European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 the stars and stripes sports wednesday september 28,1994 Sisters Back Dave in Shu la is. Shu la nil Fame  a the Shula family is choosing sides. Do they Root for Don the nil leading coach with 330 victories to get his Miami dolphins Back on track Sun Day at riverfront stadium or do they Root for Dave with Only eight wins to his name to beat his dad and get his Cincinnati bengals their first win of the season we be had a Lotof fun with it Dave said monday. I imagine it will be More emotional for them than for me because they remind of caught in. Don Shula Between where there in t a lot of in Between for me or for my  his family with one notable exception is behind him. They All know Dave needs the win More. They Veall said they re pulling for the bengals this week Dave  re sitting in seats i m giving them so they d better be pulling for  papa Shula already has gotten the word from his three daughters. All three have dropped Subtle hints dad i Hope you understand we re going to be pulling for Dave " Don said. Andi understand ? no the first father son head coaching matchup in nil history is serious Busi Ness for the two. Everyone could Tell by their tone monday. While their families chatted about weekend fun and rooting interest Don and Dave Shula were still smarting from weekend losses Thal brought out that Shula competitiveness. It took Dave a while to warm up to the Shula is. Shula talk because of the fallout from a 20-13 loss in Houston. The Beng als had another terrible performance they could t even get off a last second Hail Mary pass against a three Man Rush. I did t Ever think i d be sitting here0-4 going into this ballgame said Dave 8-28 As a head coach. Certainly i m very disappointed in that several Hundred Miles away his father shared the pain As he Analysed How the dolphins overcame a 28-Point deficit Only to lose to Minnesota 38-35 sunday. Don was asked whether he feels uncomfortable knowing that by winning sunday he would make his son s life even tougher. I can t think that Way Don responded quickly. We re coming off a very very disappointing loss yesterday. Our team just feels about As Low As you can get after coming Back in the second half and tying the score and  no other father son combination has been through a week like what awaits the Shulas. There has been Only one other family to produce father and son head coaches in the nil the Phillips. Bum coached Houston and new Orleans and his  has coached the saints and Denver. A father and son have never faced each other As head coaches or managers in major league baseball basketball or hockey in North America according to the nil s research it la be a special Day and it la be a proud Day knowing it s never been done before Don said. Ill be a proud father that  Ever since he first considered co Chingas a College student Dave has thought about what it might be like to match wits Bengal coach Dave Shula smiles at a press conference As he talks about sunday s historic nil game against his father Don Shula Veteran Dolphin Mentor. With his father. He s not sure quite what to make of it now that it s actually Hap pening. To be part of an event that s sport history is special he said. I have a hard time pulling Back and realizing. Youdon t know what this  for one thing it Means a Chance to finally beat his father at football. Dave and Don Are very competitive in their family Tennis and Golf matches. So far Don has won every time Dave was on the opposite sideline at a football game. Don s Miami teams beat Baltimore twice in 1981, when Dave was a receiver and kick returner for the Colts. Dave was offensive coordinator for the Dallas cow boys when they lost to the dolphins in1989, and he was receivers coach for the bengals when they lost to papa Shula in .1991. I very much looked Forward to those games and enjoyed the games did t enjoy the results Dave said Al Haven twon yet. I m very much looking Forward to competing against  can f reef Tempe Ariz. A Phil Simms turned out to be too expensive for the Arizona cardinals. He wants More Money than we begot coach buddy Ryan said monday about his attempts to land Simms the former new York giants quarterback now working. For esp As a. Stu Dio analyst. All he s got to do is Check the nil players association to see How much Money we be got Simms was offered a $1 Mil lion Deal but he a two year Deal season. One Way Simms reportedly wanted Worth $2 million for the cardinals to free up that much Money would be to release quarterback Steve Beuerlein who make about $2 million. It was a move they decided not to make. In the week before the new York giants beat the cardinals 20-17, Ryan created a Small juror by saying the i. Ants had upgraded their quarterback ing by cutting Simms and keeping Dave Brown. Beuerlein had his second straight bad game against the giants however and Ryan started Hunting for anew starter. After Jim Mcmahon played poorly in a 32-0 she lacking by Cleveland Ryan decided Simms 38, looked goo despite his age. Ryan expressed his interest on thursday. Simms responded on Sun Day saying he was intrigued. I m waiting to see if they la make me an offer i can t refuse Simms said during esp s nil show. The answer was no they would t. But Ryan insisted monday that disinterest in Simms was genuine. We just can t afford him Ryan said. It s like when you want a new Seton curtains and you can t do it. It does t matter How much you  Ryan who gave Rich Gannon a audition last week said he was through looking for outside help at quarterback for the time being. He declined to say whether Beuerlein Orjay Schroeder would Start sunday against Minnesota. Cynta s Jones likes rams win Suwanee a. A june Jones does t ordinarily express publicly Howe feels about an nil game not involving his Atlanta Falcons. He did monday at his weekly new conference. I m personally glad it happened Jones said refer ring to the los an Geles rams 16-0 Victory Over the Kansas City chief sunday. Probably Thebes thing that happened to our foot Ball team is that the rams beat Kansas City be cause it. Would have1 been real easy for Jones us to possibly note As Sharp As we need to be a Jones said the Falcons coming off a first eve Victory in Washington meet the rams Tor the second time in four weeks next sunday Atlanta buried the rams 31-13 in at Lanta in week two and Jones was concerned that his team might not be As concerned about the game As he would like them to be. The Victory in Kansas City was sure to get the attention of his players because the chiefs had belted the Falcons 30-10 one week before. I said it before we played the rams and i think it showed up yesterday the rams have a very Good defense and Avery Good defensive line Jones said. When i looked at those esp High lights last night they were knocking the Devil out of Joe Montana every time he threw the Ball. That s probably the Best thing that could have happened to us. I makes sure we stay  the rams will give the Falcons a Dif Ferent look now that Chris Chandler has taken Over the quarterback Job. Former Falcons quarterback Chris Miller started against the Falcons just Over two weeks ago and generated Little offence. I be always liked Chandler Jones said. I Haven t look at their tape so i Don t know How he played the game. He s played Well against us at Phoenix a Cou ple of times the Falcons used a 5-1 turnover advantage As the catalyst for their 27-20 Vic tory Over the redskins on sunday ending a 10-game losing Streak in Washington. The four interceptions and one Fumble recovery gave Atlanta 14 for the year tied for the league Lead with the chiefs