From: skywalke@dino.qci.bioch.bcm.tmc.edu (Skywalker)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: 49ers/Cowboys at Last!
Date: 11 Jan 1993 20:05:03 GMT
Organization: X-Ray Crystallography / Atomic Biophysics H.H.M.I.
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In article <1993Jan11.192308.20102@pbhyg.PacBell.COM> dggok@PacBell.COM (David G. Gok) writes:
 >It looks like a busy week ahead for 49er/Cowboys fans.  Unlike
 >the 49er/Redskins game, where little was posted, it looks like
 >the re will be a lot of posting.
 
 >Dallas seems to have two advantages over the 49ers:  overall
 >team speed and an excellent defense. (Read this as, Cowboys
 >overall faster than 49ers, Cowboys defense better than 49er
 >defense.)

Agreed

>The Stick field is going to be REAL, REAL bad on Sunday.  There
>is another big storm predicted for tomorrow, with rains predicted
>for most of the week.  This will slow down the Cowboys (because
>they are quicker) more than the 49ers.

Wait a minute, say what ? let me get this straight. The fast team
will get slowed down more because it's quicker ? Well let's see, if the quick
team is slowed a little and the slower team is slowed a little then
the speed gap remains the same, both teams are slowed in relative terms. 
Or maybe it's the Cowboys defense is bigger, more wind resistance you know
:-) Most of the team is from Miami where is rains daily, they know 
what mud looks like....

>The Dallas defense is going against the best offense in the NFL.
>The 49ers have blown away other #1 defenses in the past.  Likewise,
>there have been some #1 defenses that have shut down the 49ers.
>Only by playing the game will the answers appear.

True, but based on the past three weeks of each teams play the 
Cowboys have the higher scoring offense and the better defense
and the better special teams. The 9ers of a month ago almost 
looked unstoppable, now they look quite mortal.

>The 49ers COULD NOT run sweeps against the Redskins because of the
>field.  Almost all of Waters' runs were straight up the gut.  The
>field will be worse next Sunday (and 49er fans know that the 49er
>sweep is an often run play - did you see it during the game?).  How
>will Dallas do against a good run defense and a lousy field, where
>it will be hard to run wide?  The game will tell us.

Big front line, Emmitt knows where he's going, and because of the 
style of Emmitts running the footing shouldn't be that big of problem.
Dorsett had a slashing and cutting style (bad news in the mud) E. Smith
has a more of a smooth shifting through the hole style. Even he said
after yesterdays game, "The mud won't be a problem for me" 

>Both the Redskins and 49ers had problems holding onto the muddy
>ball (in addition to Young's 3, there was a fumble by Jones in
>the endzone and a fumbled kickoff return).  Will the 49ers do
>any better?  Will the Cowboys?  This Cowboys team has NEVER played
>on a field as bad as they will see next week.

They will be playing on one tommorow (see earlier posting)

>
>This is almost the reverse of the 1982 NFC Championship game.  Then,
>the 49ers were newcommers and the Cowboys the yardstick of the NFC.
>Now, the 49ers are the yardstick and the Cowboys (or the members of
>this Cowboys team) are the newcommers.

True.

>My feeling is that this game will be decided either by : turnover/big
>play by one team, or by the last drive.  The 49ers have a lot of
>pride and poise - you will not see them give up like some of the
>other playoff teams this year.  (Wouldn't you like to see the game
>49ers 24, Cowboys 20, with Aikman and the Cowboys with the ball
>with 5 minutes left on the clock and the ball on their own 11?)
>
>Before you judge the 49ers based on the Redskins game remember
>two things:  the Cowboys didn't play on that muddy field and
>the Cowboys didn't beat the Redskins the last time they played.

True but the Cowboys basicly gave the game to them with turnovers,
in every game this season Dallas has only lost games where they turned
the ball over 3+ times in the game. As for the skins, we beat them 
in Dec at RFK three years out of the last four, in the mud, in the cold,
and RFK is a VERY hostile environment if you're a Cowboy. Also Philly
almost beat the 9ers at the Stick, you saw what we did to them.
They match up pretty well I agree but if I were a SF O-lineman watching
the game yesterday I might be just a more than a little nervous.
I know, you have a running QB, so was Randall, we face them all the time.
  
Should be a classic !!!
COWBOYS
KICK
BUTT

tim

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