European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and Stripe thursday november 7,1991reed hoping his game s Back on track by John f. Bonfatti Orchard Park . A Andre Reed has been quietly angry about his Lack of involvement in the Buffalo Bill a offence recently a angry with himself. A i tend to blame it on myself because maybe i was out there trying too hard trying to live up to what id been doing for the last 6-7 years Here a that is just go out and play and let it flow a the wide receiver said. A i blame myself because i tried too the pent up anger was vented sunday when Reed who Hadnot had a 100-Yard receiving game in six games caught five passes for 121 Yards in lifting the Bills to a 22-17 Victory Over the patriots. A i was waiting for one of these games to happen to get Back to the Mode that in a used to a Reed said monday. A i feel that once i get the Ball i can do a lot of things with before you can do anything with the Ball you have to catch it. Reed a pro bowl player for the past three seasons has done that consistently throughout his seven year nil career. He has average amp a More than 64 receptions in each of his first six years. This year he has 47, Good for 719 Yards. Reeds work sunday moved him Over the 6,000-Yard receiving Mark for his career and extended his club record for 100-Yard receiving games to 18. But for Reed the Best frequently comes after the catch As coach Marv Levy noted. A the two Best run after the catch men in the National football league Arentt among the top seven or eight fastest in the league a said Levy referring to Reed and san Francisco a Jerry Rice. In particular Reed has had great Success running a crossing pattern that secs him catching the Ball within 5-7 Yards of the line of scrimmage. The Bills then Hope Reed can shake his Man and tack on extra yardage. Its a pattern that Reed said is probably responsible for seven or eight of his 10 longest receptions including a 55-yarder sunday against the patriots in which Reed Shook three would be tacklers. A we know How to run it a he said. A a lot of teams look for it but they still can to Stop a a it a More of a Down and in. I done to think its one of the Best routes i run but i think its the most effective. Usually we get the one on one coverage with it and if that Guy misses the tackle it s potentially a big the route is not a favorite one for wide receivers because it exposes them to the High Contact areas in the Middle of the defense. That does no to bother Reed. A a you be got to have a feel for it. There a a lot of Guys trying to hit you. By running it with the repetitions we do i can anticipate what will Reed thought he would be in for a career year when he caught 11 passes for 154 Yards in the season opener against the dolphins. His second game a nine catches 118 Yards a did Little to make him think otherwise. Between then and sunday though head averaged Buffalo Bills wide receiver Andre Reed is hoping to vent some More anger against Green Bay this sunday. Only 3.5 catches a game and caught Only one touchdown. A a it a not going to happen like that All the time. You can to expect it a he said of the fast Start. A there again is where i put More pressure on myself added pressure i done to Reed said the pressure was the key to his rebound performance sunday. A i just tried to get away from being worried about a lot of things a is this Guy going to cover me is this Guy going to triple team me a he said. His approach to extra coverage now a if it happens its going to happen. I can to worry about it. I think i worried about it a Little bit too Bruins Hunt Down bowl bid by John Nadel los Angeles apr professionally speaking Urcla coach Terry Donahue has enjoyed the past month a lot More than the previous two years. Donahue a 22nd-ranked Bruins have won four straight games and appear to be Back where they were during most of the 1980s. A Are we Back to where we were i think the next three games will be a Strong indicator of where we Are a Donahue said monday at his weekly meeting with reporters. Terry Donahue a a we re getting closer to being Back. I be prepared to say that at 6-2. A a we re clearly closer we be generated some Good wins wins like the old Days. You re getting to Clear your Bench we Haven to had that in the last 2v years Donahue is in his 16th season As the Bruins head coach. Urcla was a Force in College football during most of the �?~80s, going 79-23-5 in the first nine years of the decade. From 1982-88, the Bruins won seven consecutive bowl games an Mcaa record. Then came a sudden descent. Urcla went 3-7-1 in 1989 and 5-6 in 1990, the schools first consecutive losing seasons in 26 years. After four games this season the Bruins were 2-2, making it seem that things Hadnot improved a great Deal. But for the most part they be been very impressive in winning their last four by a cumulative 163-40. A clan a 44-3 Victory Over Washington state on saturday assured the team of its first winning season since 1988. A the players for the first time in 2vi years Are starting to have fun playing football a Donahue said. A i think the players Are into it. And the coaches Are excited. A when you re losing its very difficult to keep your enthusiasm. Its hard its a Battle. Winning its euphoric particularly when you be been starved for it like we Donahue said he had Little idea his team would go from 10-2 in 1988, including a 17-3 Victory Over Arkansas in the Cotton bowl to 3-7-1 in 1989. A the consistency and the performance of our program was clearly in the upper Echelon of College football for a Long time a he said. A i think the thing that was shocking was the rapid deterioration in the blink of an Eye. I never anticipated we would go As fast and As far As we when asked what he a Learned from going 10-15-1 from the beginning of the 1989 season through the fourth game of this year Donahue said a i think in be Learned plenty from the last 2vi years. And yet i think i Learned a lot when we were winning. And it was a lot More enjoyable lesson. There a not a lot of Benefit that comes from the Bruins try to improve upon their 4-1 Pacific-10 conference record saturday at Stanford 5-3, 3-2. After that Urcla entertains Oregon and plays archrival Southern Cal at the los Angeles coliseum to Complete the regular season. A if we beat Stanford Well be 7-2 and have an Opportunity to go to a bowl game a Donahue said revising to look beyond the next game. Like Urcla Stanford has a four game winning Streak. Donahue is 9-6 against Stanford. Nine of the 15 games Donahue has coached against the Cardinal have been decided by five or fewer Points. Three Urcla tailbacks a Kevin Williams Shawn wills and Ricky Davis a have each surpassed the 100-Yard Mark in Rushing in at least one game this season. Of the Trio Only Williams was Able to play against Washington state. A i think not playing has got to help their health a Donahue said of wills who has a knee injury and Davis who has a a tender hamstring. A i would be shocked if Shawn wills Isnit ready to go for Oregon i would be disappointed if he Isnit ready for Stanford. A a Davis is like wills one More week and he a going to be cured. This week i done to
