European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 21, 1992 sports the stars and stripes b Page 25dolphins picked to splash oilers by Dave Goldberg a football writer the Houston oilers finally won a big game. And lost their quarterback. The Miami dolphins have their quarterback but arc coming off a big loss. So is Houston up going into Miami and the dolphins Down or vice versa neither. Although Miami has now lost three of four games since starting 60, coach Don Shula is unlikely to allow the dolphins to Sag after the 2620 loss monday night to Buffalo. That loss Cost them a Good shot at the acc East title but they re still a Likely wild card team and Houston is a team that would be Nice to stay ahead of in that Chase. Of so Cody Carlson has done All right in Relief of Warren Moon a his rating is four tenths of a Point better than Moons. But he a no Dan Marino. The dolphins Are favored by four. win by More. Dolphins 27-17washington plus 31/2 at new Orleans monday night horror Story the decimated Washington offensive line trying to Block Rickey Jackson Pat Swilling Wayne Martin Etc. Horror Story Bobby Hebert trying to get the Ball into position for the winning touchdown or Field goal. The redskins horrors Are worse. Saints 24-13philadelphia minus 31/2 at new York giants the eagles Are underachievers grousing at the predictions the giants have achieved about what can be expected. And they re also grousing at the coach. Since this is at the Meadowlands the eagles will have the fans Quot Ray must go on their Side. Eagles 24-17green Bay plus 5vi at Chicago the last Good game the bears played was a 30-10 win in Green Bay. Then they went South literally since Green Bay is the leagues northernmost Point and Mike Ditka went South with them. Packers 17-13atlanta plus 13v6 at Buffalo Well at least Jerry Glanville and Billy Joe Tolliver will feel at Home in the Home of the formerly bickering Bills. But november in Orchard Park Isnit calculated to make anyone at Home. Bills 41-20denver plus 3v& at raiders this one has been off the Board in vegas because no one knows if John Elway a injured shoulder will allow him to play. Arf Shell knows a Elway ruined him the first time with one of those last minute drives. Quot if there a any Way hell be out there so we re going to approach it that he a going to be the Guy a he says. Yeah but his shoulder hurts. Raiders 10-6san Francisco minus 6vfe at rams the 49crs barely won 27-24 the first time but that was at candlestick where the rams always play the a incurs Tough. Not in Anaheim. 49ers, 31-20cleveland plus 9 at Minnesota the Way to figure the Browns is not to figure them a they play Well when you expect them to play badly and vice versa. So. Vikings 10-9indianapolis plus 11 vie at Pittsburgh Jack Trudeau is. Bubby Brister. Figure the Colts a Little bit like the Browns. And they re not playing new England this week. Steeles 20-14 Dallas minus 8 at Phoenix the cowboys won the first one 31-20. Given their loss last week they re not Likely to let this one slip by. Cowboys 31-20 Tampa Bay plus 8v� at san Diego guess what the chargers May make the playoffs. Chargers 20-6 Kansas City minus 111/fe at Seattle it was 26-7 chiefs the first time Dave Kring met his old mates. Come to think of it How did the sea Hawks manage a touchdown chiefs 26-3 new York jets minus 5 at new England Scott Zolak went to Joe Montana a High school. Patriots 20-19_ Detroit plus 3 at Cincinnati the Lions demonstrated last wee1 by Haven to quit. Lions 24-20last week 5-9 spread 5-9 straight up season 65-72-2 spread 90-49 straight up fear of failure hobbles Houston by Michael a. Lutz Houston a the Houston oilers May finally have realized Why they re still struggling for a playoff berth when they were Odds on favourites to win the acc Central. Quot fart of our problem is that As a team we re afraid to make a mistake a says Cody Carlson who will probably spend the rest of the regular season at quarterback now that Warren Moon is gone with a broken left Arm. Quot i have to guard against that. If 1 think i have to be perfect All of a sudden in a playing with one hand around my the oilers have reached the playoffs five straight years the longest current Streak in the nil but they be never grasped the concept of being front runners. And they be never advanced even to a conference championship game in that time. This was supposed to be the year the oilers finally ran away with the acc Central division title clinched the Long awaited Home Field advantage for the playoffs and marched to the super bowl. Instead travel to Miami tomorrow for the second leg of a crucial three game Road trip. Its a a must win before a hostile crowd. The oilers 6-4 Are still on course to make the playoffs but they had apparently needed the Shock of a two game losing Streak to divisional foes Pittsburgh and Cleveland to get themselves aroused. They beat Minnesota on the Road 17-13 last week but now there a another Hill to climb. Moon is out three to six weeks with a broken Arm sustained against the Vikings. Carlson is the starter and Rookie eighth round draft pick Bucky Richardson is now the backup. Richardson has been running the scout team All season and until this week Hadnot taken any snaps since pre season in the run and shoot. A we do seem to always be climbing some obstacle a safety Bubba Mcdowell said. Quot i thought we got Over the Hill at Minnesota but then Warren gets weary Oiler fans have grown accustomed to the dance. Last season the oilers started 7-1, then they went 4-4 the rest of the season and lost in Denver in the second round of the playoffs. Quot there a always something taking us where we done to want to go a Mcdowell said. A now we be got to play again like always there a something in the Way of us being the team that we want to the oilers charged into the playoffs in 1987 with three victories in their last four games. The past two years they be made the playoffs despite key losses late in the season. Quot its hard to gauge i think there a been occasions when their backs have been against the Wall and they be responded like champions where they dug very deep and made some great plays a offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said. If All else fails boisterous wide receiver Haywood Jeffires May throw his helmet again and make another speech As he did prior to last weeks game against the Vikings. Quot hopefully we can forget what a been happening to us the last few weeks and step up and win this game a Jeffires said. A but in a not shy. If things Don t go right for us in a done to mind standing up and saying not a a Cody Carlson blames psychology for oilers disappointments. Top pick finally to Start Irving Texas of a Kevin Smith called his Mother the other Day and they laughed about his status on the Dallas cowboys As a substitute. "1 told her it was like a Redshirt year at Texas a amp my Smith said. After 10 games Smiths substitute status is Over. The Dallas cowboys top sick in the draft will Start unday against the Imide Nix cardinals. It took Smith 10 games to beat out Issiac Holt. Quot in a sure Phoenix will be testing me on sunday a Smith said. Quot they test All the rookies in this league. I Hope they come at me. I Welcome the earlier this week Smith was told he had a message to appear in coach Jimmy Johnson a office. "1 thought i had messed up or something a Smith said. Quot i did no to know what i had Dou what Johnson had to say was that Smith was going to Start earning his multimillion Dollar contract by starting. The cowboys promoted Smith because he plays tighter Man coverage than Holt. Quot Kevin covered the other teams Best receivers at Texas a amp a and that a what caught our Eye a defensive backs coach Dave Campo said. Quot he a
