European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 28, 198fl the stars and stripes Page 17 redskins keeping plans for Green under cover sports by Bucko Fox Start writer san Diego so who is Hie nil s fastest Man covering in sunday s super bowl Don t ask Washington defensive coach Richie pc Laban. Hell Tell you i do know but i m not going to say anything. I ill just pick out somebody he likes and cover Don t Ash inc fast cil Stan Darrell Green. The redskins com crack will say "1 Don t think you should ask me that after what he you might nudge a couple of redskins Tor a hint. That hint would be this Green who also goes by the Moniker my will lock on the Vance. Dueling nickname. Such is the Passi ble confrontation Between Green and the Denver Broncos leading receiver. Vance Johnson. Normally you would t have to ask about Green s target. He Aims at inc ene my s Best nid cout. He went after Chi Cago s Willie Cirull and Minnesota s an Thony Carter and blanketed both speedsters in Washington s playoff triumphs. Then there fats Green s hit on inc i king1. Darrin Nelson that scaled the pc skins pfc title. If it we run i for Darrell Green we probably would t be Here said i it Nhon during tuesday s Media invasion Al Jack Murphy stadium. He won the super bowl xxii Chicago game with his 52-Yard to re turn he did t have a great year but Only by his standards we expect so much of Darrell. We expect him to shut everyone out. That s not no but it would be Nice for washing ton if Green kept one of John Elways three Amigos from going say to Yards with a touchdown which is what Murk Jackson did in the Broncos acc title game Victory Over Cleveland. They All scare Green said to a crowd of reporters beneath a blazing Sun. Elway the whole works any play can be a big play an 80-Yard if Green does t dance with the Vance it la be because of an injury. There s Green s injured ribs which Petitbon poo Poos with this "1 think he s pretty close to 100 percent. It s the kind of injury that won t make much Dif Ference. It s just painful there s no risk of permanent Green snuffed thai pain with pain kill ers for the Minnesota game. To go on the Field i la to 100 percent if not physically then he said. C called the question of pain Killen for sunday there s also Johnson s Groin injury. That Kepi him and his 16.3-Yard receiving average out of inc acc final. The Vance sporting a Hairdo that makes the Boz i look like a Crew Cut. Guarantees. Ill be ready for the if he s nol that ready. Green could Fol Low Jackson or the third Amiga Ricky Natl ice whomever Green chases Sci hat he u slay close. The a foot a 170-Poiindcr from Texas ail earned big nil s fast est Man Label by outrunning Gaull olympic Gold medallist Ron Brown and Green Bay s Philip Epps in a 60-Yard race in april 1986, Green has also ran Down Tony Dor sett and Eric Dickerson from Way be Hind. You be got to like Hii said Petitbon. He can cover Oue on one. He can run Back purls we should probably have him running Back More punts said Green my Speed is probably the Cornerstone of my ability to be in thin league. As for my size for covering receivers that s of. I m nol 3 blitzing Tine against Denver Green must have a big game for the redskins to Stop Tom Landry wrote in tuesday s los Angeles Herald examiner. The Dallas coach also noted we say the redskins defensive backs have a three second clock in their Heads. They play their defense for three i conds then they look Al the quarterback and go for the Ball because they figure the front four has gotten to the quarterback. They re so conscious of the pass Rush hat if they Liin Corner tick Darnell Green nil s fastest Man Don t get it they la break Down in the Green basically agreed if he has t thrown the Ball after that you re in Trou you re also in a fight for that winning Money. It s going to be a War said Green. Within wars arc Battles. Well win most of the Battles but we won t Blank could this 27-year-old pro Bowler Blank a receiver to Clinch the super bowl just like he did two weeks Ajo could it come Down to my blasting the Vance on the last play i Hope this one does to said Green. Tres Amigos in san Diego the i tuft Broncos three a girds left to right Ricky nut Itel Vince Johnson and Murk Jackson do b Media do routine far tues to it the super bowl site in san Diego an eight Page special insert on super bowl xxi1 will ppr in Friday s stirs and stripes. Celtics snap Hawks Home Freak at 16 by the associated press Atlanta Robert Parish keyed a 10-0 Boston surge in the final two minutes to Power the celtics to a 102-97 Victory Over Atlanta tuesday night ending the Hawks Home court winning Steak at 16 games. Trailing 97-92, Parish who had 10 of his 20 Points in the final Quarter Sank a free How with 1 42 left Dennis Johnson hit a 3-Point shot no Roundup 25 seconds later and Parish added a Layup with 46 seconds left to put Boston ahead to stay 98 97, the celtics Center then stole an inbound pass and fed Danny Ainge for a Layup with 34 seconds left and Ainge added two free throws i in coils later for the Atlantic division leaders. The Hawks leaders of the Central division who fell to 17-2 at Home had taken the Lead at 93-92 on the last of Dominique Wilkins 3s Points with 3 11 left before a sellout crowd of 16,451. Kevin Mchale led the celtics with 21 Points while Johnson and Larry Bird added 16 each. John balls had is Points for inc Hawks and Kevin Willis 13. Ainge had his z3-game consecutive game Streak of Hilling at least one 3-Point goal end mining on five attempts in other games uni Cuil not slow new York. Mark Jackson matched i see Aba on Page 22
