European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday january 26,1991 the stars and stripes a a Pago 23super bowl xxv a Lawrence Taylor had to i sacks in and faces physical Bills again. Walsh it a super Force but Bills Crisp by John Nelson new York apr take Bruce Smith Over the Long haul. Take Lawrence Taylor for one game. That one game comes sunday when Smith and the Bettalo Bills meet Taylor and the new York giants in the super bowl a Lawrence is the old pro the Champion and has been the very Best a former san Francisco 49ers coach and Abc analyst Bill Walsh said. A right now he a playing very solid effective football a Bruce Smith on the other hand is a great Young Talent who was the Best defensive player in football this year. He is Able to do the things that Lawrence once so Walsh says build your franchise around Smith but a in one game Bruce can make enough mistakes to give the game to the giants. A a he a a Young player. He can Cave in the whole Side of an offensive line with his explosiveness but in one game he can Cost the Bills with his miscalculations. I done to think Taylor would do that. A with his experience 1�?Td give the Edge to Taylor for one Walsh did the analysis for no cd during the first bilis giants matchup this season on dec. 15 at giants stadium. The Bills won 17-13, As both quarterbacks Jim Kelly of Buffalo and Phil Simms of new York were knocked out of the game. Kelly returned two games later but Simms still is out and has been replaced by Jett Hostetler. Smith 27, was named the top defensive player in. The nil this season with 19 sacks and 101 tackles. Taylor who will be 32 next month and admittedly is a step slower had 10 a sacks but generally is not As effective Rushing the passer As he once w As. / Early this week Taylor acknowledged that Smith was the Best de. Pensive player today. Before the first Bills giants game Smith claimed the title for himself. A. A a in a the greatest a he said. A a they re both great Guys Quot Walsh said a and in a sure they la develop a great Friendship Over the years but right now its the Brash Young contender against . In the matchup of teams Walsh said a the Bills have the real a i Felt the Bills really established themselves when they played the giants a said Walsh who has compared Buffalo to his 19s1 san Francisco 49ers. A the giants were so Tough at Home and so solid that the feeling was the. Bills most Likely would not stand up to it. But to the contrary they dominated physically a Gulf War could still delay game Tagliabue says from wire reports a Tampa. I la. I he Supei bowl could be played a week latent developments in the persian Gull Force it to be postponed sunday nil commissioner Paul Puglia Bue said Friday. Tagliabue at his annual super bowl news .conference,-.said there was no Spe Cefic a fail Safe Point for deciding to play or postpone the game Between the new York giants and Buffalo Bills. A we will use our. Best judgment As events untold in the Mideast a he said. A we Are monitoring the situation with our a own staff and the owners who Are Here.�?�. A a Quot \ a a. A a Jack Kemp secretary., of housing and Urban development and a former quarterback with both the Bills and giants said president Bush was Quot quite that threats of iraqi terrorism should not interfere with the game. Quot he said he thought it we were to allow a terrorist like Saddam to frighten us out of pro football games or our daily routine that in Ettelt would be a Victory Tor , the Bettalo news m fridays editions a the was quite emphatic about playing the Security has been tightened Lor the so,000 fans have been advised to arrive three hours before the g is . List Kickoff because everyone entering the stadium will be inspected with Metal detectors. Tagliabue speculate on what events would Force a postponement. A asked when a postponed game might be played Tagliabue said Quot i lie following sunday assuming events in the world made it a abcs Blimp and helicopter were officially banned wednesday from operate my within 5 Miles of Tampa stadium. Thus there will be no dramatic overhead shots of super bowl xxv. The Blimp and All other air traffic will have to obey newly assigned air corridors As part of the massive safety precautions surrounding the event. A the possibility of ram intruded on the game for the first time wednesday. An updated forecast said there is a Good Chance it could ram by afternoon or evening the Kickoff is scheduled for Cis . Is i. 1 Here is a longstanding policy that umbrellas Are banned from i ampa stadium. A and anyway it hardly rams Here Quot said. Tampa Public safety administrator Bob Smith on tuesday when he announced increased safety plans. Earlier sunday temperatures Are expelled in the Low 70s. A imagine winning the super bowl on sunday and being traded on monday. A it could happen for a giant or a Bill because the nil. Moved its opening for the trading period up to the Day after the super bowl at the owners meeting last. March in Orlando. Teams that already know whom they. Will not protect leaving them on the flan b list and As free agent s on feb. 1 can Trade some of those players for an instant return. No doubt there Are More Trade discussions by teams during this super bowl week than in any other week pre a feeding a super bowl. A a in a news conference before hundreds of members of the news Media Jeff Hostetler reiterated his belief in himself. When he was asked if he had difficulty convincing himself now that he was not a a second string quarterback he said. Quot i Dick no to have a hard time convincing notes myself. It was hard convincing . A Parcells said his quarterbacks had input in the offence. Quot i done to mean the inmates Are running the Asylum a he said Quot but we always want to know what our quarterback is comfortable he feels Good about. 1 Hen we Structure the offence. This Isnit a a Purcell said these giants were different from the giants who won the a super bowl four years ago. Quot that was a scheme team a Parcells is much bigger much More physical and line combination schemes. It has at tested the running game because we Are basically trying to get a hat on very body now and let Crittis Anderson and whoever else is Back there to run Oil these Guys. Now we have More secondary depth better special teams better return teams and More depth in the offensive Field. Our starting receivers Are better thou ii we done to have a lot of depth Thucie a a when the chicag hears won the. Super bowl live years ago Dave Dreison was their tree safety. Now Durson is the giants Strong safety Happy where he is Happy where lie w 1 hat was a special team in Chicago a he said. Quot i his is a special team too. Its not Worth making comparisons because their philosophies Are so different. But in a Here Anil they re not and its much colder in a Erik Howard the giants nose tackle will play in the pro bowl a week from sunday in Honolulu. He will replace Jerome Brown of the Philadelphia eagles. In the voting by coaches and players Tor this National football league All Star game Brown finished first among nose tackles Jerry Ball of the Detroit Lions second and Howard third. Ilie lust two nose tackle make the team. Howard was moved up when blown withdrew. Ball will Start and Howard will be the backup. Brown has a damaged rotator cull a torn bicep muscle an injured Wiist and an injured knee. In the last two Days a Colic his final regular Cason game lie Rocc cd 12 injections in the shoulder to reduce swelling. A Bill Belic Liick the giants defensive coordinator has been mentioned prominently As a head coaching candidate haps with the Cleveland Browns next year. /. A i done to have any desire to leave the giants a he said. Quot at the. Same time if the Opportunity came along i would look into a i cel is was asked whether Belic Liick was ready to become an nil head coach. Quot think Parcells said. A i Hope my coaches have he Opportunity but i m not running an if Belic Liick needs a reference lie. Can use Ted Marchibroda the Hills olten Ive coordinator. Marchibroda was the head coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1975 when he hired a 23-year-old, unpaid assistant coach Oik Bill. Belic Liick. Quot i inter viewed Billy and i could see he was a line Eisou to work with Quot Marchi Broda recalled. A i think lie la make a line head coach. He s a detailed Guy. Quot lie s in touch,.and he knows How. To talk to people. But Back then he was awfully quiet i guess he had to be. I he other coaches we re All much older than
