European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 25 commentary asking for nil playoff winners three questions amid these National foot Ball league playoffs 1. How embarrassed would Flipper Anderson have been if Here were a penalty on his vanishing touch Down upon catching the rams overtime Winner sunday he dashed through the giants stadium Tun Nel and into the locker room. Never looked to Sec his los Angeles teammates celebrate their 19-13 Victory Over new York. Never checked whether a Flag had erased his to. Can you see it hey Flipper. Where Are Row / know you re in Here somewhere. You think you re caught the clincher but there was hold ing. It s not Over. Flipper. Come on out and we Promise we won t make fun of you. Much. 2. If san Francisco and Denver win sunday who will watch the super bowl talk about torture. The 49crs made Minnesota look like a Germany a North team saturday which is How Joe Montana makes just about every team look. The Broncos have lost their three super bowls by 108-40. That makes a 49crs-Broncos matchup look ugly. Which is Why i m pulling for the rams and Browns. 3. Since i went 1-3 picking last weekend s Confer ence semifinals calling Only the rams Victory correctly i called on four coaches who know football for the title game predictions. All four coached teams to the playoffs in the 1989 Safe football season. Thai s not exactly the pro level but it will do for this exercise. Introducing the forecasting four Warren Stanley coach of the Rhein main rockets who went 11-2 and won their second straight air Force championship of Europe. He picks the 49crs and Broncos. If Stanley were coaching the rams How would he prepare for san Francisco that s a problem. Really. A couple of things off the top. I d hold on tothe Ball As Long As we could. If you give the 49ers the Ball they do unreal things. We d Nave to get to Montana As hard As that is to do. He sprints outland throws on the run. They figured out How to avoid the sack. He looks at the first Guy the second Guy. Then dumps it off. They Don t seem to have any bad plays. It s like a High tech  even though Stanley suggested controlling the Ball he also said you pc got to throw the football on them. Jim Everett throws the Ball great. He has tremendous receivers. To beat san Francisco i d fill the air with  if Stanley were coaching Cleveland How would he plan to upset Denver there has to be a pass Rush. Their receivers arc so Good if we give John Elway time no defensive backs can Stop those receivers. The lbs have their hands full if we give the quarterback More than three  Stanley update the five year rocket Boss said that within a month he will announce his decision on whether to return. Larry Boldin coach of the Ramstein rams who lost to Rhein main in the Continental sports Bucky Fox i Jim Everett Flipper Anderson aim fur upset sunday. Conference final for the second straight year. He picks los Angeles and Cleveland in upsets. It s hard to go against the 49ers, but i think there s Only one team that can beat the 49crs. And that s the rams. My gut feeling is the rams will win because the last time they had them beat until the  if Boldin were coaching the rams the . Version not Ramstein s number one i d make our defense prevent Jerry Rice and the rest of the receivers from picking up major yardage after the catch. That s How they kill you. The second problem is a hard one put pressure on Montana. In order to put pressure on him we begot to Blitz some. The problem is san Francisco throws to its backs. We be got to try to sack him with regular pressure and not extra people or Roger Craig will kill you out of the  speaking of Craig. We be got to contain Craig inside the tackles. We can t let them spread the defense out by running him wide. If we can contain him inside the tackles it gives our line backers better tackling  Boldin likes the Browns chances because of All the close Calls against Denver. There comes a time when it s a certain team s turn to win. I think Cleveland is at that  Boldin said Cleveland must motivate the de sense. Most of the season the Browns defense was working and the offence was t. Now that the of sense is on the defense in t. They have to be in sync. How would Boldin Stop Elway you be got to frustrate him. You be got to get him out of his rhythm. He s a Streak  Boldin figures the easiest Way to do that is build a big . Then Elway folds. Like in the super bowl. Boldin update after pulling an a retirement act after the Csc title game he said ill be  Ken fears coach of the Simbach tigers who lost to Rhein main in the Csc semifinals for the second straight year. He picks the 49crs and Browns to reach the super bowl. How would fears coach against the defending nil Champion miners two things come to mind one i would play my football game. By that i mean if the rams do anything that did t get them there they la be in trouble. Two i would defense the 49ers Short game and Force them to go to their Lon game. I would cover All their receivers head up. Don t playoff  fears noted that if any team matches up with the 49crs, it s the rams. For one reason the rams have the same Type of Speed. And size. They re not big like the 49crs." fears goes with Cleveland. Why Denver should not be alive in the playoffs. They should pc lost last week. Cleveland senses Denver just got by and they know they can beat them. Pittsburgh did not have playoff experience. Cleveland has playoff  if fears coached the Browns he would plan to Cut Down on mistakes and not go conservative. I you sit on a  it s a matter of time before Elway is on. Pittsburgh outplayed them but did t out play them enough to keep Elway from pulling tout. We can t say 21 Points is enough. We be got to score 40." fears update the two year Tiger Boss said i m  hell stay at Sembach but won t coach foot All. Russ Wright coach of the upper Heyford sky Kings who went 7-0 in the regular season before losing to Lakenheath in the . Sports conference semifinals. He predicts a san Francisco Cleveland super bowl. What if Wright were coaching .? you Don twant Montana on the Field. So we would run the Ball. Ball control. Keep Montana a Little cold. Obviously our defense would have to play the game of their  if Wright had the responsibility of sparking Cleveland upset Cleveland has always been Good defensively. But against Denver unfortunately the Breaks have gone against them. We have to pressure Elway so he Doeurn make time Wright update yes. He said he will coach the sky Kings Tor a second straight year. This Lime i d like to win it All he said. You can bet he s picking his learn in 1990. Army skiing blowing Back to Garmisch compiled by Klint Johnson assistant sports editor skiing the armed forces re arc Alion Center will keep Usa eur win Ter sports alive with ils . Army open ski championships Al Garmisch feb. 20-2 land 23. The Usa eur ski Mel held for years Al either Garmisch or Burc Lesga Den Wisl Germany was one of the Many sports removed from the 1990 Calendar after he cutback in Tleater wide championships was announced last no vember. But arc s Mountain spoils office has stepped in with a three Day four division. Alpine and nordic Mel scheduled the same week As inc Usa eur meet was usually held. A giant slalom is scheduled for tues Day. Feb. 20. Followed by a slalom on feb. 21 and Cross country races sprint and Long distance on feb. 23. The two Alpine races arc planned for the upper Hausburg slopes and the local Roundup Cross country event will be raced at Kal Lebrunn near Garmisch. All events Start at 10a.m. All . Army personnel in Europe Are eligible. Advance registration is required with a deadline of feb. 16. Register at the arc Mountain sports office in Garmisch Apo 09053 German address  27, 8100 Garmisch Parten Kirchen. The phone numbers Are ets 4402-591 or civilian 08821-52066. Duty hours at arc Mountain sports arc 8  and 1-4 30 . Monday through Friday. The registration fee is s10 for All four divisions women s open 18 and Overman s open birth years 1958-71men s seniors 1950-57 and men s Mas ters 1929-49. Prizes will be awarded for first through third places in each division with a minimum of five racers in each category required for official placement. Bowling an International four Man team tournament will be held Jan. 31-feb. 4 at the pizza bowl in shape Belgium. Sponsored by the shape men s bowl ing association inc Tournai Mcnol will consist of six games in the team Cuenl followed by a singles final round. Over $6,250 in guaranteed prize Money will be paid out to the top nine teams and 24 singles finalists. For reservations and More information Call ets 361-3596 or civilian 065 226170 from West Germany 0032-65 226170. Squad times should be reserved As soon As possible. All army the Usa eur sports office has announced the Selec Tion of 19 Germany based athletes for All army Camps in boxing Cross country and wrestling. The boxing trial Camp is being held through april 5 at fort Hua Chuca ariz., with selectee advancing to the armed forces championships March 24-30 at Little Creek va., naval air base. The Cross country trials which con clude tuesday arc being held Al the pre Sidio of san Francisco with the armed forces meet scheduled for Jan. 17-20 at Pope fab. . The wrestling trials begin monday and continue through March 14 Al fort Ben Ning. A. The All army selections from Europe boxing James Crisp. 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