European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from Page 3 a thing or. Two about quarterbacks went out and bought one during the off season Craig Erickson and handed him the starting Job. 17. Arizona cardinals. Buddy Ryan May know a thing or two about defense but How much can he know about offence when he names Dave Krieg who will be 86 in october his starting quarterback 18. Kansas City chiefs. Joe Montana is gone and Steve Bono once the Steeles no. 3 quarterback is the starter which should Tell you All you need to know about the chiefs offence. 19. New Orleans saints. The saints have a solid passing game with a a Jim Everett their defensive line is among the Best in the pfc if not the league and their secondary should Benefit from the free agent signing of Eagle cd Eric Allen who could cover a Flea in a wind Tunnel. 20. New York giants. The giants signed 92-year-old Herschel Walker but they also drafted Tyrone wheatly from Michigan giving them a deep and talented Backfield that includes Rodney Hampton four straight 1,000-Yard seasons. Third and 10 21. Atlanta Falcons. This could be one of the Surprise teams in the nil Good enough to Challenge the saints for second in the pfc West. 22. Seattle sea Hawks. If coach Dennis Erickson can get Brick Mirer some receivers at least the Seahawk offence will move. 23. New York jets. The jets Are rebuilding. Again. 24. Washington redskins. Second year coach Norv Turner is beginning to put his stamp on this team. Only nine players remain from Joe Gibbs last club in 1992. 25. St. Louis rams. Having finally settled on a City and a coach the rams will discover they can lose games under the Arch just As easily As they did in the Shadow of Hollywood. 26. Tampa Bay buccaneers. Sam Wyche has added key players the biggest of whom was or Alvin Harper from the cowboys. 27. Cincinnati bengals. With the top draft pick re i Jan Acarter out the bengals offence goes Back Tomb Jeff Blake standing behind a suspect line trying to find Carl Pickens and Darnay Scott. 28. Houston has the City of Houston seen a worse decision than the one to keep Cody Carlson and let go of Warren Moon two years ago. All you need to know about that Gaffe is Carlson is gone less than a year later. 29. Carolina panthers. The advantage for the panthers is. That Dom Capers will build an attacking defense similar to the one he had in Pittsburgh. 30. Jacksonville jaguars s Boot Camp looks Good in August but How will it look in december Stipps Howard news service id i Bernie Parmalee of Miami meets Washington s Rod Stevens and Darrell Green. Numbers that count a selection of last year s stats that Tell the real nil Story going for the stuff sure hands the five Best receivers last year in percentage of balls caught Johnny Batley rams " Emmett Smith cowboys 82.0 amp Lee View Rugy \ i14 Edgar Bennett packers 80.4 Urry cwt Erb cardinals 80.2 receivers with big play catches 25 Yards Irving Fryar dolphins Herman Moore Lions Andre risen Falcons Anthony Miller Broncos Jerry Rico 49ars 15 15 14 13 13 there s nothing quite so definitive As a stuff a Tacker breaking through to drop a runner behind the line of scrimmage. Here Are last year s top stuff ers stuffs de Mcdanlel Vikings 13 Tim Johnson redskins 13 Chris Spielman Lions 12 Eric Swann cardinals 12 stuff yardage Junior seau chargers 35 Henry Thomas Vikings 34 Chester Mcglockton raiders 30 ,., Ray Childress oilers 30 missed the Boot when kickers tried Field goals of 50-plus Yards they converted at a significantly lower rate than in 1993. Numbers for the last five seasons year 1990 1991 1993 stingy defense percentage team has stopped opposition on third Down Arizona cardinals 72% worst i a l. A Indianapolis Cotts 54% ones that got away the league leaders in dropped passes include some Sterling names but keep in mind that some of them Are also near the top of the league in total balls thrown to them. Sterling Sharpe packers Sean Dawkins Colts Keith Jackson dolphins Johnny Mitchell jets Darnay Scon bengals source esp profootball95, stats inc. On p aped de Gasero by Adam Schefter Rocky Mountain new what s the sense of eve breaking Clown the pfc playoff race Here san Francisco and Dallas. There. Now. ,. On to More pressing matters. Like who is going to win the acc this season any of nine acc teams could find itself sipping Pina Cladas poolside at some Plush Arizona resort in january. Question is which team will it be Las vegas has its super bowl Odds. And we have ours Miami 2-1 if Jimmy Johnson believes the dolphins Are going to the super bowl and he says he does that s Good enough for us. If they Don to Johnson probably winds up taking Over for Don Shula then the dolphins go to next season s super bowl in new Orleans ,. A. V., Pittsburgh 3-1 the Steeles did what they had to do to get Back to the super got rid of Tim Mckyer. He can t get burned deep again this season Jand wobble off the Field. The other question about Pittsburgh is this do you really believe Neil o Donnell is Good enough to take the Steeles to the top me neither. Cleveland 5-1 do you really believe Vinny Testaverde is Good enough to take the Browns to the top me neither. Is Eric Zeier Good enough no not yet. It s going to be difficult for Cleveland to give owner Art Model what he deserves Evhen the Browns have a quarterback who belongs in the Dawg Pound. England 7-1 Bill Parcells has done almost everything right since taking Over the patriots. The one thing he has t done is get his team a super bowl Quality running Back. They had one a couple of seasons ago Leonard Russell but they let him slip away. Now it s up to a couple of Guys named Corey Croom and Curtis Martin. But they do have Drew Bledsoe a big plus. Oakland 7-1 the raiders have to play 16 Road games this season not including playoff games. Even though they now play in Oakland they Willt e practising in Al Segundo Way Down the California coast. Each weekend they will have to commute somewhere. And even though they have As much Talent As anyone in the conference that s going to be Tough to overcome. Denver 12-1 if Mike Shanahan takes Denver to the super bowl in his Rookie year he won t be coach of the year. Hell be coach of the decade. It could happen. But Denver will need As much Luck As san Diego had last season. Indianapolis 18-1 until earlier this summer the Colts were the experts Page 4 beyond the game september 2-8, 1995
