European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse V Friday. November 26. 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 Dave Shula was t dealt a Good hand by Joe Kay Cincinnati a twelve weeks into the season the Cincinnati bengals Are still wingless and woeful. They veal ready set a franchise record for losing and have a shot at becoming the nil s first 0-16 can this be happening to a club run by Paul Brown s family and coached by a Shula it s pretty Damn bad said offensive lineman Joe Walter one of Only four players left from the 1988 super Bow team. Right now it s just that syndrome where there s nothing going right for is going wrong. Be just can t get out of of ignoring free Agency and drafting poorly have turned a super Bow franchise into the nil s laughingstock. They be lost their 10 games this season a franchise record and 11 straight Overall. They have the league s lowest payroll least experienced roster most inept offence Ana most exasperating play ers. You see in the ballgame great thing happening. You also see very poor things coach Dave Shula said. There san old coaching adage it s not How Many great plays you make in a game it s How few bad plays you make in a game that oftentimes makes a s where we Are. We have too Many bad plays in ballgames that Are wiping out the Good things that we Good things of there Are a few. The bengals generally play hard enough to stay close to opponent they be Only been blown out of two games this season. But when the game s on the line they blow up. The bengals have been outscored 107-40 in the second half. They drop passes overthrow receivers Fumble without 0ur-., mor Allisat ouuhim6scwrreer being hit leave opposing receivers uncovered and self destruct with penalty after any other City the coaching staff would be taking heavy criticism for such sloppiness so deep into the season. Not in Cincinnati where everybody recognizes the second year coach did t pick this Don t pin it on him said general manager Mike Brown who runs the fran Chise. He was t dealt a Good still Shula s had to Deal with the frustrations and fallout. On the Day his father Don was getting the win that made him the nil s All time Leader Dave clenched his jaw As he watched the bengals be came the worst club in Cincinnati s 26 year history. " later running Back Harold Green the team s Best offensive player called Shula the worst coach in club Shula had to Deal with reports that his players were on the sideline laughing during a 38-3 loss to Houston that made them 0-9 on nov. 14.that was perhaps the lowest Point for Shula at 35 the nil s youngest head coach. He was terse with the Media and Cut off a reporter who wondered whether his father had Given him any advice. Next question Shula father empathize. He s certainly Down and disappointed that things Haven t gone Well Don Shula said. David s a very conscientious Guy and wants to do the Job but he s struggling right s just going through a Tough time. I just encourage him every week to Hangin there and work hard. I be never had a Streak that bad in my career. You just have to continue to believe and work hard and Hope it turns when will that happen it could take years. The bengals got to this Point by mis handling free Agency. Instead of holding onto the key components of the superbowl team or replacing them with other free agents the bengals let them go an decided to restock through the draft. The super bowl team was built that Way draft and develop. But free Agency slowly stole away its offensive line audits depth and the bengals did Little to compensate. Since 1990, they Haven drafted an offensive lineman higher than the fourth round. The line has featured two Rookie starters and a second year wonder they be Given up four sacks a game worst in the league and Theoff Ense has scored Only nine touchdowns in 10 games. The bengals can t run Green is the leading rusher with just 275 Yards and can t pass. They Haven scored More than 17 Points during their 11-game losing Streak and Haven t scored More than 21 Points in any of their last 17 that with a perpetually weak defense and you get o-for-1993. The few Good players Aren t playing very Well and there Aren t enough Good ones on either Side of the Ball. Unless they somehow find a Way tomake rapid improvement they re going to be part of one of the worst teams Innel history. No team has gone 0-16. The 1976tampa Bay buccaneers went 0-14 in 1976, their first season making them the worst Ever nil team. Since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978,three teams have gone 1-15, most recently the new England patriots in 1990. 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