European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Why the skins will win Bjelke Lombarri scout cd Ethlind Browne san Diego not it s interesting that Bob hallway of football s National conference thinks the Denver Bronco of the american conference will win the super bowl. I come from the american Confer ence and i think the Washington redskins will win because 1 think they will be Able to run the Ball. Any learn that s going to play against John Elway has to commit itself to running the Ball i m not really Happy with the redskins defense but i Don t think Elway will be on the Field enough to win the game. Football is a game of matchup and the redskins do it better than anyone else. Their personnel is going to out match your personnel. They re going to gel Clint Didier the tight end on a smaller cornerback and he s going to out muscle the Corner Back for the Ball. They re going to gel Kelvin Bryant the running Back on a slower linebacker so he s going to catch Paues. But the redskins Are essentially a conservative run Ning team. They throw the Short pass and they have the fast receivers for occasional Long passes bul they like to run with a no risk offence. However hey play a High risk defense with frequent blitzing and probably 7s to so percent Man to Man coverage. They try not to give you the Lime id execute what you want. That s How they beat the Minnesota Vikings a week ago. The redskins Are not like last year s new York giants because those giants had no real area of weak Ness. The redskins do bul icy have Good coaching and preparation and they have found ways to win. Offence Doug Williams was absolutely horrible in the two playoff Gomes but he still beat teams As Good As the bears and the Vikings. I Don t think the redskins will abandon Williams now for Jay Schroeder unless the game gels out of hand. Williams provides leadership. He does t Force passes and does t make costly turn oven and does t take sacks. Though he has no per formed at super bowl Caliper he has done a Nice Job of fining into the role the redskins want. He has Fine Speed outside with Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders and now he gets Back Art Monk who has More experience than the other receivers. Clark is a big play performer with real Good Speed bul he s a Little inconsistent catching the Ball. Sanders catches the Ball Well and he s a threat after he catches it. Monk is their Best receiver when he s healthy. He s reliable and he can convert on third Down. The redskins use iwo tight ends at a Lime one Lin ing up As an h Back. They re All Good blotters they Don t gel to catch a lot of passes but they can do it. They sometimes line up a Light end As a fullback or receiver and hey often put him in motion but except for Don Warren those Light ends Are really blocking backs they re asked to go in motion and trap the nose tackle or another defensive lineman. Warren is a Light end who is used the Way mos l tight ends arc. Except when icy face a Long yardage situation the redskins Are a one Back team. George Rogers has been thai Back but As the season has progressed they have used Timmy Smith a Rookie More and More in the second half of the game. Smith was heir Best running Back in the second half of the season and 1 think you will see More of him redskins offence Broncos defense Bot us s3 Luck nazi h Jcoby role ry.ni.s3 lab Hin 36 against the Broncos. He has emerged As the replace ment for Roger Down the line. Rogers did t hive the kind of a year most people expected of him and he s cling up there in age. Smith a fifth round draft pick did t play his last two years at Texas tech because of injury and the redskins look him when other teams rejected him medically Bryant gives you an added dimension on third Down. It s hard Lor a linebacker to cover him one on one because he is speedy and elusive. You have to put in another comeback to cover him. He beat Jesse Solomon the Vikings linebacker on a Long touch Down pass in the regular scan and beat him again for a touchdown in the playoff on the same play. When he catches the Ball he becomes dangerous. The redskins offensive line played an excellent game against the Vikings Joe Jacoby did a Job on Chris Dolman and Raleigh my Kunzic did the same on Keith Millard the redskins arc solid there and very big. They Knock people off the Ball and if they can do that to in Franco they will run and run and run. In summary this is a Well coached Possession control offence. It s going to gel first Downs and move the chains. It will Gamble a bit but basically it will run the Ball right at you. Slop the run and you can Slop the redskins. Defense the 4-3 defense starts with Dexter Manley and Charles Mann the ends who pressure the quarterback so Well. They re probably the Best pair or defensive ends in the league. Inside Dave Butz and Darryl Grant Are big and they Are Lough to move against the run. The defensive line ii probably the Best group on the team. The Lineback a Are steady but not spectacular. Monte Coleman s strengths Are on the Blitz and in pass coverage. Neal Olkewitz has Good instincts but people keep saying he s too slow and too Small. Mel Kaufman has been consistent All year. Ravin Caldwell came in and played Well against the Vikings and Wilt probably be used More. The redskins by the Nickel a lot with Coleman and Kaufman As the Only linebackers bul even then they can be Lough against the run. Dall Green is the Best player in the secondary. With he exceptional Speed he always covers the other team s Best receiver. Barry Wilbaurn the other cornerback is big and leads he team in interceptions but a i Stouda that is a deceiving statistic. Alvin Walton and Todd bowl i the safeties provide Good run support. I think the Broncos will try to get Ricky Nallick or Mark Jackson isolated on Wilburn. Forcing the redskins to play a Little More tone. The redskins will double somebody so the Broncos will probably attack any Cornel Back who has single coverage even Green. Blitzing is a key for the redskins. They bring a linebacker or Walton the Strong safety More often than you realize. The Blitz was the main reason they had eight sacks in the championship game against the Vikings but the Blitz can be successful even if you Don t gel sacks. If the redskins can make Elway throw before he s ready they will Hurt the Broncos. When Elway passes the receiver turns and the Ball is there Elway throws a Slider Down and in not a Floater like Joe Montana throws. You can t be a second Laic and catch Elway s pass so blitzing must be controlled so it does t disrupt thai precise timing. Special teams i Haji sheikh has not had a Good year and has missed key held goals. Steve cos has the Strong leg you like in a punter bul his three step approach Means he needs Lime 10 get the Ball off. The return teams Are Good and the coverage teams have been playing belter. The thin Aboodi coverage is to keep the Good returner from breaking one and not to worry if he gets a few decent returns. In basketball you know Michael Jor Dan is going to score his 30 Points a game but you can t ice him get so. 0 summary the coaching is top Grade. The redskins Are always Well prepared. Some teams say they re going to run their stuff and if you can Stop them line but the redskins come from another direction. They try to attack your weakness and Lake away your strength. The Broncos will run half the Lime maybe 14 passes and 14 runs. The redskins will try to run much More than pass. If they can run 35 limes they will heal the Broncos because they will keep the Ball away from Elway. The Broncos live and die on turnovers so any team that allows no interceptions or maybe one should be successful against them. You can t give them four turnovers the Way the Browns did. I think the Broncos will have trouble stopping Rogers and Smith and that will be the difference. Friday january 29,19b8 the stars and stripes super bowl special Page Vii