European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 17, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary monday to could use a Bryant Gumbel critic says by Kri r a i television writer Mav Nork Rookie broadcaster j,.e Amati Anil his Mandity night i Ball teammates ire pet Ting i Little hit better hut they la never go enough. As Long As Abc insists nil Eluee people in the both Ami makes Plieni All alumni of loot an hem i. The prime time games Are id being one -k7. Bui that would require radically restructuring the broadcast. Madden has something worthwhile to say after nearly every Down leaving no room for a third wheel in the Booth. Abc still would need someone like a to a a the Tough questions in internets. Sims develop sunday and through the week that Abc tackle monday night but a \ resident of cd a ill Lack i rank i of Ril sex tailback . Simpson and a coach Madden for that Mailer Are unable or unwilling to handle them properly the my been Gitmul in these card carrying members of the football Frater mtg. Ind they Are not about to turn around Ami sack the Sporl ii Ford. Particularly is an exponent of football hero u s Credo see no evil hear no evil and no evil. In the absence of Cosell ii lord now feels compelled to chatter on endlessly. I play by play drone has been accelerated to 7s rpm. Providing More chances for errors. Remember How used to substitute the name Thurman Munson the late Yankee Lor the Dallas cowboys Dennis week. Gilford referred to new York giants holdout Mark Hay ties As Marques Laynes the former Globetrotter. To fair it s obvious thai Clifford prepares in tensely lie watches films and collects reams of facts some of which Are even Worth mentioning lie has worked very hard to become mediocre. But can t connect his dots to find the big picture. Another major failing is that docs ii l draw out ins colleagues on their experiences. That would seem to the main value of jocks in the Booth. week for example. Giants quarterback Phil Simms fumbled the Center snap in a key situation this would have been a perfect Lime Lor give in instructional on the Center snap in talk Ahnne dil Lerent techniques hut Gilford Nev a asked Hie question and Namath. When does t have Ihal Type i journalistic curiosity was t Volunteer ing after eight games n s obvious that Vimala Imi i working Well and the three Plaver mix is neither in nor informative. N a mail s idea of astute analysis is holing in the Blanks on tense one or to in in 1 a is week. was even More specific Ideal Ilmi one co stage is ". Bui thai meant mulling much without any explanation. should have told us. Instead Why Dallas Mike Relio gelling open so.isily last week. What adjustments could the giants have made1. What adjustments did they make these Are some of the questions never answered and Gilford never asked. Thankfully. Namath has Cut Down on cliches there were Only two Heck Vas last week. His new favor ites along with Cliffords Are that some coach is High on some player meaning thinks s talented and Llie All purpose can do it All Simpson clearly has become the most valuable player on this All not Booth. sometimes cells viewers what they did t already know i ast week explained How Dallas running Back Tony Dorsett got open on a pass route by leaning into the giants 1 Awrence i Aylor then bouncing to the outside. But have to feel sorry for . I his is the second career that s spend in with .1 losing team. Old fashioned ideas stil work for Fuddy buddies so a running Good defense win in nil by Mike. Rabun Iii sports Wriler no mutter How modern the world of football becomes a Small pocket of conservative old Fuddy buddies insist that winning is made much easier with a solid running game and a sound sense than it is with an Aerial display Ihal resembles a world War i dog fight these old fashioned ideas could c Isi by dismissed of course if the people who hold True to Ihm would lose More the surface at least this is and has been the age of air in the nil. Miami s Dan Marino May have thrown More pitches than Fernando Valc Nucla last year and his passing yardage climbed to the top of the nil record Book. The Only problem was that when it came to the big game. Marino found a defense could t Simms of the new York giants became the latest Symbol of the All out passing attack last sunday when threw for 513 Yards. Only one player. Norm Van Brocklin has Ever thrown for More Yards in a single game than did Simms against the Cincinnati Beng als. The asterisk is Ihal Simms team lost. As usual the Ball was in the air most of the Lime sunday. The Seattle sea Hawks gained 358 Yards via the pass and the san Diego chargers picked up their Normal 350 even without Dan fouls. Steve Grogan had not seen a sin Gle Down of action for new England in 18 games but when hauled ins Rusty Bones into the fray on sunday threw for " Yards in a Little More than a half. Young Crnic Kosar. Making his first Start for Cleveland threw for 208 Yards. Koar s figure May not seem like a whole lot by today s standards but his completions averaged 26 Yards. Only four of the teams playing Sun Day rushed for More Yards than they threw. Bears1 Waller pay ton. Adds 132 Yards to record but despite All this typical carnage through the air the rushers made the most noise. There Are three Active nit Ball carriers who have gained 10.000 Yards during their career and All three of them had important a s sunday. Tony Dorsett became the newest of the 10000-Yard rushers reaching that Milestone with a 113-Yard, two touch Down performance for the Dallas cow boys in a 2m3 win Over the Pittsburgh Steeles. John Riggins returned m form with u 114-Yard show that included the 100th and 101st Rushing touchdowns of his career. Riggins who helped the c Tomboys Tom Landry. Must control game Washington redskins reach the .500 Mark with a 24-.1 decision Over Detroit is Only five Rushing touchdowns Short of the nit. Record owned by Jim Brown. And Waller pay ton who each week adds to his league career Rushing record gained 132 ground Yards in a Chicago performance against san i ran Cisco that stamped the Pleais As the cur rent super bowl favorite. Unless you Are willing to throw the Ball like san Diego does on every play you have to control the game with your kicking game your ground game and your defense Dallas coach Tom Landry said after the cowboys Victory. If you Don t you Are in trouble right ambry has been preaching that the Ory for a Quarter of a Century with the cowboys and has to it despite the steady in an Yards that theory is also subscribed in in Mike Ditka and Joe Gibbs. W no happen to have Paylon and Riggin m their employ the bears redskins and cowboys not Only Pul their running game to Good use in their critical weekend victories but the defensive portion of the old fashioned w inning Ca inti1. Plav As Well. Washington came up Wilh four turn overs and combined with its time con suming ground game allowed Detroit the Ball for just 1 minutes. playing redskins football defensive end Dexter Manley said Dallas meanwhile allowed puts Burgh quarterbacks just 3 completions in 40 attempts and held the Steeles ground game to s4 Yards. Bui it was the Chicago bears sense that sent a Shock wave through the league sunday Chicago defensive tackle Sieve my Michael served As spokesman. All the computers and All the Genius coaches Aren t Worth a Damn on sunday if you Don t have some Tough Gus Uhn will go out and play like somebody just called their a bad to to Chael said in a Lidy summation. That is Whai the Beai s did against the 4 ers and that is Why c hic ago i. For the time being a popular Supei bowl Choice. The 4lers managed Only 1k total Yards and alter tie game san Francisco coach Bill Walsh sounded quite depressed. You can t Cinderella said. have won two championships. You can t take Ihal away from us those comments had almost a defeat isl Lone to them. But then a Good run Ning game and a Good defense can do that Loa coach
