Griese probably will be a good quarterback in time, but he's pressing now, was pressured all game Sunday against Tampa Bay and scares no one. That allows nine-man fronts to shut down running back Terrell Davis. Davis had 53 yards in 19 carries and now has 193 yards in 59 attempts, an average of 3.3 for a man who ran for 2,008 yards and averaged 5.1 last season. Bill Parcells of the Jets dropped Neil O'Donnell last year and Glenn Foley during the offseason for both cap and personality reasons. Parcells has been known to bag seasons, such as 1987, when his New York Giants started 0-2 after winning the Super Bowl.
Reeves is stubborn.
Even knowing Chandler is injury prone, he went with Steve DeBerg last year as a backup and survived because Chandler stayed relatively healthy. Kanell couldn't do it and now Tony Graziani is the starter. The big loss is Brian Billick, last year's offensive coordinator and now the head coach in Baltimore. Another problem is Moss, who in three games has nine catches for 123 yards and one touchdown, which came Sunday at Green Bay. Against the Packers, he had two catches for 13 yards.