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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                ? saturday october 29, f 994 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 3k f j a i Marino Bledsoe has shot at Mark by Steven wine Davie fla. A Drew Bledsoe s Success wit the pass stirred memories of the past for Dan Marino. V reminiscing Here huh Marino said with a smile thursday. A. -. Bledsoe is on Pace to break Marino s one season nil record for passing yardage. The two quarterbacks go head to head sunday 10 . Get on an radio when the Miami dolphins visit the new England Patri ots v .,.h. A a through the first seven games of his second pro sea son Bledsoe has thrown for 2,314 Yards which projects to a total of 5,289 for the year. Marino threw for a re Cord 5,084 in 1984, his second pro season. At the time while we were doing it i Don t think we even understood what we were doing Marino said. We were just going out and having Tun and trying to win games we were throwing the Kjall at a Pace like never  Bledsoe is throwing More often averaging 46 passes per game which puts him on Pace to break War Ren Moon s nil record for attempts. Marino averaged.35 passes per game in 1984. Another league record set by Marino that year still stands 48 touchdown  were games when it seemed pretty easy he said. There were times when i could have picked two or three Guys to throw touchdowns to.". Marino s targets included two Young receivers Mark Clayton and Mark duper along with veterans Nat Moore Bruce Hardy and Tony Nathan. Coach Don Shula s team averaged 32 Points per game and went 14-2. It was just because of the people we had with duper and Clayton and then we had Veteran Guys who were Excel Lent too Marino said. We had exceptional personnel As far As our outside people.". Marino remembers 1984 fondly not Only because of the record Book but be cause the season ended with his Only super bowl appearance. San Francisco won the nil title by beating Miami 38 the is like Bledsoe Marino emerged quickly at a position that usually requires Sev eral years of grooming. Coach Shula put pressure on me right away to be successful he said. He made me Call All my own plays in practice and in games when i was a Rookie in the exhibition season. It also helped having Guys like Nat Moore and Bruce Hardy. If i did t get it straight they could help me in time to put on the right  through seven games in 84, Marino s statistics compare favourably with bled Soe s current figures. Marino averaged 9.8 Yards per attempt compared with Bledsoe s 7.1. Marino s touchdown interception ratio was 20.to four com pared with Bledsoe s 14 to 11. Nonetheless Bledsoe could become Only the second quarterback to top 5,000 Yards. Obviously you d like to continue to have the record Marino said. Drew is playing really Well right now. He has the potential to be a great quarterback for a Long  Bills will by Dave Goldbe Gap football writer the last time the Kansas City chiefs were in Buffalo was the acc championship game and the Bills breezed 30-13. That was january when nobody wants to be i Buffalo. This is october with a few leaves left on the Trees which May give Joe Montana the conditions he likes. 7 . Get sunday on an to but the chiefs and the Bills like everyone else Are two goofy teams. Buffalo took last week off after losing at Rich stadium to Indianapolis which then went Home and lost to Washington. Kansas City went a month two games and a Bye week without scoring a touchdown. Now the chief shave scored eight ads in the last two weeks As the ancient warriors Joe Montana and Marcus Allen have looked anything but ancient but they re not Happy about allowing Seattle 16 Points in the fourth Quarter sunday. V so what do we get Here with the Bills favored by 2v5 Points. V /. " v does Mary Levy tally the troops with a hew Tea song does Marty sch Ottenheimer remind his Guys that he once played in Buffalo does the Winner Goon to lose the super bowl or does the loser go on to win the super bowl crazy year. / a v. " Miami plus 1 at new England the dolphins beat the patriots 39-35 opening week in Miami. Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoc who combined for 894 Yards were just warming up. 10 . Be sunday on an radio patriots 49-45green Bay plus 2 at Chicago monday night a throwback game in More ways than one. 3 . Tuesday on an to bears 8-5 Dallas plus is i at Cincinnati if it was Troy Aikman against David Klingler pro football predictions the result would be the same As it will be with Rodney Peete and Jeff Blake. Cowboys,373pittsburgh plus 2 at Arizona How Many blitzes will there be in this one there May be More touchdowns on defense than offence. 2 . Get monday on an to an radio ".  19-15 Cleveland plus 3 at Denver Why is a 6-1 team an underdog to a 2-5 one bad things tend to happen to the Browns at mile High. Bad things Man Broncos 24-16 Detroit plus 1 at giants Why is a team that s won one in a Row an under dog to one that s lost four Law of averages. Giants,20-17 a Philadelphia minus 6 at Washington Gus Frerotte ought to know that the Eagle shave seen the tape of the Colts game. No More free lunch. 7 . Get sunday on an radio eagles.2742 ".a. By Houston plus 8vi at . Raiders what Are the oilers quarterbacks telling Kevi Gilbride a raiders.20-3 Seattle plus 6vi at san Diego the chargers line hey it s just one  won t be a second. 10 . Get sunday on of nit. A v .-.chargers, 19-6 Minnesota minus. 6.v4 vat Tampa Bayoh vell. Craig Erickson is Back at quarterback. Bucs lose bucs lose. Vikings 24-10hynew York jets minus 1 at Indianapolis it s bad enough they play this game once a year. 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