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   From: mgleason@cse.unl.edu (Mike Gleason)
   Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
   Date: 3 Sep 92 21:26:33 GMT
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   ralph@isis.CSS.GOV (Ralph Webber) writes:

   >In article <1992Sep2.212017.14645@unlinfo.unl.edu>, mgleason@cse.unl.edu (Mike Gleason) writes:
  
   I know they got rid of him in the offseason, but I'm not certain whether he
   was cut, or he left as a free agent.  For some reason I have a feeling that
   the P's told _him_ to take a hike, rather than Staurovsky telling New Englan

Tha Patriots did tell him to take a hike when they signed kicker Charlie 
Bauman(sp?) 

Rich W
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From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
Subject: Re: Dallas Kicking A**!!
Organization: Pacific * Bell
Distribution: rec.sport.football.pro
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 20:39:52 GMT

In article <WLITTLE.92Sep13130939@dante.nmsu.edu> wlittle@nmsu.edu (Wes) writes:
>Well it is looking good so far!  3rd Quarter of the Dallas v NY game
>and the score is 34-7....!!  Dallas is rolling...I love it...
>
>Go Cowboys!!!
FINAL SCORE: Cowboys 34  Giants 28

They wuz robbed!!!  The cowboys got too complacent, so it 
seems since I did not see the game. However, the final score
indicates that Simms and company did not lay and die.  The
Niner's would have kick the Cowboy's butts. :-)


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From: ac@vlsi.ll.mit.edu (Andrew V. Curtis)
Subject: Re: Who's got the toughest schedule?
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13:57:58 GMT

 	I've heard (don't know for certain) that Washington has the toughest
schedule:  First, there in the NFC east which is arguably the toughest division
and 6 out of their 8 inter-division games are against teams that made the 
playoffs last year.

Andy C
From: nitin@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Nitin Khanna)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Bears sign Perry
Date: 7 Sep 92 00:10:45 GMT
Organization: Houses of the Holy

In article <1992Sep4.100244.752@calmasd.prime.com>, wwr@calmasd.prime.com writes:
> In article <1992Sep3.000750.15381@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, riff@coos.dartmouth.edu (Christopher P. Riff) writes:
> > Just saw this on ESPN: The Bears have signed William Perry,
> > who weighed in at 322lbs a couple of days ago.
> 
> Let's see how long that'll last.
> 
> walter


Well he was down to 316 on opening day.
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From: davewood@bruno.cs.colorado.edu (David Rex Wood)
Subject: POOL -- Results ... NOT
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 15:10:22 GMT

Due to the INCREDIBLE number of IDIOTS who cant follow directions
as well as a six-year-old, the results for week one are still not ready.
I hope to have some time this afternoon to fix everything up.

Sorry for the delay and the outburst.

I can tell you right now, if you missed more than one game, you didn't win.
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From: emilio@crchh444.BNR.CA (Emilio Rivera)
Subject: Re: Cowboys beat Redskins: 23-10
Reply-To: emilio@crchh444.BNR.CA (Emilio Rivera)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 22:39:02 GMT

In article <BuBytC.3z4@wpi.WPI.EDU>, hunter@wpi.WPI.EDU (George M.
Berberian) writes:
|>In article <1992Sep8.130553.1290@oz.plymouth.edu>
s_bean@oz.plymouth.edu (Shaun P. Bean) writes:
|>>As far as I am saw Alexander Wright had one fuck of a game, and was a
|>>major factor in Dallas' O dominating ( Line aside ).  That catch he
|>>made going out of bounds has increadable, and it surprised me they
|>>didn't say incomplete.
|>>
|>>shaun
|>
|>Are you sure that was Wright??? I thought Ervins and whats his name had a 
|>better game than Wright.
|>What happened to the return game that Wright was supposed to deliver.
|>All day i waited for him to return one BIG. Nothing....this guy better
|>earn his money. 
|>I love the boys,"hell my god childs name is Dallas", but i'ld like
|>to see Wright alittle more aggressive. He seems to be health shy.
|>Good luck Dallas!!!
|>
|>George M.Berberian                   
                         
    It was Alvin Harper #80 who made that great catch and had
    a good game.   Both Alvin Harper and Michael Irvin are tall
    receivers and easy to confuse them.    Alexander Wright did
    not return punts.  He lined up to return kickoffs, but the Deadskins
    kicked the ball out of the endzone every kickoff.   Keep watching
    Wright will return one all the way soon............
From: satish@a.chem.upenn.edu (Satish Nair)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Browning Nagle / Ray Handley
Date: 9 Sep 92 18:56:04 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Well, one year later and the Giants look worse than ever.  At some
points in Sunday's game (the goal line stance), they looked as if
they were playing good defense IN SPITE of their IDIOT OF A DEFENSE
COORDINATOR (that moron from New England).

In other NY news, what did all you Jets fans think of Browning Nagle? I
thought he did a spectacular job for his first time out and the Jets would
have won that game if the refs. weren't so high and if not for that IDIOT OF A
KICKER (that moron from New England ... what is it with N.E.??? What did
N.Y. ever do to you that you should send all these loosers our way??).

-satish nair
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From: dlee@iti.gov.sg (Dennis Lee)
Subject: Washington-Dallas update requested
Organization: Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, Singapore.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 00:01:28 GMT

Could anyone give highlights or at the least report on the score of this
highly charged encounter?

Thanks,
>Dennis.
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:16:54 EDT
From: <MSB101@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: players w/ big stats: are they for real?

The following players posted big numbers for week one.  But the players in my
FFL are skeptical about their future potential.  Can anyone in the know comment
on whether these stats were flukes or are these players for real?

1) Workman
2) Culver
3) Watters
4) Allen, T.
5) Graham
6) Nagle

Thank you for any info.

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From: hjjcl@usho77.hou281.chevron.com (J.J.Clyde)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Redskins played like slobs?
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:00:30 GMT
Organization: Chevron

In article <14753@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> skywalke@dino.qci.bioch.bcm.tmc.edu (Timothy B. Reynolds) writes:
>In article <1992Sep11.173718.11046@sequent.com> schalene@sequent.com (Schalene Dagutis) writes:
>
> >this about the Allen years.  But if you look at the roster, separating
> >the starters from the reserves, the Skins' have one of the younger teams
> >they've had in some time.  It would be interesting to see how it
> >compared to other NFL teams, but compared to other Skins teams, they
> >are younger this year.  Yes, we have some aged veterans at some
> >positions, but over all the starters are younger and the reserves are
> >younger.
> >
> >schalene
>
>The Average age of the Cowboys is 23 years old.
>
>Anyone else ????

The Average age of the Giants is 47 years old.

Anyone else ????


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From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
Subject: Re: Bruce.
Organization: Pacific * Bell
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 02:58:56 GMT

In article <Bu8GBH.Hov@acsu.buffalo.edu> v077mdph@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Snoopy) writes:
>In article <1992Sep7.195415.14012@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, lavelle@aardvark.lerc.
>nasa.gov writes...
>>>	The '49ers are better, but they simply aren't such an awesome team that
>>>I would measure the Bills prospects by how well they play against the '49ers.
>>>I expect the Bills to beat the '49ers, but not by that much.
>>>
>>>Snoopy
>> 
>>Whoa, time out.  Would not measure the Bills by how they play against
>>the 49ers?  Granted they have slipped since the late 80's but not by that
>>much.  I think sunday you will see how far the bills still have to go
>>to match up with one of the better NFC teams.  Have you forgatten
>>already what the Skins did in the Super Bowl?
>
>	They have slipped quite a bit.  They are no longer a playoff team.  They
>have to prove their worth, just like every other team in the league, including
>the Bills.
>	We will certainly see how well the teams match up on Sunday.  San
>Francisco does have homefield advantage, but to be really good, you have to win
>on the road.
>	I have not forgotten what happened in the Super Bowl.  I also flatly
>deny this "NFC is superior" bullshit and challenge anyone to offer a single
>cogent argument in favor of it.
>
Dude, just look at the last 10 SB winners.  What do you need a hammer plowed
against your temple? :-)

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From: davewood@bruno.cs.colorado.edu (David Rex Wood)
Subject: Re: Afterthoughts on Raiders/Denver
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:07:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.170447.12253@vexcel.com> tom@vexcel.com (Tom Baltzer) writes:
>In article <40972@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com> maurit@nrtc.nrtc.northrop.com (Mark Aurit <maurit>) writes:
>
>defensively weak?  I don't think so.  How many turnovers did they get?
>How often was Schroeder rushed?  and how often did the Raiders get
>into the end zone?  
>
>I'm really not clear on how the Broncos were defensively weak here.
>
And furthermore, how long was that defense out on the field?  A LONG time.
Human beings (yes, even football players) get tired.  Despite that, Denver
kept the Raiders out of the endzone every time they had the ball except one.
And on that one drive, they had a big bomb (PERHAPS one that would have been
better defended with Atwater in the game).

The Denver D is tough.  They wont give up 20 points to anyone but Houston
this year.  (Unless, of course, they've learned something about the run
and shoot since last season)


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From: wayman@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Jeffrey Wayman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Bobby Humphrey's playing time?
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:32:52 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

How much is Humphrey expected to play?

Thanks-
Jeff           wayman@lamar.colostate.edu
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From: cooperr@a.cs.okstate.edu (COOPER ROBERT BRYA)
Subject: how many ex-Vikes still active from the Walker trade????
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 01:51:05 GMT

I am curious how many of the Vikings that were traded to Dallas
for Herschel Walker are still active with Dallas or in the NFL
for that matter.

Obviously Holt is still making his prescence felt, but who else
is still around?

Oh, and how many of the draft-picks that Dallas got have been used
up, and for whom?

Thanx in advance,

Bryan Cooper,
cooperr@a.cs.okstate.edu
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From:  ()
Subject: Re: Steelers win at Houston! (ESPN sux)
Followup-To: rec.sport.football.pro
Organization: Rice University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:51:02 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.011533.29779@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>,
kevinlu@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Kevin Lu) wrote:
> 
> Phil Dietz (pdietz@cse.unl.edu) wrote:
> > htilney@vax.clarku.edu writes:
> > >I was worried about Pittsburgh's secondary, but apparently Moon had
> > >five or six interceptions. Does anyone know if Woodson played? I didn't
> > >get the game here in central Mass., but they did televise that fake punt
> > 5 ints is excellent.  The secondary was the reason why Pittsburgh
> > beat the Oilers.  
> > 
	    Not to take anything away from Pittsburgh, but you could argue that
Moon played a pretty poor game, throwing some bad passes.

> Didn't the Steeler D do this last season against Moon (6 INTS or
> something) as well?
	I think that Moon threw 5 interceptions at Three Rivers last year, where
the cold and wind gave him a hard time.


>   +----------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
>   |  Kevin Lu                              | Monash University             |
>   |  Email: kevinlu@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au  | Clayton, Victoria             |
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>  
>    
>
From: cwa@teer15.acpub.duke.edu (CLAY AMERAULT)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Mark Stepnoski
Date: 5 Sep 92 16:29:10 GMT

Keywords: 




Any news on Stepnoski???
From: milleman@athena.cs.uga.edu (Richard Milleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re:  Philadelphia Eagles question
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:15:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Sep14.151557.16479
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens


 I was watching the Eagles-Cards game last night and did not see Eagles
 defensive back Ben Smith. He was the Eagles first round pick from UGa a 
 couples years back. Is he still recovering from the surgery that he underwent
 or what??

					   The Rickster
From: dwelch@mpd.tandem.com (Dan Welch)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Who's got the toughest schedule?
Date: 9 Sep 92 19:03:08 GMT
Organization: Tandem Computers (MPD) Austin, TX

In article <1992Sep9.170043.23792@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>azjohn@eagle.larc.nasa.gov (John Paul Phillips) writes:
>>1:  Dallas (11-5)           146-110 (0.570)
>> [...]
>>28: Indianapolis (1-15)     112-144 (0.438)
>
>Let me just remind y'all that these percentages (.570 and .438) are
>roughly equivalent to 9-7 and 7-9, respectively.
>
>Not a huge difference, in my opinion.

Yeah, but that's deceiving.  If you play three 11-5 teams, and one 3-13
team, your oppenents are averaging a 9-7 season.  But this isn't the same
as playing four 9-7 teams, IMHO.  If you've got an 11-5 caliber team,
you're going to do better playing the latter than the former.

Applying math to the situation like this is really pretty senseless, but
the above nonetheless indicates some sort of truth, I think.  That truth
is:  statistics DO lie, and are pretty much meaningless overall.

Daniel Welch
From: mas@aero.org (Marcus A.Shaw)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Giants/Cowboys: 34 points barely suff*ice*
Date: 13 Sep 1992 21:18:44 GMT
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: aerospace.aero.org

>* For whatever reason, Simms threw for almost 300 yards in the 
>first half, while the Dallas Offense was anemic except for the clinching 
 ^^^^^
>drive.

Second half of course....

>
>*iceline*
>
ditto

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From: yount@crchh473.BNR.CA (Jeff Yount)
Subject: re: Dallas Noise Level
Reply-To: yount@crchh473.BNR.CA (Jeff Yount)
Organization: BNR
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:13:47 GMT


skywalke@dino.qci.bioch.bcm.tmc.edu (Timothy B. Reynolds) writes:
>
>I have to say hats off to the Texas Stadium crowd for making so much
>noise. If this trend continues most teams won't look forward to comming
>to TS. Did someone pass out a flyer or something to the fans ????
>I've been a Dallas fan for 25 years and I don't ever remember a crowd
>so fired up from the opening gun.
>
>We got the hard one over with, see ya in RFK deadskins......
>NEXT !
>
>Go Cowboys !!!

I was also a part of that crowd, and believe me, even the crowd was
surprised at how loud we were. It seemed to start in the parking lot
before the game. The fact that it was Monday Night Football, the
Redskins, and the opening game obviously contributed. But I think the
crowd enjoyed it so much that they will at least try to make it a habit.
I doubt though that we will be able to maintain that level on a regular
Sunday game against Phoenix. Not to slam Phoenix but this is not the
rivalry that Washington is.

By the way. How about that tackle Emmitt Smith made. I think after just
one game he has assured his place on the All Madden Team!





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From: timr@sco.COM (Tim Ruckle)
Subject: Re: Rostered 1st Rounders
Organization: Second-rate Fourth-String Monday-Morning Quarterbacks
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 07:55:22 GMT
Summary: Safety Dana Hall


Va negvpyr <1992Sep10.214214.16100@pdn.paradyne.com>
lej@pdn.paradyne.com (Leo James) jevgrf:
} I was wondering how many 1st round draft picks  (of your teams or of
} another organization) starts for your favorite team and how many are
} subs?   I'll start it off with my favorite team...
} 
} Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
} 
}  starters
} 
}    QB - Vinny Testaverde, LT - Paul Gruber, RT - Charles McCray,
}    FB - Alonzo Highsmith, DE - Keith McCants, OLB - Jimmy Williams,
}    OLB - Broderick Thomas.

Free Safety, Dana Hall, for the Niners.  He's this year's pick.  Rice
was one.  I think offensive guard/tackle Harris Barton was another...

Dexter Carter, who's on IR and probably won't be back for some time,
was their pick a couple years back.

-timr

Ob-Trivia: in what round was Joe Montana taken???

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From: herreid@plains.NoDak.edu (Todd J. Herreid)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: VIKES KICK PACKERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 6 Sep 92 20:55:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: plains.20191
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

The NFL better look out, the Purple People Eaters are back!!
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From: minor@rtsg.mot.com (Kevin Minor)
Subject: Re: Instant Replay
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:45:05 GMT

jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:

|>I am for Instant-Replay (I-R).  One of the statistics thrown out after all the
|>games was that the average length of all games Sunday were slightly longer
|>than last year's I-R use.

|>Although I-R had its moments the last few years where it took too long or
|>the idiot replay guys have no knowlegdge of the game or are BLIND, 
|>it is still better than no I-R.  The officials on the field have too much action 
|>going around them and coupled with 260+, 6'5" guys blocking their view, they need 
|>all the help they can get.
|>It is really frustrating to have a game loss on an incorrect call.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

THANK YOU ! Now if this simple message could be conveyed to the NFL and
all the idiot TV announcers...
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From: schalene@sequent.com (Schalene Dagutis)
Subject: Re: Summerall/Lundquist/Madden (was: Re: NFL Announcers)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 18:12:49 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.211932.22046@bnr.ca> reams@bnr.ca writes:
>
>Wouldn't you just once like to head John Madden do a Golf tourney??????

I liked John Madden's comments about John Daly last year.  He never
puts a kicker on his All-Madden team (escept for Pat Summerall).  But
last year he said he would put Daly in as his long-ball kicker.

schalene
From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Merrino Breaks Hearts in Claveland.
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:27:40 GMT
Organization: Pacific * Bell

In article <13305@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> dbernard@thewho.Central.Sun.COM writes:
>
>>Hey, isn't Marino one of the luckiest non-contender QB's in>
>>NFL history?  He is by far one of top QB's around, but sadly
>>enough, he will never have a SB ring donning his hands if
>>stays with the Dolphins. 
>-
>Didn't he play against the 49ers in the 85 game at Palo Alto?
>Or am I confused with a playoff game? 	
>	Dave
>

FYI:  Joe Montana has four SB rings; Marino 0. And yes,
U B confused.
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From: reams@bnr.ca (Cary Reams)
Subject: Smith is NOT Sanders is NOT Thomas is NOT...
Followup-To: reams@bnr.ca
Reply-To: reams@bnr.ca
Organization: NT/BNR
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:07:08 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.220408.16299@leland.Stanford.EDU>, paladin@leland.Stanford.EDU (Jason Gische) writes:
|> I think the header said it all.
|> Smith is the second best runner in the NFC now.  He is not Barry Sanders.
|> Smith can't carry tacklers the way Sanders can.  And although Smith
|> outgained Sanders last year, it took Sanders being rested on the final
|> weekend for him to win the title.  And it took him many more carries to do
|> it.  Sanders is the feature back in a pass-oriented offense.  Smith is the
|> lone back in a balanced attack.
|> He's a great player, but don't try to say he's better than Sanders.
|> Jason Gische

..... mutliple followups not included
..... noticeably absent are the TThomas-backers (thank-you.)

Folks, given that there is only one SB trophy handed out (along with
innumerable individual awards by various (self-serving?) organizations)

a) Remember this is a team game (How would Sanders, Smith or Thomas 
(listed alphabetically) perform behind Cleveland's front line ? - they
do still have EMetcalf, right?)

b) Enjoy that any discussion about the relative greatness of the league's RBs
is muddied by the presence of three incredible backs. (Any doubts that
after retiring, all three will be in HOF)

Please continue the thread, it makes for great reading.


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