European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 36 the stars and stripes sports saturday. October 1,1994 a eds gel get line on lame 49ers by Dave Goldberg a football writer Bill Walsh used to say that san Francisco usually was favored by More than it should be because the Odds were set in Nevada where a lot of 49ers fans live. Also of course because Walsh s liners won most of their games. They re still winning games and they still get4 bet on which is Why they re nine Point favourites when Phila Delphia comes to candlestick this sunday 9  get sunday on an to. But this game comes with a qualification actually two. They re named Steve Wallace and Jesse Sapolu and they May not play if they Don to that leaves Steve Young playing behind an offensive line manned by Harry Boatswain Chris Dalman Derrick Deese and Frank Pollack plus 36 year old Bart Gates who has started .10 times As Many nil games As the other four Guys combined. Put that against Bud Carson s defense which has plugged in its new Guys pretty Well and it could be an other Long afternoon for Steve Young. Nine Points is too much. Far too much. Eagles 23-20 _ Miami minus 8 at Cincinnati Shula is. Shula. 1 . Get monday on an Tyvand radio poor Don. He s coming off a loss which always makes him angry. But he a playing his wingless son nil predictions which makes him sympathetic. Family values you know. _ but keep the score Down dolphins 28-11 Minnesota minus 2 1-2 at Arizona Jay Schroeder Bud Dyball sinks in the Arizona Sun set. Vikings 15-2 Dallas minus 11 at Washington Shuler is. And Norv Turner is. His old team. If Lomas Brown buried Charles Haley so might Jim Lachey. The skins always play the cowboys close in Washington. 6 . Get sunday on an radio cowboys 27-20 Green Bay plus 3 at new England Bill Parcells is starting to concede the pats May Chal Lenge for the playoffs. Unlike Wayne Fortes in Detroit last week he can keep his Guys As he Calls them on an even keel. 6 . Get sunday on an to patriots 25-20 Houston plus 7 at Pittsburgh Neil o Donnell was awful last week. The oilers Are worse. 2 . Get tuesday on an to and radio Shula is. Shula threatens to be Case of child abuse by Joe Kay Cincinnati a Nice Story this first dad ver sus son coaching matchup. There s just one problem it s such a mismatch that coaching May have Little to do with it. Fit does t take a Shula to figure put what s going to happen sunday when Don s Miami dolphins line up against Dave s Cincinnati bengals at riverfront stadium. Dan Marino is going to throw and throw against the bengals woeful defense. Miami is going to try to pres sure David Kli Rigler into More mistakes. Cpaching7 dad s biggest decision might be figuring out when to ease off on Junior who has just eight Ca reer victories and is under heavy criticism i just can t let that enter into my thinking said papa Shula who did get the most wins in null history 1330 by showing mercy. Everything i do has got to be objective As far As my responsibilities to this football learn no dad is treating this like any other game which is very bad news for the wingless bengals. Miami 3-1 comes in with the league s most devastating passing attack Marino has thrown 12 touch Down passes the bengals have the league s worst pass Rush going sackless through their first three games be Ore getting three last week in a loss at Houston. See the problem if you give , hell eat you like a bowl of soup said Bengal safety Louis Oliver who played in Miami for five years.  Cincinnati s Best Chance to avoid getting slurped is to keep Marino off the Field but that won t be easy either. New England and Houston blitzed and stunted the last two weeks and each sacked Klingler seven times. Anybody can figure out what Don s team is going to try to do sunday until we prove that we can Stop the Blitz we re going to keep on seeing it Dave said. If the dolphins were 4-0 coming in there might be a tendency to Jet up against a wingless team. But they re coming off w 38-35 loss to Minnesota that has put themis a foul mood. We be got to get our fourth Victory this week run Ning Back Keith Byars said. Scratch that Angle. Too bad the teams weren t More closely matched for the first father son coaching encounter in As the nil Puis it major league sports in North America. It would have been fun watching the Shulas match wits on even terms what does dad do next where did the kid come up with that one instead Dave sounded like every other head coach who has to try to Stop Marino with a weak defense. His in sights into his father s methods would t help very much. I wish i had the answer to Marino s Quick release and How to defend it Dave said. Nobody else has the  family Angle probably won t mean much after Dave Shula left of Cincinnati and father Don of Miami probably won t be comparing notes on sunday. The opening Kickoff either. " " i think when you first go onto the Field it will be different and there will be some emotion. And afterwards Don said. During the game your responsibility to the football team is so great and there s so much to think about that i m sure that s the last thing you la be thinking about who s on the other  Dave figured the Only time hell even look at the dolphins Bench is when he s trying to see. Which play ers they re sending on the Field. Really that s the Only time i pay attention to theother sideline he said. Steeles 23-10 Atlanta minus 2 at rams can either of these teams play Well two weeks in a Row the Jerry Glanville Era is Over. Falcons 24-17 Buffalo minus 3 1-2 at Chicago \ beating the jets does t make the  team although Dave Wannstedt is a serious coach. Bills 20-12 . Giants minus 2vz at new Orleans Dan Reeves is the Best coach in the nil. Period. 9 . Get sunday on an radio giants 24-19 . Jets plus 3 /2 at Cleveland  teams have a habit of surprising you when you expect it least. Jets 16-10 a Seattle minus 2vi at Indianapolis the seesaws Are  Colts Are the Colts. Sea Hawks 24-14 Detroit minus 3 at Tampa Bay an up week for the up and Down Lions. The Bucare the bucs. Lions 25-11 last week 4-7-1 spread 6-6 straight up season 24-27-3 spread 31-23 straight up gangs sans should provide run for Money by Mary Foster new Orleans a in the nil coach ing fraternity new York s Dan Reeves and new Orleans Jim Mora Are True Brothers. While their More  May advocate flying up and Down the Field Reeves and Mora like grinding ground games. Going into sunday s game 9 . Get on an radio Reeves has All the bragging rights. They re 3-0 and 3-0 in the conference arid they deserve to be 3-p/ Mora said. They re at least As Good As last year. They run the Ball really Well which has me concerned. They re a Strong physical team. Their defense is Good. They re what you want your team to  against the saints the formula so dear to both coaches hearts worked for the giants last year and will be called on again this time. We were Able to Stop the run and we were a Leto run the Ball some against them Reeves said of last year s 24-Lvictory in the super dome. I guess that s one of the criteria you always look at As far a being successful. That seems to be one of the things that s stayed the same in the years i be been in the game. Usually the team that can run it ingoing to have an  j the giants figure to be without their Premier runner Rodney Hampton who injured a kidney against Arizona. But Dave Meggett a speedy shifty Back stepped up gaining 150 total Yards and accounting for three touchdowns against the redskins. The giants along with san Diego the Only undefeated team in the nil Are no. 2 in the league against the Rush. The saints 1-3 Are dead last running the Ball. We need to be Able to run the football this week said quarterback Jim Everett. We be got the ability it just has t happened so far. I think we re getting better. I la go into the game expect ing u to be part of our game  tit As 1 for the oter Side of the Ball Mora said 111 know More about our defense s ability to Stop the run after this week. If our defense can hold these Guys i la feel Good. If not it s going to be a Long rough  against Philadelphia Arizona and washing ton the giants gave up just 197 Yards Rushing. Not Good enough to let Reeves relax Washington has struggled a Little bit running the Ball Phoenix has struggled a Little bit running the Ball Reeves said. I Don t know that we be played a real Good run