European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 b the stars and stripes saturday october 12,1991bills Hope to rebound at Home by Barry Wilner a sports writer a team coming off a 33-6 loss As a 19-Point favorite ridiculous. Not if that team is the Buffalo Bills and the opposition is Indianapolis. Adjectives have not been coined to accurately describe the 1991 Colts. So let inept clueless injured and Over matched suffice. What they get sunday is a trip to Buffalo where the Bills 5-1 Are itching to rebound from that rout at the hands of Kansas City on monday night before the nation. Maybe 19 Points Arentt enough. A a it a kind of like last year when we went Down to Miami and got thumped a Bills tackle will Wolford said. A we weren tas bad As we looked Down there either. Now its up to us to prove it again. A lot of people doubt us right now and there a a Little doubt there is a lot of doubt about the Colts who rank last in Rushing offence and 26th in Rushing defense. They have scored 43 Points 19 fewer than anyone else in their six losses. The offensive line is in shambles and quarterback Jeff George has admitted he a leery of calling audibles at the line fearing it might confuse his teammates. Now they face the embarrassed Bills a team that nearly won the super bowl last year and is anxious to re establish its Power. A i think it just brought them Back Down to Earth in that each week they re going to have to go out and play hard a Colts linebacker Scott radecic said. A even in some of their tighter Ball games they were Able to come away victorious and when you do that All of a sudden you think you re a Little elsewhere the leagues remaining unbeaten have inter conference games with new Orleans 5-0 at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington 6-0. Cincinnati the other wingless team is at Dallas. Also its Phoenix at Minnesota san Diego at the los Angeles rams Miami at Kansas City Houston at the new York jets Atlanta at san Francisco and the los Angeles raiders at Seattle. On monday night the new York giants Are at Pittsburgh. The pfc Central except for the Vikings is off. So Are Denver and new England. The saints eagles matchup could be As Low scoring As the Bills Colts might be productive a for Buffalo. Philadelphia a offence Down to its third string quarterback Rookie Brad Goebel has been pitiful and it faces the a Fly Stop ranked defense. The eagles defense is ranked third Overall. A we Send a message that we Are going to hit you hard and hit you often a said Vaughan Johnson one of new Orleans Superb linebackers. A a in a sure we intimidate some the eagles intimidate no one with their attack. They were 5 for 27 in third Down situations in their last two games a 23-0 Blowout at the hands of Washington and a 14-13 loss at Tampa Bay. The saints have allowed just four conversions in the last 34 third Down plays in their last three games. A a we re going to definitely spread things out this week Goebel promised. A a we re going to still try to run the Ball Philadelphia is 26th in Rushing with 78 Yards a game. You be got to do that to be effective and i think we can do that on their defense. But we should be throwing More and do some other perhaps. Goebel must remember whom he is facing though. A ask the people who have played against us a Johnson said. A ask them How Good our defense is. I think Tell the the redskins to Tell the truth have been the most balanced team in the league. Defensively they have three shutouts and rank first in interceptions and against the pass. They Are seventh on offence fourth on the ground. A they come after you and done to make Many mistakes a Browns a a Bemie Kosar said. A a they be been going after the Ball but they done to give up the big is Georgia s starting a a after Clemson heroics a amps Dave Didio Georgia a Eric Zeier shown throwing a touchdown pass for Heidelberg in 1988, will Start at Ole miss saturday. By Chuck Vinch and Walt Morrissette staff writers he a called a a a True freshman but Georgia coach Ray Goff believes Eric Zeier a european experience made him mature in a hurry. So much in fact that Goff has elevated Zeier into the starting role right after throwing two touchdown passes to rally the bulldogs to their first Victory Over Clemson in four years 27-12. _. The 1988 stars and stripes player of the year at Heidelberg and Parade All America at Marietta a. Is 6-2, 200 pounds. He a 60 for 100 passing for 791 Yards four touchdowns and Only one interception. Goff told stars and stripes that a you Are the first Media outlet a to be told that Zeier will Start saturday. A a he a earned it not Only because of what he did last week but because of his performance throughout the year a Goff said. A the has a lot of Talent. He earned his Way onto the second team and he a been getting better and better. My concern at this Point is not putting too much pressure on him because he a still Only a freshman. A but one thing that helps him is that he a a very Good student very smart very mature and that allows him to handle things very Goff mused that perhaps Zeier a maturity has something to do with Nis living in Europe. A a in la take All the players like Eric from Europe that i can get a he said. A a Zeier a game is solid he a Only going to get better As he gains More experience at the College level. A a he a very mature for his age throws the Ball Well has Good mobility and has a Good sixth sense about feeling pressure from the defense a Goff said. Sci Era a been sacked six times and lost the 117 Yards he rushed for in those sacks but Goff said its due More to the fact that he a been making some fairly major changes in making Georgia More of a passing team. A a we be had some breakdowns in pass Protection As. The offensive line adjusts to some of the different things we re doing a he said. A but in a not worried about when asked How Zeier took the news about starting this week. A the took it Well a Goff said. A a in be never been too Hung up on who starts. We be played two quarterbacks All along. This is Eric a turn. He a earned Zeier attended the 1991 Winter and Spring quarters at Georgia during what was actually the last half of his senior year at Marietta High. A you have to meet certain eligibility requirements maintain a certain Grade Point average but if you meet the requirements you can go to College and the credit you earn there qualified you for your High school degree a he said. A University life is a big change in some ways not so much of a change in others. The main thing is just getting used to being away from so far he Hasni to had much trouble balancing the books and football. He a majoring in business with an undeclared minor and so far has a 3.0 Grade aver age. A your time is pretty regimented so there a time to study and All that. You might be tired after practice but the workload for the courses Isnit that Zeier said adjusting to the game As played in Dodds to Marietta to Georgia Hasni to been All that difficult. He said he really does no to think there a much difference in the Caliper of play in the Dodds system compared to Marietta. A the Good schools Over in Dodds i think they could compete easily Here in the states a he said. A i think the College scouts Are really missing out by not going Over to Europe once in a while to Check out some of the players there. There were some Guys i played with and against who could make it at division i schools and some of the better Small making the jump to the College game really Wasny to that difficult for him either he said. A once i got my feet wet it just kind of flowed a he said. But despite the raves Goff gave Zeier Eric said he a hardly satisfied with his game at this Point. A i need to improve every aspect of my game. In a not hardly the Complete quarterback i want to be. I need to work on Arm strength quickness and just generally being Able to read when asked about the sacks he laughed. A Well in be never been what you a Call a running quarterback a he said. We talked a bit about the Clemson game. A great game very emotional a lot of intensity out there a he said. But he steadfastly downplayed his own role in the win. A the receivers were making great catches the backs were running hard everyone was blocking. It was a great team Effort. When you be got great athletes around you they make it Zeier was celebrating the starting nod. A i really Wasny to thinking about that at All a he said. A a in a Here for Georgia to win and ill play any role they want to give me. As far As who a the starting quarterback that a up to the coaches. The important thing is that we but seriously it still had to feel Sweet when he got the news that he would Start this week. A yeah it was a he admitted laughing again
