From: gordons@netcom.com (Gordon Storga)
Subject: Re: One fan's opinion on the big one
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 09:25:36 GMT

<1k3p1uINNght@boa.cis.ohio-state.edu> imes@cis.ohio-state.edu (jeffrey imes) :
><1993Jan26.073927.21780@netcom.com> gordons@netcom.com (Gordon Storga) writes:
>><44038@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi) writes:
>>>Buffalo
>>>Offense: Explosive passing game, feeds off the running game, great RB 
>>>         and backup, QB will take chances.
>>
>>Inconsistent on all counts, either due to injuries or mental errors.
>
>How so?  29 points vs Miami and 27(?) against Pittsburg seems to show a
>consistent trend in scoring a lot of points.  Given that Kelly is prone to
>error though.

Well, I was looking a little farther back than that.  I know that games
played 5 or 6 weeks ago don't mean that much now, but it does indicate
something to me.  Buffalo doesn't score consistently.  They tend to
sputter and misfire a lot.  Now doing that against Houston is one thing,
doing it against Dallas is another.  SF (with a better offense) sputtered
in the first half and could catch Dallas.  FLAME RETARDENT: I'm not saying
Buffalo is the worst team in the league or that they can't hold a candle
to Dallas.  OK?

>>>Defense: Superstars who play a lot on emotion, physical up front, solid LBs
>>>         and average secondary.
>>
>>Again, very suspect.  How many points did they give up to Houston?  That
>>wasn't that long ago.
>
>And how many points have the starters given up since then?  6?  Seems to me
>that Dallas is going to have their hands full.  Mind you also that the Buffalo
>D held Barry Foster (league leading rusher) to zero TD's, less than 100 yards
>(I think) for first time in how long?  Dallas' O-line better be studying those
>Pittsburg tapes carefully the next few days.

I was just pointing out that you never know from week to week which Buffalo
team will show up - will they give up 30+ points or will they shut down
the opposition?

>>>Dallas can't afford to fall behind by 10+ points, their offense takes
>>>time to score. 
>>
>>Tell that to Alvin Harper - their last TD drive against SF went length 
>>of the field in 39 seconds.  The difference in offenses here is that
>>Dallas can use up the clock when they need to.
>
>But on the average, the Cowboys tend to drag out an offensive drive.  The
>fact that the last TD against SF took only 39 ticks was due, I believe, to the
>way Dallas demoralized SF at their own home field.  With nothing left to play
>for, why try and stop it?

Excuse me, but SF had just closed the gap and was looking to get the ball
back quickly for the go-ahead score.  That play was gutsy and well
executed, AND necessary.

>Well, I tend to believe that this is the Bills year (as if you couldn't already
>guess that...:) so I'll take Buffalo this year (and the next one, and the next
>one.....)

I think the Bills are quite capable of winning the SB, I just think that
Dallas is a little more capable of it this year. ;-)


Gordon
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