European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 28, 1992 sports the stars and stripes a Page 25 nil coaching pressures never cease by Barry Wilner a sports writer what makes Mike mad Why does Wyche get Wacky who is responsible for Ray rantings the pressures on of coaches whether they emanate from their Bosses their players the fans the Media or the opposition some coaches cons Derall of those people the opposition never cease. Their ability to Deal with the stress usually affects How their teams perform. This year several incidents have brought those pressures into sharper focus. And brought the Way the coaches handle them into the spotlight. There was that Bear of a Man Mike Ditka verbally assaulting quarterback Jim Harbaugh on the sidelines. The Chicago quarterback had the audacity to Call an audible which turned into Minnesota interception that turned the game around. And Ditka s tirade Drew National attention. We re All under a Micro scope Ditka said. When you play pro sports you live in Glass  meaning you have to Duck flying Glass. And Sharp edged questions something giants coach Ray Handley can seem to handle. Handley has had More run in with the new York Media than Lawrence Taylor has had sacks and Taylor is the career Leader in that department. The coach has chased report ers and photographers fro practices which were open to local Media when Bill Parcell sran the giants. He s walked out on news conferences when he perceived the questions As too probing or Touchy. He seems Topay More attention to the press than to game plans. I Don t know what i really expected. It seems i draw Atten Tion whatever i do so i jus need to learn to live with it Handley said. The Media thinks they Are onstage. They try to impress one another with the questions they  Wyche rarely has had such problems though he once barred Usa today s Denis Tom from the bengals locker room because he does t approve of the nil s policy allow ing women equal Access to the players. His running feud with commissioner Paul Tagliabue his run ins with game officials and his general irreverence earned him the nickname Wacky  but he is a refreshing break from the Mold a Man who has things in perspective even analysis Mike Ditka though his Gam time person seems Well somewhat out of whack. It is just a game Sai Wyche now coaching the perennially underachieving Tampa Bay buccaneers a True test of one s ability to Cope with  be gotten myself in plenty of trouble because i went ahead and acknowledged that that s the Way i think. I think this should be one tremendous pastime a respite from the hard work hard Wor Ries of the world outside the world of sports. And it should t be life and death to people. It should t be kill the coach when you lose a game. I made the statement and i still believe it winning in t everything. If winning is the Only thing then implicitly what you re say ing is any Way that you can Winis of. If you have to cheat to win you have a License because winning is everything. I think making the winning Effort is everything. There s a tremendous  making the winning Effort involves in the minds of most coaches Long workdays Little rest time and even less balance in their lives. Washington s Joe Gibbs has slept in his office rather than waste time commuting. Dick Vermeil who was a victim of classic burnout whence quit the eagles in 1982, spent 20 hours a Day on football. That does t leave much time for sleeping eating or family. I Don t think there Are an clocks during the season cardinals coach Joe Bugel said. I you need rest get it at the end of the season. I Don t believe in burnout. I think you have to Putin enough hours to get the Job done plus a Little bit More. During the season there Isno balance at All. It s one Way. The family suffers. If you Don thave an understanding wife and an understanding family you redoing to be in divorce court Over and Over  which is Why Marty Schot Genheimer one of the least Par Anoid of nil coaches an make no mistake they All Are pad s in paranoia actually took a break last week. The chiefs coach put aside the Grin for one night left Arrowhead stadium Early and went Home because son Brian a freshman quarterback at Kansas an daughter Kristen 22, were at his House. The kids were both Home last monday night. We were sch Ottenheimer said his voice cracking and his eyes misting. We had a Nice hour or so we spent together. And i miss that. But i just happened to think Las night As we were together the four of us. Well five counting the dog. I thought to myself boy it s Nice to have the nearby so we can have an hour or so together " those All night think tanks Don t make sense Wyche insists. A lot of people think you Rea much better coach if you spend More time at the office he said. I think you Are a much More inefficient coach if Youcan t get it done in a certain amount of time. The game s no that  Gartner leads rangers to 8-4 rout of flyers from wire reports new York the rocket would have Bee proud. Mike Gartner joined the elite company of Hall of Famer Maurice Richard monday night and eventually passed him. But the route the rangers right Winger took was Newell travelled by the former Montreal great. Looking like a right handed Richard Gartner hauled the puck Down no. 9 s old haunt the right Wing boards out skated Philadelphia defens Eman Dmitri Yushkevich behind the net and Ull Obj by Side to move into a tie with Rich Ard for ninth place on the All time list in the rangers 8-4 drubbing of Philadelphia. Gartner would later pass Richard on his second tall of the night netting career goal no. 544 with 1 56 left in the third period. It s pretty Tough when you pass rocket Richard said Gartner who has seven goals this season. It s Tough to say wow i m As Good As rocket Rich Ard i Don t really think that Way. I just really think that i passed a  nem chinos scored with 1 53 left in the second period to break open a 3-3 game and the Ranger struck for four More goals in the third period. With the Victory the rangers remained unbeaten i their last five games 4-0-1 and improved their Home Mark to 5-0-1.new York has now won 10 straight Over Phila  Amonte Jan Erbacon Mark Hardy and Mike Gartner added goals in the third to open up an 8-3 Lead. Kevin Dineen Eric Lindros Andrei Lomakin an Greg Paslawski scored for the flyers who have allowed 18 goals in their last two  Graves and tie Domi rounded out new York s  other games monday night blues 4, Sharks 1 St. Louis Nelson Emerson had a goal and a assist As St. Louis took out some Early season fru Stra rangers tie Domi corrals the puck As flyers Garry Galley moves in during new York s 8-4 rout monday night. Tion on the woeful san Jose  blues ended a three game wingless Streak 0-2-1 and won for Only the third time Overall 3-6-1 eve though Brett Hull failed to score a goal for the fifth straight  was the eighth straight loss for the Sharks who Haven t won since beating Winnipeg on opening night and have been outscored 47-22. Jets 6, capitals 2 Winnipeg. Manitoba Bob Essensa made 21 of his 37 saves in the first period and Evgeny Davydov and Keith Tkachuk each had two goals As Winnipeg beat Washington. Essensa was bombarded in the first period As the capitals took a 2-0 Lead on goals by Peter Bondra an Paul Macdermid. But Troy Murray sparked the jets second period comeback when he bulled through the defense and deed Washington goalie Jim Hrivnak to score at at7 21