SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, September 30,1994
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NFL Week Five Preview
A look at the top games this weekend
New York
Giants
(3-0)
at
New
Orleans
(1-3)
The Saints could luck out here. The Giants really aren't good enough to be 4-0, and they may be without Rodney Hampton for another week.
Still, Dave Brown has yet to make any major mistakes at quarterback and, more importantly, Dan Reeves hasn't made any.
The Saints are having problems on the field, too. The more they lose, the fewer tickets they sell. And there's less noise for which with the opposition has to contend in the Superdome.
The fans want Jim Mora's head, but Mora can't play quarterback, and he's never really had anyone who could.
Remember this: The year the Cowboys were 1-15, their win was in Washington over a good Redskins' team.
So anything goes in this series.
With a week off, Dallas should be ready after an embarrassing, nationally televised loss at home.
What Washington has is a coach who knows them well. Norv Turner, the Cowboys former offensive coordinator, has decided that a team going nowhere might as well go with the future, with rookie Heath Shuler replacing John Friesz at quarterback.
Mixed Media by Jack Ohman
There's no doubt for whom the Shula women will be rooting this week.
When Don's Miami Dolphins play Dave's Cincinnati Bengals in the first matchup in any sport between father and son coaches, the three Shula daughters will be rooting for the Bengals, of course.
David Shula, at 0,4 needs the win a lot more than his dad in Sunday night's game at Riverfront Stadium.
"All three have dropped subtle hints: 'Dad, I hope you understand, we're going to be pulling for Dave,'" said Don Shula. "And I understand."
"They're sitting in seats I'm giving them, so they'd better be pulling for us," added Dave Shula.
But Don Shula is in no mood to let up on his son, whose record is 8-28 in two-plus seasons.
The Dolphins lost in Minnesota last week falling to a record of 3-1. How David would love that record. And, like last year, injuries are mounting. Terry Kirby, the team's best running back, is probably out for the season, and the comerback situation is very thin.
But that's nothing compared to what the Bengals are going through. They lost one of their few shots for a win last week, falling 20-13 to previously winless Houston.
For a coach who would question if a sunny day with 60-degree weather was a good day to play football, Bill Parcells, New England Patriots coach, made a big admission when he said, "We're in the race a little bit."
His plavers go further.
"We look at each other and say, 'I'm ready to win,'" said pose tackle Tim Good.
The Packers are an enigma, perhaps because Brett Favre remains a cross between a quality quarterback and a kid still learning the position.
He looked like the former last week, but that was against Tampa Bay.
Do not play this week
Seattle (3-1)
at Indy (1-3)
The Seahawks could be legitimate playoff contenders, particularly if Rick Mirer and Chris Warren continue to balance out the offense so well.
They need this win to position themselves for what could be three rough division games next month: one at home against Denver, one at San Diego and one at Kansas City.
The Colts haven't done anything since beating Houston on opening day because Marshall Faulk isn't getting his running room.
That's not Faulk's fault. Jim Harbaugh's receivers are dropping the ball, and the lack of a passing threat allows defenses to cram the line of scrimmage.
Houston (1-3) at Pittsburgh (2-2) Monday night
This isn't what ABC had in mind when it grabbed this game for Monday night.
To explain the situation another way, the Oilers probably are not as good as their record. Their win over Cincinnati last week was hardly a model of how to win a football game. Cody Carlson gets more credit for playing with a separated shoulder and less credit for his performance as quarterback.
Pittsburgh has a major problem. In each of the Steelers' four games, they have fallen behind by at least 10 points early on. That forces the Steelers to pass, and quarterback Neil O'Donnell was intercepted four times trying to bring them from behind last week in Seattle.
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