European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 30, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 25 nil report Halfway through picture clarifies by Dave Goldberg a football writer Jim Mora said it Best after his new Orleans saints dominated the Chicago bears for 58 minutes sunday Only to lose 20-17 and fall from the a Fly a Short list of unbeaten a you win one its one win you lose one its one  but Only for winners a Mora is one of the few nil coaches with that luxury. Barring a Complete collapse the saints 7-1 will still be playing in january although the City of new Orleans appeared in Shock monday following that last minute loss. For Cincinnati a Sam Wyche san Diego a Dan Henning Tampa Bay a Richard Williamson Indianapolis Rick Venturi and Green Bay a Lindy Infante one loss can be another step toward the unemployment line. With most the nil teams having played half their games a Only the acc West has yet to get a Bye week a Here show the playoff race shapes  even without Bruce Smith Buffalo 7-1 is the class of the East although defensive problems May keep it from another super bowl particularly if Smith does no to come Back. When was the last time a team ranked 26th in defense won a title Pencil in Houston 7-1three games up in the Central and Denver 6-2the Leader in the West. The Broncos Arentt that Good but their last place schedule should have at least four More wins on it enough to get them into the playoffs if they done twin the division. Denver will contend with the raiders and chiefs each 5-3 going into their monday night game and Seattle 54giving the West a Chance to become the first division Ever to put four teams in the playoffs. Make the new York jets 4-4 the Best wild card possibility from elsewhere. They probably will be favored to win their next four games a at Home to Green Bay Indianapolis and san Diego and at new England. Cleveland 4-4 is making the most of what if has but it May not have enough and everyone else is under .500. Pfc give the East to Washington at 8-0 the a Fly a Only unbeaten team a Dallas 5-3 is too Young to catch up and the giants 4-4 tend to play at full throttle for about half of each game. A a we re going for a wild card now a giants coach Ray Handley said after sundays 17-13 loss to Washington. The West will be decided by the two games Between Chicago and Detroit each 6-2 with the Edge going to the bears on experience a More solid defense and the Lions quarterback problems. With Rodney Peete out they will go with Erik Kramer and Andre Ware. The saints still look Good in the West despite the resurgence of the 49ers 4-4who still have two games to play with new Orleans. Apolla Bills Thurman Thomas gets mid season map award. Wild cards a if we go 6-2, we should have a lock Quot giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor said. Still new York san Francisco Dallas the Chicago Detroit loser and perhaps inconsistent Atlanta 4-4 and Minnesota 4-5 Are six candidates for the final three spots. Mid season awards map Thurman Thomas Buffalo. Offensive player. Barry Sanders Detroit. Defensive player Sam Mills Pat Swilling new Orleans coach of the half year Wayne Fontes Detroit Joe Gibbs Washington tie. Gibbs deserves credit he wont get because awards rarely go to coaches whose teams Are supposed to win. Rookie coach of the half year Bill Belichick Cleveland Dick Macpherson new England tie. Offensive Rookie Ricky Ervins Washington. Defensive Rookie Mike Croel Denver unemployment line Williamson Venturi Henning Wyche and Infante More or less in that order. Plus Jerry Burns of the Vikings who would be a candidate if he weren to going to retire  a a a Dick Macpherson has seen it before. Eleven Vears ago the Cleveland Browns trailing the raiders 14-12, moved into position in the closing seconds for a Short Field goal that would put the them into the acc title game. Macpherson an assistant coach stood by As Sam Rutigliano told quarterback Brian Sipe to look once to the end zone and throw the Ball away if he could t find a receiver. Sipe threw the Ball a to Mike Davis the raiders Strong safety. The team that then played in Oakland went on to win the super bowl. Cleveland is still waiting for its first trip there. On sunday with his new England patriots trailing Denver 9-6, 14 seconds remaining and no time outs left Macpherson gave the same message to Hugh Mil Len who had just drive the patriots 67 Yards to the Broncos 15 to get them into position for a tying Field goal. Take a shot at the end zone for the Victory and if not throw it away and go for the 32-Yard Field goal to Send the game into overtime. Instead Millen could t find a receiver and thought he could scramble 15 Yards for a to and was tackled at the 6. Time ran out and that ats lost 9-6. Quot i had a great Opportunity to kick the thing and tie it and go into overtime Quot Macpherson said. Quot i have to take full responsibility for that. I did what i thought was right. Obviously it . A a a left handed pitchers Arentt supposed to be Able to throw a baseball straight even if they try. But that does no to seem to be the Case with left footed kickers. Morten Andersen who has a $5,000 shoe hit a 60-Yard Field goal against Chicago on sunday that those at the game estimated would have been Good from 65 to 68 Yards. That would have beaten Tom Dempsey a nil record of 63 Yards. As it was Andersen set an indoor record and tied Steve Cox for second place behind Dempsey whose kick was outdoors at new Orleans Tulane stadium in 1970 without much wind. Another left footer Rookie John Kasay of Seattle hit from 51 and 54 Yards in the sea Hawks 20-9 win Over san Diego. Indoors at the kingdom of course. And just for Good measure Lee Johnson the Beng also left footed punter and Long distance Field goal kicker hit from 53 Yards last monday night in Buffalo. Haley blows sprocket at sight of Philly film Santa Clara Calif. A George Seifert had no apologies monday for a motivational tool that had the unhappy Side effect of alienating Charles Haley his top defensive player. A if the method used was effective the Only thing in a upset with is i did no to think about it sooner a Seifert said. Haley an outside linebacker who had three of the 49ers�?T six sacks during sundays 23-7 win at Philadelphia afterwards zeroed in on Seifert. He accused the coach and management of failing to show Faith in him and his teammates on the defensive unit and he said he was through trying to help fill the leadership void created by of season departures of Ronnie Lott Roger Craig and Matt Millen. Haley a two time pro Bowler who last season ranked third in the league in sacks 16entered sundays game with Only two. He had gone the five previous games without any sacks before leading the defensive charge that produced the first sacks in three games by 49erss. Seifert trying to energize the defensive performance showed movies of Philadelphia a second ranked defense to san Francisco a defensive unit during a team meeting last week. Haley took that As an insult. �?o1 think what really Hurt is he showed us Philly a defense on film to motivate us even though we feel we be been one of the Best defences in the league for As Long As in be been Here a Haley said after the game. A i did no to appreciate that at  Haley added he Felt the coaches had a jumped ship on  a the things they say the Way they treat you a he said. A it just fired me up a you have to have Pride about yourself. Although they probably done to have Pride in us we got to Nave Pride in  he also said he does no to think hell be a 49er much longer. �?o1 know personally my Days Are numbered playing Here a he said. A but the rest of these Guys have to play. 1 done to worry. In a going to do my thing. In a not going to try to be Captain team Leader. In a just going to do my Job and my responsibility so maybe next year when this things up his contract can get out of  club president Carmen policy said the 49ers have no intention of trading Haley and see him making a Lon term contribution to the team. A we love Charles. Its As simple As that a Seifert said. Upane Rodney Peeve. Surgery possible Lions lose a a Peete Pontiac Mich. A Rodney Peete the Detroit Lions Oft injured quarterback probably will miss the rest of the season with an Achilles injury team officials said monday. Peete Hurt his right Achilles Tendon Early in the first Quarter of Detroit a 34-10 win Over the Dallas cowboys on sunday in the sold out Silver dome. The Tendon popped As the 25-year-old Peete planted his foot and threw a 15-Yard completion to Willie Green. He was decked after the throw but the damage already was done. A if surgery is performed he will undoubtedly miss the rest of the season Quot Lions head Trainer Kent Falb said. A but we feel very confident at his age and with his attitude that there is no reason he  be ready for the Start of training Camp in 1992 if he did have  Falb was unsure if Peete had suffered a full or partial tear of the Tendon after an additional examination monday and  confirm if surgery is imminent. A full tear he said would require surgery