From: mocnik@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Browns News- Nov 10th (More Oiler game notes)
Date: 10 Nov 92 08:48:43 EST

Browns News - Nov 10th
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Additional Oiler game notes:

		Cle	Hou
First Downs	17	13
Third Dwn Eff.  4-12    1-10
4th Dwn Eff.    0- 0    0- 1
Total Yards	291	273
  Rush		 86	 92
  Pass		219	181
Times Sacked	  2	  0
Punts		5-37.6	8-51.6
Penalties	6-35	7-44
Fumbles	lost	 1	 1
Time of Poss	32:01	27:59

First Qtr
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Cle - FG Matt Stover 44 yards @ 6:42

Second Qtr
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Cle - Hoard 46 yard pass from Tomczak @ :35

Third Qtr
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Cle - Stevon Moore 73 yard fumble return @ 14:21

Fourth Qtr
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Hou - Slaughter 12 yard pass from Carlson  @ 3:16

Cle - Bavaro 17 yard pass from Tomczak @ 11:08

Hou - Givins 18 pass from Carlson @ 13:54


Rushing stats:
Kevin Mack	13-39 with long of  7 yards
Eric Metcalf	 7-23              13
Tommy Vardell	 5-31		   10
Mike Tomczak	 3-(minus 6)	   -1
Randy Baldwin	 2-(minus 1)	   -1 and the fumble

Lorenzo White	14-76		   16

Passing stats:
Tomczak		17-26-219	2 TDS	0 Int
Moon		12-25- 70	0	0
Carlson		 9-11-111	2	1

Receiving stats:
L. Tillman	 2-29yds
K. Mack		 2-10
E. Metcalf	 3-25
L. Hoard	 2-68	with 1 TD
T. Vardell	 1-11
M. Jackson	 2-19
M. Bavaro	 4-57   with 1 TD

W. Slaughter	 5-31	with 1 TD
L. White	 3-17
H. Jefferies	 1- 5
C. Duncan 	 5-45
E. Givins	 4-50
L. Harris	 2-28
G. Brown	 1- 5


Notes:
1. I will try to name individuals who I feel did a SUPERB job:
   on offense-
   - Mike Tomczak - his short passes took time off the clock and were able
                    to get the Browns the early lead. He got lucky again with
                    dropped interceptions, but he should remain the starter
                    this week. (See note 6 for QB status). His pass to
                    Hoard was a beauty, in that he looked off the safety and
                    threw a perfect pass to Leroy. Also on the last drive,
                    which took 6 minutes off the clock and culminated in the
                    Bavaro TD, it was perfect execution.
   - Kevin Mack - although his stats weren't impressive, he still ran hard
                  and was able to get some much needed yardage. It's amazing
                  how strong he looks when he gets some rest, (rotating with
                  Tommy).
   - Eric Metcalf - he dances too much, but he was able to get some decent
                    punt returns. He puts a lot of fear in the defense,
                    especially on the carpet. 
   - Lawyer Tillman - had a few nice catches even with the bruised ribs.
                    The wait was worth it. He's the best WR on the team.
   - Mark Bavaro - you can see that he is playing in a lot of pain, but still
                   he gives 110%. He had 3 catches on the last TD drive,
                   including the score. The first 2 got first downs. I don't
                   know if he can continue after this year. 
   - Tony Jones, Bob Dahl, Jay Hilgenberg, Ed King, and Dan Fike
                   great job by the line. They were able to give Tomczak 
                   enough time, most of the day. Granted the run blocking
                   could have been better, but the Oilers were stacking the
                   line with 8-9 people. It is very hard to block all of them.
                   The Browns went to the short passing game to soften up
                   the defense. It loosened up enough for Mack and Vardell
                   to get some running room in the second half. It helped
                   having Dan Fike in there again at RT. As I have said before
                   the offensive formations are limited when Freddie Childress
                   is in there. Tony Jones did not show any problems with
                   his ankle, and Jay Hilgenberg was a steal from the Bears.
                   Finally Ed King woke up and played like he is supposed to.
                   Hats off to all of them..

2. Defense:
   - The Browns played a 4-1-6 defense. The front 4 had Clay Matthews,
     Michael Dean, Rob Burnett, and Anthony Pleasant. Mike Johnson was the
     only LB, playing the "true position". 
   - The front 4 was able to pressure Moon most of the day. In fact twice,
     Warren was in the grasp, but was allowed to throw the ball away.
   - Warren Moon was able to escape being tackled on a few other plays,
     when the defenders were unable to hold on. This needs to be corrected.
   - The secondary played great. They were able to pound the WR of the Oilers,
     and this may have led to them dropping 4 balls. 
   - Stevon Moore was all over the field, and was able to score a TD.
   - Everson Walls, also was all over. He stripped Givins of the ball, so
     Moore could pick it up and score. This has proven to be a very good
     acquisition.
   - Frank Minnifield looked like his all-pro self.
   - Vince Newsome and Eric Turner were the "head-hunters" of the defense.
     Time and time again, they pounded any Oiler who came near them with the
     ball. Eric got an Interception also.
   - On Seven consecutive drives, the Oilers could only run three plays,
     then had to punt. Phenominal job, although the Oilers deserve some
     of the credit with poor play selection and bad execution.
 
3. Special Teams:
   - Brian Hansen had a great day. He punted 54 yards to the Houston 18,
     26 yards to the Houston 13, 40 yards to the Houston 15, 34 yards to 
     the Houston 6, and 34 yards to the Houston 4. This kept the Oilers
     bottled up. You can't ask the punter to be any better.
   - Randy Baldwin seemed to be everywhere making tackles. 

4. James Jones showed up in the backfield again as the blocking back.
   He is a defensive lineman and was used to open a hole for Kevin Mack.
   James was a fullback in high school. He hasn't been used like this this
   year, but was used on occasion last year.

5. Tommy Vardell injured his ribs during the game. This was the only reported
   Browns injury. It is unkown the extent of the injury. Pio Sagapouletele and
   John Rienstra were inactive for the Browns.

6. Bernie will NOT return this week. He did not practice last week and is
   still bothered by the sprained ankle. The break is healed, but the sprain
   is not well, yet. I feel he will not return until the
   Chicago game (2 more weeks). Next week the Browns play at Minnesota. 
   Todd Philcox had the pin removed from his thumb Friday. He is scheduled
   to start practicing Wednesday. The media feels Todd will start this week.
   I don't think so. Tomczak has taken the team to its current position and
   I feel he deserves to continue as the starter until Bernie is ready. 
   Todd does not have a lot of NFL experience, and it would be very stupid
   on the Browns part to start him over Tomczak, IMHO. Todd should be activated
   so he can be the backup though. Brad Goebel seems destined to be cut.

7. San Diego comes to town this weekend. They are NOT a bad team. They have
   a strong running game and a VERY GOOD defense. This is a game the Browns
   MUST win if they want to have any chance of making the playoffs.

8. The media has said that Warren Moon was taken out due to a pinched nerve.
   I still believe, as I said yesterday, that he was replaced due to his
   ineffectiveness. He may have had the neck injury, but he did
   not seem to be in any pain on the sideline. 
   The Oilers have a rough schedule ahead.
   - at Minnesota
   - at Miami
   - at Detroit (Thanksgiving)

   They are a team that is feeling the pressure of not living up their
   expectations. 
   They have excellent talent, but always seem to come up lacking in the
   mental toughness department. 

9. Tommy Vardell got lucky, when his fumble was ruled that his forward progress
   was stopped, thus negating the fumble. This was clearly a fumble. 

10. Misc. News from Sundays News-Herald (Hal Lebovitz's column)
  - Philcox accompanied the team to Houston, Bernie did not.
  - Philcox has worked very hard to keep his legs in shape, while he has
    been recovering from the broken thumb.
  - Tomczak and Gary Tranquill, the QB coach, exchanged heated words after
    Mike threw an incomplete 4th down pass in the Cinci game. If Cinci
    blitzed, Tomczak was supposed to throw immediately to Mack in the flat.
    Instead Tomczak threw to Shawn Collins over the middle, who dropped the
    ball. Tomczak says Collins should have caught the ball, and the coaches
    were saying you shouldn't have been looking at Collins.
  - Frank Minnifield spoke to the team on Friday. He said, "We have got to
    be more intense. We're not going to Houston to socialize (some of the 
    players are taking their wives) and we're not going there to see old
    friends (some were having dinner with Webster). We're going there to
    beat the Oilers. This is a big game. One - It's on the road against a
    team in our division. Two - Nobody thinks we can win. Three- Winning
    would make us 5-4 instead of 4-5.  Some of you who don't understand
    this won't be here next year". He added that he plans to be here and 
    challenged the others to remain his teammates.
  - In Tampa, Florida, the local affiliate allows fans to choose which game
    they want to see for a 50 cent charge. Last week, the choice was
    Pittsburgh-Houston at 1pm, and the Browns-Bengals at 4pm. 80% chose
    the Browns game.
  - Patrick Rowe, finally is off crutches and had his cast removed. He marveled
    at the first snow of the year. He has never seen snow before.
  - The Browns have nominated Dan Fike, Mike Johnson, and Bernie Kosar as 
    their candidates for the NFL Man Of the Year Award.


Thanks for the support.
 
Let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!

Later,

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