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From: alaw@oracle.com (Alvin W. Law)
Subject: Re: Steve Young + Joe M. < Steve Young
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 07:34:18 GMT
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newson@sequent.com (Newson) writes:
>RENE ZANDBERGEN <RZANDBER@ESOC.BITNET> writes:
>>I'd like to find out what the net's prominent (and less prominent)
>>niner fans really think about the Steve Young situation.
>>
>>You must all remember last year when Steve had to split the helm
>>with Steve Bono, and where he did not produce many TD's. I remember
>>everybody clamouring for Bono because he got all the TD's.

You have to remember that at the start of the 1991 pre-season, Joe
Montana was the #1 QB.  Young came in and didn't produce many TD's
with a Montana style offense.  While Bono and Montana is comparable
in style, Young is a totally different QB.  That explained why Bono
had more success (in terms of wins) running the 1991 Niner offense.

At the start of this season, however, Young was installed as the #1
QB.  The Niners had a new off. coordinator, Mike Shanahan, who
redesigned the Niners offense based of Young's ability -- more
bootlegs, rollouts and semi-rollouts, more post patterns and corner
patterns to utilize his arm strength, and less touch passes and slant
passes, which are Montana's trademark.  That's why Young is much more
successful this year in leading the Niners to victory.

>>This year Steve Young has had no such problem.
>>But look what happened in the last game when he had to allow another
>>QB next to him.
>>Do you think the damage is already done? SF's first playoff game is
>>going to be very very tough, especially since Washington seems to
>>be ready.

The Detroit game is only an illusion.  Young was protected by the
coaches with no running game of his.  And the Detroit offense is much
more efficient in the first half.  Except for the two touchdown
passes, Young was more productive than Montana in terms of yards per
attempt.  Montana was only 15-21 for 126 yards, a mere 4 yards per
attempt.  Young's number was close to 8.5 per attempt.  And Montana
failed to convert several 3rd and short situations.  If not for
Detroit's self destruction in the second half, the score would be a
lot closer.

>Last year, the team was in termoil from the start. They didn't recover until it
>was too late. This year is different. Young went in knowing he's the guy. I
>think he still knows he's the guy, even with all the talks going on lately as to
>who should start. The media, and fans can talk all they want, the team knows 
>Steve is the man and intend to run with him.

All the talk about Montana was initiated by the Bay Area media, like
comparing Montana's stat with Young's after the Detroit game.  I think
the Niners front office and Seifert made it very clear that Young is
and will be the quarterback of choice in the foreseeable future.

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