European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 c the stars and stripes wednesday december 4,1991 Siefert has 2 Steve Edores to unload on 49ers foes by Tim Liotta a sports writer Santa Clara Calif. A san Francisco 49ers coach George Seifert feels strongly both ways. Either Steve is Fine with him. A a we be won with both Steves a Seifert said monday at his weekly news conference. A right now if something happens to Sieve Bono Steve Young will be the second quarterback going into the  Seifert made his announcement before the question of whether Bono or Young will Start for the 49crs on sunday against the Seattle so Hawks took on a life of its own. Quot Bono is Riding a three game winning Streak while the other Steve is still slowed by a bum knee so the announcement is not that surprising As san Francisco Sud Donly finds postseason play no longer out of the question. A a we be had to overcome a lot of adversity a having two quarterbacks get Hurt not having Ronnie Lott and Roger Craig a said 49ers tackle Steve Wallace. A a we be had so Many changes i guess you a say we re late starters. A a we re finally getting it together. So How can we not think about the playoffs a by defeating the new Orleans saints 38-24 on sunday the 49ers moved right into the wild card picture. They Are above .500 for the first time this season at 7-6, within two games of the division leading saints who have lost three in a Row. The 49ers also Trail the Falcons who George Siefert. Sticks with Bono arc at 8-5, by one game. Young is closer to being ready to play but now that the 49ers have revived their status As a playoff contender by winning three games in a Row with Bono in a starting role the urgency of Youngs return has diminished. A a Young would Start when he is capable of doing what he did when he was a starter a said Seifert who has indicated that starters usually regain their spot when healthy. A if an injury hinders that Seifert has yet to see Young run full Speed since the injury. Bono began training Camp As the 49ers�?T third Stringer behind Joe Montana and Young moved into a backup role behind Young when Montana was forced to undergo Elbow surgery and became a starter four weeks ago when Young injured his knee. Bono had his Best Day As a professional in the 49ers�?T come from behind Victory on sunday completing 27 of 41 passes for a career High 347 Yards. A for a third string quarterback coming in playing As Well As he did. The thing about Steve is he has Complete control in the huddle a 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice said. Bono took Complete control on sunday when the 49ers�?T playoff chances reached their bleakest Point in several years. Trailing 24-17 going into the final Quarter Bono completed 12 of his last 15 passes a including his last six in a Row. He threw an 11-Yard touchdown pass to Dexter Carter with 4 09 to play to tie the score then connected with Rice for a 47-Yard, go ahead touchdown with 1 36 remaining. Bono a six year nil Veteran was signed As a free agent by the 49ers in 1989, but did not Start a regular season non strike game until four weeks ago. �?o1 can to say in a surprised but 1 do feel Good about it a Seifert said. A the fact that he a been Here a Long time watched Joe Montana from the sideline watched Steve Young from the sideline. He a a Bright Guy. Obviously he a absorbed a lot file Steve Young Quot Quot Quot it. About ready to play of what he a  for at least one More week Bono will be playing instead of watching from the sidelines. A i mean sitting around in the summer with Montana and Young ahead of me its hard to picture a situation like this arising. That a kind of crazy a Bono said. A but at the same time you done to figure you la spend 15 years in the nil without playing. A that would be like my heroes Are Don Strock and Cliff  leads . By Germany shape Belgium a Lamar Oden scored 23 Points and Bart Curry came off the . Shape Bench to add 14 More As the . Topped Germany 79-66 in the opening round of the shape International basketball tournament tuesday. Oden who had been hampered by an ankle injury last week showed signs of a Complete recovery As he pumped the nets for four 3-pointers and pumped life into a stuttering . Offence. Oden hit a 3-Pointer and added another jumper and Curtis Morrow Sank a Layup to give the . Team a 4033 Lead at the half. In the second half the . Went on a 20-4 shooting spree virtually killing Germany Hopes and stretching the Lead to 54-39. Bit urge a Ralph Baltimore added 14 Points to the . Effort but it was Curry who put on a dazzling display after Starling the game on the Bench. He finished the first half with 12 of his game ending 14 Points opening night jitters aside the . Team trudged through the motions in the opening half turning Over the Ball eight times. Germany shooters played catch up through the Early going the Lead changing hands nine times. Bjorn Meyer Schoman paced Germany with an 18-Point showing and Christian Saban dumped in 10. The Victory puts the . At 1-0 in the Early rounds which is not impressive in itself but Means coach Glenn Lockwood steam should be Able to Breeze past the Netherlands in wednesdays game and prepare to face favored Italy last years champions. The . Will take on Italy in an 8 . Game on thursday. In the tournament the top two teams from the two brackets qualify for the semifinals. Italy bested the Netherlands 105-64 tuesday which puts both Italy and the . At 1-0 and Germany and the Netherlands also in the . Bracket at 0-2. The . Opened at 20-Point wound Midway through the second half against Germany Oden and Baltimore lifting the . To a 68-48 Lead. The . Press kept Germany at Bay and out of striking distance As the americans chalked up the Victory. In tuesdays other games Greece topped the United kingdom 111-67 and Belgium ripped the shape Community team a last minute replacement for France a 106-67. Wednesdays action heats up with the . Taking on the Netherlands in a noon game . Taking on Belgium at 2 30 . And the night heats up with Germany going against Italy at 6 . And Greece battling the shape Community  won t discuss Noll s status Pittsburgh a the Pittsburgh Steeles returned to practice tuesday alter a four Day Layoff but team president Dan Rooney Wasny to saying if coach Chuck Noll will return in 1992. Rooney again declined to comment whether Noll the steel Erst coach since 1969, will he Back for his 23rd season. Not said monday it a a was t a big deals if the Steeles asked him to step aside and he has t decided if he wants to return. A a that a something Wco a talk about after All of this is Over Quot he said. Later after being asked if he was still under the impression he would make the decision when he leaves Noll said a i think so. But if they want me to move aside its never been a big Deal one Way or another. In be never had a problem with  Nollys remarks were a contrast to past seasons when he brushed aside any talk of Hii future plans. Neither he nor the Steeles Ever have revealed the terms of his contract which reportedly pays him about $750,000 a year. Questions about Nollys future also arose in 1986, when the Steeles were 1-6 in route to a 6-10 finish and again in 1988, when they were 2-10 before winning three of their last four games. Both years Noll dodged questions about his future and in fact never even hinted How Long he planned to coach. He walked out of a 1986 news conference after being asked if he might resign when the season ended. He said a i wont even answer that question a got out of his chair and left the room. Considering his past reluctance to discuss his status Nollys answers monday appeared to indicate he is considering retirement for the first time in three years. He nearly quit after the 19s8 season Fol lowing a Rooney ordered shakeup of his coaching staff. On monday Noll said he never has been More disappointed with a team than he is with the 1991 Steeles who Are 5-8 with three games remaining. During his weekly news conferences he has appeared More weary than in past seasons and As baffled As anyone by the steel Erst Lack of Success. A i had real High aspirations for this team. We have More depth than in years past a he said. A we have some people with the potential to be outstanding football players. The problem we be had with them is that potential does no to  despite the steel Erst repeated inability to beat winning record teams a they be Defeated Only one in two years a Noll has constantly stressed they have the Talent to be a championship team. He a also pointed frequently to positive statistics As a sign the team was improving a practice he used to abhor. Noll once said that statistics were for losers and a the Bottom line is  Noll who will be 60 on Jan. 5, two weeks after the seasons end has never said he wanted to coach until a certain age or for example until the Steeles reached another super bowl. The Only coach to win four super bowls Noll will leave behind a legacy of Success and longevity that rarely has been equated in professional sports when he does step Down. Nollys 207 victories Are second to Miami a Don Shula among Active coaches and fifth All time among nil coaches trailing Only George Halas Shula Tom Landry and curly Lambeau. He is one of just four coaches in nil history to coach the same team for As Many As 23 consecutive seasons