European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 27,1,991the stars and stripes Page 19wake-up Call rings for final by Bob Glauber a a a a a a. New Day a a a a. A a a Tampa Fla a if super bowl hype week behaviour is supposed to Mirror one personalities of the participating teams then All is going according to form for the giants and Bills. The conservative giants led by their conservative coach Bil Parcells have displayed an air of nonchalance combined with a Large dose of seriousness about the event. The Bills arc carrying out their Mission of enjoying every waking minute of their new found fun. They re executing about As Well As their no huddle offence As their late night carousing indicates. Its not As if the giants Are hating every moment mind you. Their eyes Are bleary in the morning when the reporters crowd around them at 8 15 . Every Day leading you to believe that they re not exactly spending their nights sitting in their hotel rooms watching game tapes of the Bills. But with the exception of Lawrence Taylor a Impromptu meeting with Jim Kelly at a Tampa nightclub on monday the giants revelry has been More subdued than. The Bills. A. W. Its just that their reaction to the attention is not quite the same As the Bills who have taken full advantage of their late a curfews. A v a a a we re sorry to internist the fun Guys but its time now to get serious and talk football which so often is overlooked in this fun filled week so without further interruption your guide to viewing pleasure for super bowl xxv a a a a a if you like football the Way it was played in the Days of Sam Huff Andy Robustelli and Rosey Brown then surely you must favor the giants in this one. If you prefer the High tech developments of the 1990s, then go with the Bills. This is clearly the Battle of the no Hud die offence and the no nonsense defense. The Bills have transformed the two minute Drill into a nearly 60-minute assault while the giants old fashioned defense has been resurrected after a shaky series of performances in the final six regular season games. A Parcells warns us not to become too enamoured with the Bills attack. A the entity of the no huddle offence is not the problem Quot he said. A the problem super bowl xxv punter scan Landeta stretching during new Yorkus workout thursday Hopes to get a leg up during sundays super bowl. Is Jim Kelly Thurman Thomas Andre Reed and James Lofton there Are a lot of teams that could employ the no Hud die but do what they Here a what the Bills have done with it a scored a league High 428 Points in the regular season. Only one other team. The run and shoot Houston oilers scored More than 400 Points. A outscored their two playoff opponents the dolphins and raiders by a combined 95-37. They blew away the raiders 51-3 in sundays acc Champi onishi game a amassed Over 450 total Yards offence in each of their last three playoff games. a a a a a a a while offensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda who once was scorned by Kelly for being too conservative has turned the Bills into the most effective offence in football defensive coordinator Bill Belichick has seen his giants defense Rise above its complacency in the last six regular season games. The giants allowed Only one touchdown in two playoff games and limited the bears and 49ers to a combined 16 Points. They fended off the most effective offensive weapons of both the bears and 49ers. limited Chicago a Neal Anderson to Only 19 Yards on 12 carries. San Francisco a Joe Montana threw for Only 190 Yards and one touchdown. A if you believe in the theory that a Good defense beats a Good offence then you May be wondering Why the Bills arc favored by As Many As 6vi Points. Parcells was asked if he believes the giants must concede that the Bills will score at least 21 Points. After shaking his head in disbelief at the question Parcells laughed and replied a concede 21 Points does no to it Start at 0-0? i Hope so. Lets make Mem earn despite Parcells wonderment there May be Validity to the question. After All the Bills Are 11-1 this season when they have scored 21 Points or More. They needed Only 17 to beat the giants 17-13.in a dec. 15 game. A credit the general managers Bill pop Han of the Bills and George Young of the. Giants with bringing plenty of free agent Talent to their respective teams. The stats Back up their prowess at Landing Talent that for one reason or another was unwanted elsewhere. A of the 47 players on each teams roster 16 Are free agents. Poliani a list of acquisitions includes Lofton comeback Kirby Jackson and free safety Mark Kelso Youngs pickups include kicker Matt Bahr comeback Everson Walls Silver a l anniversary Kickoff 12 18 . Monday of nov Midnight sunday a an radio 11 45 . Sunday -. Tele 5 11.40 . Sunday free safety Dave Duerson and wide receiver Troy Kyles. A and finally for those of you who believe that Little things make a difference a the Bills Are 1-2 on grass Fields this year. The giants arc 4-1. A the Bills Are 3-1 is. Pfc opponents. The giants Are 3-1 against acc teams. A the Bills scored on their first Possession in 10 of their last 12 game the giants Haven to allowed More than 26 completions in a game this season. Do you believe in omens or. Polian a Only if they re favourable a. Bygre Glogan a Quot anew Day -. A a a a Tampa Fla. A he wears no. 56 and plays weak Side linebacker and if you Don t devise a plan to control him he can disrupt an offence. Anyone who assumed the subject is the new York giants Lawrence Taylor is wrong. Unlike the giants no. 56, who is known far. And wide simply by his initials the Buffalo Bills no. 56 has Laboured in such obscurity even his fellow nil players Long have failed to recognize Darryl Talley As one of the Best linebackers in the game. Talley consistently has been ignored in the pro bowl vote but that Little injustice was corrected Early in super bowl week when acc coach Art Shell of the los Angeles raiders named Talley to the team As his a a need player. Shell got an eyeful of Talley in two losses to the Bills this season including the 51-3 Ajoc title Blowout last sunday and recognized what a big game player he is. The reason the rest of the league has been slow in reaching the same conclusion has to do with the fact Talley is surrounded by such highly publicized first round defensive Talent As end Bruce Smith and Neback ers Cornelius Bennett and Shane Conlan. But former Bills nose tackle Fred Smerlas has said Talley is the Bills Best defensive player and while Smith might argue there a no question Talley is the Bills Best All around linebacker. Smith has _ proclaimed himself Darryl Talley the Best defensive player in the nil this season but he owes a Large debt to Talley who lines up behind him and makes it possible for Smith to charge upfield aggressively knowing Talley will be there to clean up anything that gets past him. A Darryl is the quarterback a said Bills inside linebacker Kay Bentley who lines up next to Talley. A the tells Bruce what we re going to do. Those Guys work Well together they have it Down to a the combination of Talley and Smith on the same Side poses the major problem for the giants offence to solve m super bowl xxv at Tampa stadium. When the teams met earlier this season in a game won by the Bills 17-13 the giants running backs ran away from Talley and Smith on 35 of 37 rushes but the Bills pair made 12 tackles apiece. A we were effective but its hard to say what makes you effective Quot said Talley who gives Smith a Large the credit even though Smiths upfield Rush often leaves him unprotected from blockers. A i Admire Bruce. In be run stunts where. I switch with him. I run into a Guy who a 300 pounds and the Guy next to him is 290. Bruce throws those Guys around. I just try to push them off the pile so it allows him to on the other Side of the Bills defense Bennett a primary role is to Rush the passer but Talley plays the whole game. His four sacks equated the number Bennett had and Talley led the Bills with 123 tackles and also had two interceptions and six pass deflections. A the game plan might Call for me to be a pass rusher or to be m coverage Quot Talley said. A live had to be Able to do All one look at Talley a game by game stats tells the Story. Besides his 12 tackles against the giants Talley a Best games came against the toughest opponents including the Philadelphia eagles full tackles two sack Miami dolphins 10 and 9 tackle raiders and Washington redskins 9 tackles. But when the pro bowl announced the last week of the regular season the eight year Veteran again fell Short. It was hard to believe. �?o1 Felt like somebody had kicked me in the
