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Wednesday, September 21, 1994
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Oilers' defense ventilates anger toward offense's performance
ByThe Associated Press
HOUSTON — The Houston Oilers haven't been able to beat anyone else this season, so they've started beating up on themselves.
In the post-game frustration of Sunday's 15-7 loss to Buffalo, cornerback Cris Dishman led a revolt of the defense against the offense, which is struggling with quarterback Cody Carlson injured.
"It was a horrible display by our offense," he said. "I'm saying this now because I want them to get the message. We need somebody over there who knows what the hell he's doing."
That was on Sunday, and he was still firing away on Monday.
"I don't regret anything I said and if some of those guys take it personally, then they should look at themselves personally," Dishman said. "If it takes me being the black sheep of the family to say something and get something done, then I'll do it."
Darryll Lewis added to Dishman's assault.
the offense," he said. "I think it's time to point fingers and name names. It's time for individual gut checks. The defense player well enough to win."
"It was a terrible performance by
The defense did play well enough to win, forcing the Bills to kick five field goals for its victory.
The offense continued to struggle with back-up quarterback Bucky Richardson and a porous offensive line.
Richardson is learning on the run, while the offensive line hasn't gotten over the loss of perennial Pro Bowler Mike Munchak to retirement and Doug Dawson to free agency.
"We've got to address our problems among one another," Carlson said. "Yesterday was frustrating. Even today, we felt that we should have won the game. We just have to worry about correcting our own business."
Dishman said the offense shouldn't take offense at his comments.
"I'm not worried about what they think because I didn't single anyone out," Dishman said. "It's just time for the men to step to the front and the boys to step to the back."
When told that assistant head coach Kevin Gilbride thought his comments were divisive, Dishman said: "Everyone needs to look at themselves, including Gilbride. I'm angry and when Cris gets angry the first person I'm angry at is myself.
"I'm just saying that we should have scored more points."
Wide receiver Haywood Jeffires said he was not offended by Dishman's talk.
"I might put some firecrackers beside his locker," Jeffries said as he laughed. "Dishman is a great player. He wants to win more than anyone I've ever been around. If Cris has some things he needs to address, we'll listen. We're not mad at anyone. We just need to win."
Coach Jack Pardee admitted the Oilers didn't deserve to have much faith placed in them at the moment, but said that bickering was not the solution.
"I'd be disappointed if our players weren't upset and not accepting defeat," Pardee said. "But there's a better way to do it."
Bengals suspend linebacker for DUI arrest
CINCINNATI — Backup linebacker Eric Shaw was suspended by the Cincinnati Bengals for Sunday's game against the Houston Oilers for conduct detrimental to the team, and it will cost him more than $10,000.
Bengals general manager Mike Brown said Shaw was stopped by Cincinnati police Saturday night or early Sunday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. Saturday was Shaw's 23rd birthday.
Shaw, a second-string linebacker and special teams player, played Sunday in the Bengals' 31-28 loss to the New England Patriots.
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Brown found out about the incident shortly before the game, but decided to let Shaw play against the Patriots until the Bengals could look into the charges.
"He played hard, and he played well," Brown said. "But we're not going to accept this kind of conduct. Eric's going to have to adhere to a standard."
Shaw, a 12th-round draft pick from Louisiana Tech in 1992, did not return a phone call for comment yesterday. He has not been in trouble with the Bengals before.
The Bengals finsh Fawar for missing a Saturday curfew, and fined him again — as is allowed under the NFL's collective bargaining agreement with its players — for conduct detrimental to the club.
A player can be fined as much as one week's pay and suspended without pay for up to four weeks. Shaw is paid about $162,000 a year.
49ers to start Deion, but at the expense of a fellow teammate
Shaw is to meet with coach Dave Shula on Monday for a status review. Shula could decide to suspend him further, cut him from the team or put him back on the active roster.
San Francisco coach George Seifert said Monday that Sanders would make his first start for the 48ers on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
One of the league's top cornerbacks, Sanders joined San Francisco last week as a free agent and made his debut in a reserve role during Sunday's 34-19 win against the Los Angeles Rams. He was in for 31 plays, entering primarily as the nickel back and helping to keep Rams receiver Flipper Anderson without a reception.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With the addition of Denon Sandif, change is in store for the San Francisco 48ers' secondary.
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"He played better than I would have expected," Seifert said of Sanders, whose last football outing was the Pro Bowl in February.
But starting Sanders is only half of the decision. The rest involves which starter will be bumped from the line-up to make room for the newcomer.
"Everybody's aware there's basically two scenarios that could take place," Seifert said. "One he'll replace (left cornerback) Eric Davis. The other is he'll replace (free safety) Dana Hall. One of those situations will take place."
Sanders, a three-time Pro Bowler in five seasons with Atlanta, can play either left or right cornerback. So, either he replaces Davis directly or becomes the numerical replacement for Hall by taking over at right corner for Merton Hanks, who then would shift to free safety
A decision is expected today.
to replace Hall.
The dilemma for the 48ers is both Davis and Hall have played well.
Hall, the club's No. 1 pick in 1992, seems to be coming around after two disappointing seasons. He defensed a potential touchdown pass and made a drive-stopping tackle in the loss to Kansas City two weeks ago.
"I feel confident I've done the job to this point," Hall said. "Now it's going to be a coach's decision."
Davis, in his third year as a starter, had one of his best games Sunday, registering six tackles, knocking down two passes and recovering a fumble against the Rams.
"George hasn't said anything," Davis said. "I imagine something will be said soon, because something has to be said soon. I've always said in the NFL, jobs aren't won or lost. They're given and taken and you've got to deal with the fact that it's a business."
Sanders, stung by criticism this week from former Atlanta teammates and sensitive to knocking one of his new teammates from the line-up, said he was happy to get the start. But he also moved to defuse any bad feelings and even called a meeting Monday for the secondary.
"We called the defensive backs together and talked," Sanders said. "I assumed I was going to start. I mean, they told me that. I told them we're in here as a team and we don't need anybody going to the press and causing a big controversy. You guys thrush on stuff like that, but it's not going to be like that around here. I think I left all of that in Atlanta."
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