From: felix@ocf.berkeley.edu (Felix Ling)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Niners/Bills (gag)
Date: 14 Sep 1992 21:16:59 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
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In article <1992Sep14.042013.2107@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com writes:
>In article <d9xndga.mzimmers@netcom.com>, mzimmers@netcom.com (Michael Zimmers) writes:
>>Now then, some puerile ranting:
>>
>>1. If we had anything resembling a placekicker, we win.
>
>Yep. That was the difference. Each team had the ball the same number
>of times. No punts. Same number of turnovers. But they had two field
>goals and we only had one (and we even had one more attempt). The

If Cofer was decent, the Niner's would probably have won.  Then again, if
the Niners' secondary was decent, they would've romped (and vice versa, of
course).  And there is always Lofton's dropped touchdown pass.  Cofer
accounted for only 6 lost points (and a 48 yarder is kinda pushing it for
any kicker--except Lohmiller).  The Bills scored 34 in a game in which
the Niners had a longer time of possession.  I don't think Cofer's the big
problem here (though he IS a problem).

And I wouldn't exactly say that they both had the ball the same number of
times.  The Bills did have the ball at the end of the first half with 7
seconds left and at the end of the game with around 45 seconds left, but
I wouldn't exactly call those quality possessions, since Kelly simply
downed the ball on both occasions.  The Niners had one more quality 
possession and one more field goal try.

>>2. If we have Rice all game, we probably win (as good as the other
>>   WRs are, Rice is still better).

Wouldn't have made much difference.  Every receiver they had could already
outrun the Bills secondary.  Don't see why they'd need an especially fast one.

>>3. Montana makes that last drive work.

Young failed because his protection broke down (or the Bills pass-rush
stepped up), and I doubt Montana could've done anything in the little time
he would've had.  Also, there's no way Montana has a better passing day
then Young (you just can't get much better than that), and he wouldn't have
been able to scramble for those important 3rd and 4th down conversions in
the second half.  Of course, if Montana did somehow make it work, he
probably would've left just enough time for Kelly to make his own last
drive anyway.  Or at least a Hail Mary.  :-P

Finally got to see the Niners face a real quarterback.  Is it just me, or
haven't they really seen one for at least two years?  (yeah, Chris Miller's
not too bad, and the Falcons did sweep them last year).  Same could be said
for the Bills, I suppose, but we already know how easy a time they have in
the AFC East.

Last remark.  Aren't you sorta glad that Cofer missed, so that the game
wouldn't end up being decided by the OT coin toss?  :-)

Felix Ling

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