams' 32-year-old lockdown cornerback who disembarked the same plane in a blue Rams track suit, accessorized by his signature diamond-encrusted gold chains.
Together, Phillips and Talib might appear to be an odd couple. But they have an unbreakable bond.
"Just to be able to experience this again with him - it's special because he's the GOAT.