European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 16, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary video expressed bears7 Confidence three Days before super Bow 111, Jot Namath guaranteed the Jen would win. But eight weeks before super bowl xxx several members of inc Chicago dears virtually predicted they would be in new Orleans a week from sunday by recording a videotape titled the super bowl and now they will be. But if you listen to the words we Don l really talk Aboul being Willie Gault. Inc wide receiver who was one of the featured singers said monday. We were doing a dance. The name jus happens to be tilt super bowl shuffle " semantic aside the bears being in the super bowl surely was attic idea of that videotape. Now it s an idea whose time has come. With a 17-1 record the bears have been established by la vegas Odds makers As a loj Peinl favorite Over he new England patriots in the latest Baltic of new Orleans Between two teams that had never previously qualified for he super bowl. All along Mike Dilka the bears coach said i really thought the team thai won Between new eng land and the los Angeles raiders would get to inc super bowl from the in the previous 19 super Bow playoff games no team tins Ever swept through the series in scored upon. But now the bears have that Opportunity after having shut out inc los Angeles rams 24-0 in inc National football conference championship game. They had blanked the new York giants 21-0 the week before. No super bowl game has Ever ended in a shutout. The closest was dallas1 24-3 Victory Over Miami in super bowl i at new Orleans when Ditka then a cowboys tight end caught a 7-Yard touchdown pass from Roger staubach. Saturday night Dilka said i did t see any possibility we would be beaten by the rams and i Don t say that out of conceit. That s just the Way i honestly Felt in looking ahead o the game. I Don t know if you can play any better voc Raj on defense than we did against the rams in sunday s game. Buddy Ryan predicted that Eric Dickerson would Fumble three times and he fumbles three Only twice. Mike nol three limes. But twice was close enough. And now Ryan the bears defensive coordinator As Welt is defensive Prophet must prepare for the super bowl with Richard Dent their All pro defensive end threatening to Boycott the game be cause of a contractual dispute. He reportedly has been Davean Dersofi offered a three year contract Worth $1.1 million in contrast o his current s90.000 annual salary. If he does t play Ditka said you re going to see some interesting interviews. But. If he does t play somebody else will play. Well line Jim Mcmahon the bears quarterback also hat threatened not to sit still on tuesday wednesday and thursday for the mass news Media interviews that arc part of super bowl week. Ditka did t seem concerned about that either. By the time we get there inc bears coach said Well have explained to Jim and everybody else what we re supposed to do during the pfc title game Mcmarion wore a White headband with the word Rozelle on it his protest of a s5.000 find by commissioner Pete Rozelle after having been warned three limes not to Wear a headband with a commercial name Adidas thai Vio lated the n Al uniform code. I did t know what it was at first. I realty did to Dilka said. But then i read it. He s amazing. He s really something. But he did l Wear Lite Adidas head band Thal s for Ditka joked about having dreamed saturday night of seeing Mcmahon run for one touchdown and pass for another on sunday precisely what the bears did. But with or without apologies to Waller Payton the bears halfback who is the the nil s career Rushing Leader with 14.gho Yards the coach did t joke about Mcmahon s value to the bears offence. He s the catalyst that makes things go the coach said. He s the gasoline that runs inc wearing an Orange bears sweat shirt Dilka was holding a news conference at Halas Hall the bears training Complex on the Lake Forcel College Campus. But on wednesday the bears were headed to Cham pain to practice at the University of Illinois Bubble roofed football stadium. Before each of their previous playoff games they practice in Suwanee go we re soft Ditka captained us ppr my a smile. We can t stand cold weather. We Hae in in where it s the Couch did l seem bothered by die possibility of his players being perturbed us being Funni their families. They la make a sacrifice for Ihrck Dilka said then they la be ready to play in inc super in looking ahead to the super Boh hoopla Piton quoted one of pro football s most famous philosophers. Duane Thomas a running Back who we once his Cowboy icum Malc. The came is Only a football game the coach said. It s like Wuilne said if this is the ultimate game How come they re playing it again next year " Dilka should know How to handle what some coaches cell the known to others As Lemp lations of super bowl week. Once an All pro tight end with the bears he later went to the super bowl with the cowboys As n Taghi end and then As an insistent coach before the papa Bear the late George Llamas hired him before the 1982 season to coach the dears As an assistant coach who had been a player you i now exactly what the players Are doing Ditka said. But As a head coach you Hope they re nol doing but the bears coach did l seem concerned thai his big. Bad bears would forget to concentrate an the game that would justify their super bowl shuffle videotape. If you get this far Dilka said incr Only and you Don t concentrate on football now you better find a different Dit Fca. Of course could t think of a Bellcar Job asked if he Ever gets lived of football he replied. No. It s a part of life that gives you a Chanec to compete and in s Nice to compete and come in inc but what he was asked would he be doing if he was t a coach probably be a sportswriter Ditka said smiling. And if he were a sportswriter what would he be writing about the bears As they prepare to shuffle off to the super bowl that Well show Dilka Siirid Tow new York Tki i pats plan More stealing in super bowl Boston a if stealing were a crime on the football Field the new eng land patriots would be marked As habitual offenders. Instead they May be rewarded with football s grand Pri a super bowl " they led the acc with 47 takeaways during the regular season an average of 2.9 per game. They surpassed even hat thievery in upsetting three playoff opponents to become Only the third wild card team to reach the National football league Lille went to � the same saying we needed five turnovers and to play reckless defense said free safety Fred Marion who had Hia third playoff interception in Sun Day s 31-14 acc championship Victory Over the Miami dolphins. We be fett from the beginning of the year we needed to Cre ate More they had six against Miami which led to 24 of their 31 Points. In the three playoff contests the patriots intercepted seven passes and recovered nine fumbles. Those 16 turnovers an average of 5,3 per game resulted in 61 of their 84 Points. New England turned the Ball Over just four limes in those games and opponents capitalized on lout for 14 of their 48 Points. If the patriots beat the Chicago bears in the super bowl on Jan. 26, they then will have playoff victories Over the new York jets los Angeles raiders dolphins and bears four of the five teams they lost to during the regular lost to the bears Aid offensive tackle Brian Holloway. "1 think that s a Factor in our favor our work in t Over just because we go into the super bowl said defensive end Julius Adams. We want to win to make this season Complete there is nothing magical about the turn Over fortunes of the patriots. Most of inc time they gel turnovers b slamming into the Ball Carrier and trying to pry the Ball Loose. Then they fall on it a skill they practice daily. All year we train our defense to go for the Ball said Center Pete Brock. The Ball pops Loose and people jump on other times opponents simply give the bail up such As when Miami quarterback Dan Marino fumbled the snap from Center Dwight sle Phonson and nose tackle Lester Williams pounced on it. Seven plays later the patriots got a touchdown and a 17-7 Lead. Clippers acquire blazers Valentine los Angeles Dpi Portland Trail blazers play maker Darnell Valentine a Man without a team the last month tuesday was acquired by uie zippers in Exchange for los Angeles no. T draft Pickin i a Thi clippers actually traded away bos ton s finn round selection the celtics gave up their no. I pick to the clippers along with Forward Cedric Mandl in the Trade that sent Bill Walton to Boston. Los an Geles had traded their no. I pick for 1986 to Philadelphia in 1 979 for Joe Bryant. Loa Angeles and Portland also agreed to Swap 1988 second round picks. The Deal give the clippers logjam at Point guard. Us Angeles signed free agent to Nixon in now Rober and also has clippers general manager Call Scheer met with the knocks last week about a Deal for Nixon bul a source said a Deal with new York involving Nixon is the kicks reportedly were also interested in Valentine after Starling 27 games at paint guard for Portland Valentine was replaced in the lineup by Steve Colter. Coach Jack Ramsay then announced the Trail blazers were looking to Trade the 6-foot-2 guard. When a Deal could nol immediately be made Valentine remained on the Bench seeing almost no playing time. He often did not accompany the dub on the Road. I feel like a Man Wilhour a country he said a few weeks ago. Valentine played in new York saturday night and Wai with the Trail blazers in Cleveland tuesday when informed of the Trade. He is scheduled to be in uniform wednesday night when los Angeles meets Seattle at the sports Arena i m excited to be a pan of the Clipper organization now Valentine said. I m looking Forward to getting Down to la. And having the Opportunity to Valentine added he to no harsh feelings toward Portland which made him its no. I Pickin 19b1 out of Kansas the organization a been great to me he said. However it was unfortunate the Way things unwound.,. I m Happy to be Oul and i can go about my in 23 games this season. Valentine aver aged 9.1 Points and j assists while shooting 44.7 percent from the Field. He has appeared in 300 career Aba contests with averages of 9.b Points and 5.4 assists. A Phelo do Pele Valentine. He has a team now
