European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse My by Ira Kaufman san Diego up1 j we be Gal a Good one t id inc fad neither Denver nor Washington is a great team prevent you from enjoy ing sunday s super bowl great teams require great defences leading 10 super bowl blowouts. Those rare nil championship games hat Liveoa to zip citations Pittsburgh Dallas in 1976 or Washington Miami in 1983 match hawed club with discernible weaknesses. The 1975 Stetler club leaned heavily on defense which Dallas lacked an outstanding a Tinner. The 198j Hodskins used a Strong pus Rush to disguise a rather Ordinary secondary while inc dolphins alternately guided and misguided by quarterback David Woodley lacked a credible passing game. That brings us to sunday s major question Mark Denver s defense and Washington quarterback if you Don t shool yourself in the foot with turnover you can usually Force Bronco defenders Back on their heels. Denver led the acc with 47 Lake always then added seven More in two playoff games. The Broncos avoided overtime in the acc title game when defensive Back Jeremiah Carlill stripped Cleveland s Earnest byner of the Ball at the Denver goal uric with 65 seconds will hear announcers use the term opportunistic to describe Denver s s football jargon for they re no particularly talented but. Hoy. Can they hit. For any radio station interested in giving away some free super bowl tickets Here s a natural trivia question who starts on Denver s defensive iine7" no forget thai one. It s Loo Tough. Defensive Endrulot Jones slumped markedly from hit 1986 form but he remains a name player. His teammates on theline arc end Andre Townsend and nose Taekle Greg team stats Kragon yes that Greg Kragon. Except for Karl Mecklenburg no Denver linebacker would even stick on the giants or bears. The pass defense ravaged by Cleveland s Bernie Kosar allowed opponents a 57 percent completion Rale. I think we re Happy scoring 38 Points but there Are alot of areas where we can still i improve quarterback John Elway said Ailer the 3s-3j Triumph Over the Browns. Kosar was putting Points up there faster Thane could even look at unfortunately for Washington coach Joe Gibbs he lacks a surgeon behind Center. In the pfc championship game Redskin quarterback Doug Williams looked More like a Butcher. Despite a minimal Vikings Pas Rush Williams overthrew open receiver All Day before connecting with Gary Clark for in winning score. Perhaps conference Tille games bring out the worst in Williams who will became the first Black quarterback to Star i a superbowl. Eight Yeara ago playing for Tampa Bay Williams hit on 2 of 13 passes for 12yards As the rams blanked the buccaneers 9-0 to Cam a super bowl is a Man of great personal Cour age and great personal ego instead of humbly fading into the background of Washington s 17-10 Triumph against the Vikings Williams proudly repeated his Standard nil refrain give me enough time and i la pull out a Victory. That s easy to say after your defense keep you in he game through All the misfired passes. In 1979 with Tampa Bay William was backed by inc league s Premier defense a fact he acknowledges Only the Washington defense is about to Dis cover Elway is no Wade Wilson. Unlike the Vikings the Broncos will move the Ball consistently and 17 Points won t be enough for the redskins this time. Williams will face less pressure from the Broncos Thanh will from his own Check ered Pas. Gibbs displayed exemplary patience in not yanking Williams for Jay sch Rocker during the second half of inc m Minnesota game. Patience can gel you to a super Dowl. Performance gels you through it. Jum Latu Mem Summ h Bucky Fox stall writer san Diego neuter Manley knows it s on the line we Don t gel to Elway of course we lose the football . Simple the secret s in the sack. And you thought the super bowl Between Manley Washington redskins and John Elway s Denver bran Ros was so boils said Denver tackle Dave Studdard. Who will try to Block Manley to taking care of a 12-million-Dollar quarterback. If we Don t protect him. It la be a Long Day Here s Why the redskins sacked Minnesota quarterback Wade Wilson eight times in the pfc title game. Washington won 17-10.the Broncos held Cleveland to two sacks in the acc final. Denver won 38-3 so when the super bowl kicks off soon after inc Intro Delions at Midnight Central european time on sunday think of Jack Murphy stadium As a boning the Burgundy Corner left end Charles Mann left tackle Dave Buu. Right tackle Darryl Grant right end Dexter Manley. In the Orange Corner left tackle Dave Suddard left guard Keith Bishop Center Mike Freeman right guard Stefan Humphries right tackle Ken can bet a replay camera will focus on Manley s Mission against Suddard Manley the nil s All time sack Leader is. Stud Dard the nine year Veteran from , o-fool-3. 257 pounds is. Slu Edard 6-4, 260. Manley he King of quotes is. Studdard the Boss of least both had this in common during tuesday s interview sessions Slick sunglasses. Manley on targeting Elway i might not slow him Down. 1 might put him out. If i get that Studdard on protecting Elway since John got Here he look me to two super bowls. Thai s Why i Manley on Elway s quickness " Philadelphia s ran Dall Cunningham is the Best scrambler in the league. Elway is second if we Pirk up the blitzes someone should be open. If so Eloy will gel the Ball to laughing Suddard. He s the Best. My hands arc on blocking Manley with certain Protection i la get help from a Back. In certain other Protection i la handle him Manley ill have track cleats on. With those track cleats i can definitely run around Studdard it s a key matchup Between him and me because of the Type of player he is and the Type of line we Are. If i m not blocking him Well have a Lousy 1 Block him John does t have to worry about his left , in his seventh season out of Oklahoma state reached quarterbacks eight times in i9s7. Heals recorded 17 a a hurries which he Calls More important than sacks we have to make him not be Elway interceptions overthrows make him scram ble and not pick up the Yards of so Studdard manhandled Nunley. Whal do we have a Denver Rune Way time for a replay camera to Check the right Side of the Broncos line. That s where Lanier win wrestle in chair Mann of Washngton s defense. Mann did t Wear sunglasses tuesday. He was mobbed by reporter like Manley. Still this Mann in t shy i Don t think Elway has faced defensive ends Asgood Ai Dexter and Mann actually out manned Manley statistically. The6-6, 270-Pounder from Nevada Reno reached the pro bowl by notching 10 sacks and 21 hurries Lanier the Florida state tackle who goes 6-3, 269, know about Mann. He Lei the Redskin Rush past for Dexter Mullen if n l gel to by. Ire few. Three sacks during Denver s 31-30 decision Over Washington in 1986. He s definitely in the top five among enemy ends said Lanier. Matin also lauds Lanier. Then there s that my quarterback. When Elway gels outside the hash Mark he dangerous at running stopping and throwing Back across the Field said Mann. We be got to suck on Good is Washington s line . I think they re As Good As inc giants defensive line _ the same giant who sacked the Broncos 39-20 in last year s super Good is Denver s Wall this year7 Humphries who played on Chicago s title team of two Yean ago before Landing in Denver last summer says run blocking the bears were a Little better. Past Lodono we re redskins will set sunday Page ii the stars and stripes super bowl special Friday january 29,1988
