European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 52 the stars and stripes sports saturday sunday december 25/26,1993  Heisman trophy Winner Charlie Ward does t want the nil to pass his a a skills by. By . Clay new Day with so much endless chatter these Days about the nagging boredom afflicting the National football league its time to improvise. Sort of like the Black jazz musicians of the 1950s and �?T60s. That improvisational sound was called a bebop a or just Plain  now is the time to put some Quot Bop in the nil and the first place to Start is the quarterback position. What a interesting is that Black quarterbacks on the major College level Are almost like a fad the in thing a like baggy jeans or cd Twenty years ago it was taboo now its tres Chic. Several highly ranked teams have them a witness notre Dame Florida state Nebraska Virginia Miami West Virginia at least part time. Even Mississippi has a Black quarterback Lawrence Adam but the fad did no to go to Grad school i.e., which would have been the pros. A few weeks ago on his weekly conference Call Florida state quarterback and 1993 Heisman trophy Winner Charlie Ward said a i consider myself just like Dan Marino or John Elway a a  but the nil probably will consider him More of a Gate Sayers or Dick a night train Lane. And that a despite his improvisational ability. Miami saw Ward improvise a play going awry into a touch Down play so did Florida. A people Are looking for the negatives in him trying to find something wrong with him. They done to look at the positives a said former Washington Redskin quarterback Doug Williams a Clos Friend of wards who knows much about bearing the Brunt of heavy criticism. Williams was the focus of two of the biggest jokes in football before he went on to become map of super bowl xxii 1 Doug Williams was the Only person to savor dome drive by Dave Goldberg a football writer what can the nil do to rival its Miami Dallas thanksgiving Day game also known As the Leon Lett bowl for today so Holiday. How about a Christmas Date Between Houston and san Francisco one of a handful of matchup that could legitimately be hailed super bowl preview 11 30 . Get saturday on an radio joined in Progress by an to at 12 30 . Get sunday both teams have clinched their divisions and both arc among the few legitimate contenders for a trip to Atlanta. The liners Are favored by 8 i Points a Little much. Why because san Francisco has less to play for than the oilers who need to win both their games to get Home Field for the playoffs. That will keep them from the cold climes that have done them in in previous years the liners to gel Home Field in the playoffs they need some. Improbable events involving the giants and cowboys like a Dallas loss to Washington at Home. Still unlike some teams san Francisco rarely goes into the tank after it becomes All it can be. So figure it As a shootout Between Warren Moon and Steve Young the liners have always been successful at picking up buddy Ryan so Sitzes. And make it. 49ers, 35-31 nil predictions la. Raiders plus 3 at Green Bay 7 . Get sunday on an to Green Bay in december in t the place for the los Angeles track club. Packers 17-13 Washington plus 17 at Dallas 10 . Get sunday on an to flow Long ago was the opening monday night when the redskins beat the pm Milless cowboys 35-16? cowboys 35-16 n y. Giants minus 2vz at Phoenix the spread is dropping because while the giants say they want to win they done to have to a they gel the showdown with Dallas regardless. But the Dan Reeves Factor prevails. Giants 20-16 Kansas City minus 3 at Minnesota 2 , get monday on an to radio both teams Are unpredictable both teams have quarterbacks who just win baby. Chiefs 24-23 jets minus 7 at Buffalo 7 . Get sunday on an radio the jets won at Rich stadium last year. Not now. Bills 17-3 new Orleans plus 2 at Philadelphia Philadelphia has heart. Do the saints eagles 17-10 Detroit plus 3 at Chicago in the pfc Central who knows bears 6-2 Miami plus 1 at san Diego 3 . Get tuesday on an to the dolphins unravelled at Home. That a what the chargers generally do. Dolphins 17-14 Pittsburgh plus 1 at Seattle 10 . Get sunday on an radio Bill Cowher probably can Muster enough from the Steeles to pull out this one. Steele is 19-17 Tampa Bay plus 13 at Denver this Isnit the right Road game for the bites. Broncos 27-10 Atlanta minus 3/z at Cincinnati improbably the Glanville can still make the playoffs. Since they done to play in los Angeles. Falcons 20-10 Indianapolis plus 6 at new England Jeff George will find someone else to blame for this one patriots 17-10 Cleveland minus 2 at rams who knows with the rams. Or the Browns. Rams 10-7. Last week 8-6 spread 8-6 straight up season straight up commentary who could overthrow the Ayatollah and 2 no Brick Wall was Safe in his presence. Williams said of Ward Quot give the Man an Opportunity. If they re playing football he can make it. If they re playing hockey he  so put an end to this boredom and draft for excitement. Improvisation and Speed have always been two traits that held Back those Black quarterbacks who were blessed to have them. A Black quarterback with 4.5 Speed in the 40 was considered too fast so that meant tunning Back or defensive Back. They were handicapped by their own abilities. College is changing but the nil wallows stagnant try. Ward listed at 6-foot-2,190, can make things happen a can throw on the run can run can compose a play on the run. A a that a Why he a accepting the Heisman trophy because he can do some things that other Guys can to said Williams who finished fourth in the heis Man voting in 1977 while at Grambling. A some can do it some can to More Guys can to than  which is what the nil needs. Someone who can play on the Field the Way a dizzy Gillespie played in the club or a Charlie Parker or a Sonny Rollins or an Ahmad Jamal. Another interesting quarterback is Kevin Mcdougal the Cito Gaston of College football a he gets no pub even in hallowed territory. Imagine a notre Dame team that is 10-1, and therb is an afterthought although he led the fighting Irish from a fourth Quarter three touchdown deficit to the Lead against Boston College which ultimately won in the waning moments. Mcdougal completed 18 of 28 passes for 261 Yards and two ads in that game. But will he have a shot at a league that san Francisco s Steve Young a file 89-89-4 spread 129-67 a fila Houston s Carreri Moon