European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Jj_1 a of a xxx j  Daryl Johnston and the cowboys beating the giants 35-0 monday night have a big Date with the 49ers on nov. 12. Own Why is it that the san Diego. _ chargers have been afflicted with problems usually associated with the teams that win not lose the super bowl you know the usual super bowl hangover stuff like holdouts questionable work ethic by a number of players and untimely injuries and in the Case of the chargers the death of linebacker David Griggs in a one rear crash. I guess those Are things that happen in football general manager Bobby Beathard says. Hopefully this team won t dwell on them very Long because you can make them a bigger distraction than what they  linebacker Junior seau who played so gallantly last season with a nerve problem that often left one Arm feeling numb barely practice in training Camp because of a nagging . It s something hell have to be wary of the entire season. Reliable cornerback and unt returner Darrien Gordon underwent surgery to repair his right rotator cuff and will be out until november at the earliest. Running Back natron Means held j ut11 Days and publicly accused Beathard of breaking a Promise about renegotiating his contract. Means eventually settled on a four year $7.34 million Deal but lost valuable conditioning time in Camp. Coach Bobby Ross was hospitalized for nearly a week and missed a preseason game because of complications from scar tissue blocking his intestines and the team did t  play its scheduled preseason game against the oilers because of a problem with the artificial turf in the Astrodome. Beathard in t sure what to expect from his defending acc champions who were plagued by turnovers in a 17 Bob Glauber sporting news 7 loss sunday at Oakland. I think we still have to find out about this team he says. If we have our camaraderie and togetherness when things get Tough and they will get Tough i think we should be at least As Good As last  sorry but this rare instance of super bowl loser hangover is too much to recover from. Cowboys-49ers do yourself a favor. Next time you talk to Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman Don t bring up the subject of the cowboys game nov. 12 against the san Francisco 49ers, even though the game could end up being the difference in who gets Home Field advantage in the National football. Conference playoffs and ultimately who gets into the super bowl Aikman is already sick of hearing about it.  _ i think we need to keep it in perspective he says. It becomes frustrating when we re in Early september and we re talking about a game that in t until november 12. As players we recognize a lot of things can happen Between now and then. Internally from our standpoint it becomes frustrating when we talk about  the silent cowboys made their noise on the Field monday night hammering the new York giants 35-0,. In his face in an Effort to reduce the potential for concussions Aikman has gone to a longer face mask this season. He tried it the week after he suffered a concussion against the cardinals last season but he could t get used to it then so he waited until the off season to begin using it full time. My problem has t been getting hit in the head so much As getting hit in the Chin Aikman says. A a Protection count former giant quarterback Phil Simms among the ardent supporters of new rules aimed at reducing injuries to quarterbacks. Simms is particularly impressed by the Rule that prohibits a Tacker from using his helmet to strike a player in a defenceless position such As a quarterback releasing a throw or a receiver leaping to make a catch. I m glad they took this step to. Protect the quarterback Simms says. I be seen so Many quarterbacks get hit under the Chin with the top of the helmet. This is a Rule that benefits player safety and any time you do that the game will be better  and As for this notion that quarterbacks Are getting. Well. Wimpy about All this Contact Simms says that s ridiculous they say put a dress on him yeah right. You try  moss1 loss had he not run into prob Lens with cocaine former Wisconsin running Back Brent Moss _ would have been a first round pick in the 95 draft. But Moss is once again on the outside looking in. After being passed Over in the draft Moss signed As a free agent with the Miami dolphins but was released on the final Cut. Moss in t giving up on football. If he in t picked up in the next few Days hell re enrol at Wisconsin to Complete his degree and then try to Hook on with a world league team in the Spring. Moss who says he has cleaned up his act would then seek another nil -. Opportunity. This sea by Laura Vecsey Seattle Post Lintell Glencer something tells me this ship is not going Down in a Ball of  won  put. Of control. There will be explanations and adjustments. \ the sea Hawks won t get to week 16 and splinter off into oblivion the Way they did last Christmas eve in Cleveland where the curtain came crashing Down on the Tom fibres show. There is a look in Dennis Erickson s Eye that says i did not come Home to become the laughingstock of the big time football world. I did not take a Job in my family s backyard without some. Guarantee my winning ways would be   the hiring of Erickson last january seemed to reaffirm the notion that a Winner in Seattle was possible. That was the  -. A 34-10 opening Clay she lacking to Kansas City does not change that. It might make your Adam s Apple levitate. It might Knock the wind out of you like a Ronnie Lott hit to the solar plexus. But Seattle sports fans Are used to that. Two sonic postseason s have prepared everyone to adopt a Bunker mentality. Many things Are new to Erickson in this his inaugural nil season but losing in t one of them. He admits he has lost big that he has been in this spot before. Not a season of losing mind you. That did happen in his 13 years As a College , where his record stands at 113-40-1. _ but Erickson knows the sting of an occasional ugly and mind boggling loss and he will not be discouraged. I be been there. I know what it takes he said. When i was at Miami we got the rap beat out of us at Florida state. At. Washington state in 88, Oregon beat. The crap out of us. I just know you have to stay with it.". Where the sea Hawks Don t have what it takes it s a Safe bet Erickson will. Leverage the Power to get what he needs. Nipping and tucking and cutting a roster on the Way toward rebuilding a. Team to your liking does not happen in one off season. Dill Parcells worked fast enough with his patriots now a bonafide playoff contender but even he suffered some embarrassments. The emphasis has been on the offence. Erickson got his speedster in draft pick Joey Galloway a bruising tight end in Christian fauria a third hideout in Ricky Proehl before the ankle break. Now Erickson can see where else he must turn his immediate attention. He will do exactly that. He did not accept a new Job in his Hometown just to Monkey around. September 9-15, 1995 beyond the game Page 9