European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 6, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25wild-card team is in . Is out prep pickings the wild card is Back. The Small schools football playoff format which was established using a wild card arrangement when the . Pulled out of the original playoff schedule because of a budget uncertainties created by Congress a is the one that will be used in saturdays semifinals. Under the original schedule the Germany a North Champion was scheduled to play at the . Champions Field and the a South Winner was scheduled at the Bennor Winner. That would have put Baumholzer at Woodbridge and Fulda at bad Kreuz Nach for saturdays semifinal Battles. But after Woodbridge won the . Championship game Dodds Atlantic athletic coordinator de Watson called to announce that the warriors be Able to participate in the playoffs because of the budget restraints. So Tom Leblanc Dodds Germany athletic coordinator devised a new playoff format involving the a North a South and a Central champions and the second place team from those leagues with the Best Overall percentage. That was a super arrangement because it re created a four team semifinals format and eliminated the possibility of one team receiving the Benefit of a Bye and other possible determining factors like a Coin toss for instance. Under the new setup the a North team visits a Central and a South entertains the wild card team. So its a North Champion Baum older at a Central Ben Abra Msall Europe deadline the in office deadline for the 1990 stars and stripes All Europe 11-Man football nominations is Friday. All pertinent information and a head shot of each nominee should be sent to sports department stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211, or sports department stars and stripes Postrach 111437, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. Representative bad Kreuz Nach and wild card entry Berlin at a South Champion Fulda this week. Bad Kreuz Nach and Brussels tied for the a Central title but the bearcats Advance to the playoffs because of their head on head 6-0 win Over the brigands. However last week i received a phone Call from Jack Gardner coach of the . Champion Woodbridge warriors saying that there was a Chance that the . Withdrawal would be reversed. Gardner said that he and some unhappy Woodbridge parents had met with Bart Lagomarsino Deputy director of Dodds Washington and that Lagomarsino told them that the Dodds Atlantic officials had overreacted by pulling out of the playoffs and he would see what he could do to Amend the situation. Obviously Lagomarsino was unable to alter the situation. So its wild card time saturday. A we Are following the instructions we received after the . Team was withdrawn from the Competition and Baum older will be playing at bad Kreuz Nach this week a Baum older principal Bob Britton said monday. A we have not been told by anyone to do and Fulda principal Bruce Davis said monday a a we re making plans to play Berlin saturday at noon. We have played Berlin the last two years for the championship but this time we catch them in the semifinal game. Apparently the . Appeal is a dead if either bad Kreuz Nach or Fulda wins saturday it will be the Host team for the championship game if both teams win Fulda 8-0 will be the Home team because it has a better Overall record than bad Kreuz Nach 6-2 if both lose Berlin 7-1 will visit Baum older 8-0 for the finale. The big schools teams settled their playoff pairings on the Field. Wiesbaden won the aaa title and will entertain a runner up Niernberg and a Champion Mannheim will entertain aaa runner up Frankfurt. Those games Are saturday too Boomer searches or answers to his mysterious year Cincinnati a even Boomer Siason can to believe this season. For the last four weeks he a bounced passes in front of receivers sailed the Ball Over their Heads and made Hasty decisions while scrambling away from the Rush. The in Fly a map two years ago has become the Cincinnati bengals most mysterious player of 1990. And he knows it. A i done to think in be Ever Felt As Low As a a professional athlete a Esiason said. A right now i feel lower than Low. I feel worse than in be Ever Felt As a i this is As bad As he a Ever played As a pro. The bengals Are 5-4, and Esiason accepts a Large share of blame for the clubs a offensive inconsistency. Look at his passing Yards this season 202, 250, 271, 128, 1490,130, 85, 199 and 138. He a thrown 13 a interceptions with his 14 touchdowns. I sunday was perhaps his worst Day. The a bengals returned Home from a five game a Road trip a crowd of 60,067 was ready to a cheer and Esiason left them booing. I he missed four of his first five passes. Quote. Completed just 10 of his first 26. He inn shed with 15 completions in 32 at Tsas the bengals lost to new Orleans eight of the 17 incompletion were the a result of poorly thrown balls. He routinely a overthrew under threw or led receivers i too far. Once he dumped the Ball into the a turf in front of an open receiver just a few lairds upfield. I a a we be got Guys open and in a not hit i tag them Esiason said. A usually those Are routine plays and i just did no to make item. No excuses. I a a it a a slump right now. In Mas disappointed As anybody else. Ill fight through lit and be Back.�?�. I missing from the bengals passing at stack is the Long pass. Esiason is known for Inis marvelous play fake ability letting his receivers get deep with Man to Man coverage. The bengals have just one completion of More than 50 Yards this season. On sunday 11 of his 15 completions went for fewer than 10 Yards. He found himself dumping off to running backs six times and was sacked three times. As a result the bengals offence seems disjointed a Mere Shadow of the unit that has been near the top of the league under coach Sam Wyche. A the Only reason it was disjointed is because i was throwing it Over somebody a head or throwing it at somebody a feet a Esiason said. If it lands somewhere Between there it does no to seem so an injury could account for Esiason a trouble throwing the Ball accurately but Wyche said the quarterback Hasni to said anything to him about an injury. A was far As i know he a Fine a Wyche said. Esiason said there a no injury. A a in a Fine completely healthy a he said. A a there a nothing wrong with me. No Wyche is reluctant to blame Esiason for the offensive problems pointing out that other phases Are struggling too. The bengals Haven to been Able to run the Ball consistently either. And receivers Eddie Brown and Tim Mcgee have been Hurt giving Esiason a Handicap. He readily accepts the largest share of responsibility. A nobody Here deserves to have fingers pointed at them with the exception of me a Esiason said. A and that a what in a doing a pointing a Finger at hell have an extra week to try to figure out his problems. The bengals have their Bye next sunday giving Esiason a Chance to forget about his passing for a few Days. A for me its probably pretty Good a he said. Mumm \ no. Lesii \ a it a a a x sacks like this one last year have become frequent for slumping Boomer Esiason. A
