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mrnm wietirww 'Pt6TTlYiyr f' Vi" I1 at 0 11 I B-2 Tacoma Sun Nov 21 1982 The News Tribune i i 7 play today but all promise 00 A- If things don't go too well in Denver today UClbwi the Seahawks can always fantasize you know ond year at Denver thinks the eight-week layoff will "equalize a lot of He sees the Seahawks as having the advantage of youth have a lot of yoong players so they won't have the problem of Jumped from 119 to 149 And much of that was due to the presense of Roger Carr The veteran brought in from Baltimore caught only 27 passes In the nine TNTFFL games but averaged 258 yards per catch (There Is precedent Carr's eight-year NFL average Is 185 including 259 on 43 receptions in 1978) Clearly the Seahawks' unpopular dump Job of player representative Sam McCullum and the acquisition of Carr paid off as Carr came through as the deep threat hoped he would be at least in the Fantasy League But unquestionably the MVP for the TNTFFL Hawks was Largent Due at least in part to the fact Fantasy League defenses had to cope with Carr too shook I Largent Hawks By EARL LUEBKER Associate Editor DENVER the Seat' tie Seahawks-Denver Broncos game be the (tart of what the NFL hope will be the final seven of a projected nine-game schedule or will it be a case id foot-ballus Interruptus? Either way the Seahawks and Broncos are billed today in Mile High Stadium (1 PST kickoff) after eight weeks of Idleness because of the NFL players' strike The appetizer for football-starved fans will be served up on Channel 5 and Radio KIRO Those who have been waiting Ktiently and impatiently the NFL to resume play should sit back and enjoy today's action There could be more this season There might not be The players have yet to ratify the tentative agreement which was reached last week The vote is scheduled for Tuesday and it figures to be close There have been growing signs id discontent And this is what makes it interesting: The players become fully vested for the year In the pension plan after three games They have played two This then is No 1 Would they be so sneaky as to the three games get vested the pension plan and then decide to heck with the rest of the season? They really probably couldn't afford it but It is something to think about especially if they are not happy with the last management offer Despite what might happen on Tuesday the Seahawks and Broncos will have at it this afternoon The quality of football to be played will be suspect but there should be some running blocking passing and tackling Both teams returned to the practice field Wednesday and that much time to get ready averaged 37 yards per carry and Sherman Smith 30 in '81 their TNTFFL numbers were 36 and 31 respectively There are several other statis tical tidbits pointing up the parity between the 1981 Has iwks and those of the TNTFFL So how do you account for the relative success of the 4-5 fantasy Hawks and the those 6-10 Birds of last year? In a word passing In two words deep pausing While Zorn had his problems with Inconsistency in the Fanta-sy League and although his 571 TNTFFL completion percentage was down a few fractions from his career-best 594 of last year his yards-per-completion rate for the two games under Patera Then too Edwin Bailey has returned to guard after having played tackle In the first two The return of Ron Essink who had been missing because of a bone spur in his foot made it possible for Bailey to return to his more comfortable guard position The other major change In the starting lineup finds David Clearly the flesh-and-blood Hawks are going to have a tough time beating the 4-1 fantasy record since they're resuming the NFL season at 0-2 Picking up where the real Hawks left off In the third game the TNTFFL Hawks in order beat New England 20-13 lost to Kansas City 34-30 were blown out by San Diego 45-19 lost to the LA Raiders 29-24 were blown out again by San Diego 40-10 avenged the Kansas City loss 20-10 were destroyed by Denver 38-9 outlasted SL Louis 17-9 and got back at the Broncos in yesterday's 14-13 thriller Some interesting numbers developed from all this bearing in mind that the APBA board game used by the TNTFFL Is based on statistical results from the 1981 In 1981 the Seattle defense allowed 243 points and 3713 yards per game the Fantasy League figures were 258 ana 3753 In 1981 the Seahawk rushing game accounted for 998 yards per game and 36 per carry in the Fantasy League it was 941 and 34 Individually Theotia Brown with the Seahawks says things won't be too much different than they were under Patera "To change a system In three days would be ridiculous" McCormack said most subtle changes have been in philosophy" There have been a few more changes than that however Jim Zorn is back in his usual role as the starting quarterback after Dave Krieg had been No 1 Giants Baltimore at the New York Jets Cincinnati at Philadelphia Kansas City at New Orleans the Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Minnesota vs Green Bay at Milwaukee New England at Cleveland and Tampa Bay at Dallas along with Seattle at Denver Tomorrow night the Raiders make their home debut in Los Angeles facing San Diego The Dolphins-Bills game is the only matchup of two unbeaten teams and Buffalo guard Reggie McKenzie says he and his teammates already have put the strike and thoughts of next week's ratification vote on the back thinking about now is he said "We're 2-0 and 2-0 and it's a first-place battle As far as that other stuff we'll Just put that aside until Tuesday" Here it is mid-November already and still UUol 111 Editor1! Mtos Ik Fastball Ltafac wlag tt APBA Pra Fastball Beard iom played UM iMhawka' Khtdaled gam for Me daraltaa af Me NFL i By Newt Tribune staff The season is history for the Fantasy League Seattle Seahawks but going to be a tough act to follow While the for-real Seahawks shake off the cobwebs and resume NFL play in Denver today the TNTFFL Hawks wrapped up their campaign In electric fashion against the Broncos yesterday getting a miracle 53-yard Jim Zorn to Steve Largent touchdown pass on a fourth-end-12 play with 1:30 remaining in the game for a wild 14-13 victory That closed the books on a TNTFFL season that saw the Seahawks win four of nine games Including three of the last four The original fantasy plan was Seattle games to play only the scheduled while the strike was on But when it developed that the real Hawks would be playing fantasy a nine-game season the fantasy Hawks went ahead with the Denver game since it would be their ninth game and would provide a basis for comparison for a game after eight weeks of quiet time The Seahawks will be under a new coach Mike McCormack who was called from his duties as director of football operations after Jack Patera Joined the ranks of the unemployed McCormack who had served as head coach of the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles before taking over in the interim role game seasons of the World War II era Followed by a 16-team playoff field the most In the league's history The berths go to the top eight teams in each conference with division standings thrown out Maybe If There's still one little catch: the 1500 rank-and-file members of the players' union must vote on Tuesday to ratify the agreement the player representatives accepted unenthusiastically last week There have been enough grumblings about the agreement to suggest the vote might be close Stranger things have happened Anyway today's resumed Ehedule has schedule has Miami at Buffalo Detroit at Chicago Pittsburgh at Houston San Francisco at SL Louis Washington at the New York a string of 17 free-throw conversions established who will play" Zech Mid of pre-season workouts during the last five weeks already had pretty much in mind which kids would be starters" Bakamus and Brown are the only seniors on the squad But not a rebuilding year even with in I one sophomore in the starting lineup three other sophs in the group and those four frosh AMERICAN HICKORY HANDLE DROP FORGED INGERSOLL-RAND ELECTRIC IMPACT 135 FT LBS TORQUE TARPS WASHABLE WATERPROOF WILL NOT CRACK IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER STRONGER THAN CANVAS GROMMETED EVERY 3 FEET Sports Writer Welcome to the new National Football League Welcome to a season without such expressions as "American Conference East" or "National Conference Divisions are out conferences are In And for A1 Davis and Gene Upshaw welcome to Los Angeles Welcome to what's left of the 1982 season with seven teams still unbeaten heading into the third Sunday in November After an eight-week strike which began after the unbeaten Green Bay 27-19 victory over the winless New York Giants in the gloom of Tuesday morning Sept 21 the NFL begins the pro-ishor- i today of completing its i test season ever Nine games Fewer than the 10- conditioning that a lot of other teams will have" he said "They're young and they'll be enthusiastic more enthusiastic than a veteran team like ours will be" The Broncos will bring a 1-1 record Into today's game having lost to San Diego 23-3 In their opener and having beaten Super Bowl champion San Francisco 24-21 before the strike interrupted the season The Seahawks are 0-2 after losses to Cleveland 21-7 and to Houston 23-21 Veteran Craig Morton the oldest player In NFL captivity will start at quarterback for the Broncos with Steve DeBerg waiting in the wings DeBerg came off the bench to throw two touchdown passes in the win over the 49ers Morton has completed 18 of 24 passes for 193 yarn and no touchdowns with three interceptions in the first two games DeBerg was 22 of 38 for 228 yards and two TDs with no lntercpeitions The Denver running threat has been virtually nil Rookie Sammy Winder of Southern Mississippi is the rushing leader with 78 yards in 18 carries The Seahawks have yet to win In four tries at Mile High Stadium and are only 2-7 against the Broncos They did manage a split last season winning 13-10 in the Kingdome and losing 23-13 in Denver They'll get two whacks at Denver again this year the Broncos being the only two-timers on the abbreviated nine-game schedule The second game will be the finale on Jan 2 In the Kingdome if they're still playing then that Is in the race! ick owner Davis and Upshaw a guard the president of the NFL PLayers posed to fourth game of the 1982 season under the original schedule Instead they come into Memorial Coliseum their new hone after a court-approved move from Oakland in the third game with a 2-0 record Coaches Tom Flores of the Raiders and Don Coryell of the Chargers have an extra day to prepare for their first game following the strike Coryell sees it as a negative though Td much rather have had a Sunday he uid makes the second game for us very difficult to come back after only six days Well be stiff and sore i But Coryell added that his play-end re- ers were ready Bill Bakamus SREGIAUS BLOC SANDER MODEL BO4510 List Price YOUR PLANER MODEL 1900BW LSI PRICE YOUR $QQ $14300 COST 5JO PC COMB SAE A METRIC SOCKET SET ceptions 83 catches er game and 185 per catch six-year NFL norms are 40 and 188 So It was only fitting when Largent wound up on the receiving end of the winning touchdown pass In the Fantasy League finale But then be never wanted to go on strike in the first place Hughes at fullback in place of Dan Doornink who has been sidelined by a knee Injury Despite the lack of preparation time McCormack thinks the skill level might not be as bad as some envision "I don't expect a sloppy game at all" he said "The adrenalin will start flowing and see him good football" Dan Reeves who is in his sec- added "A team played together and played well In the past will certainly have a psychological advantage because of their confidence In each Pittsburgh Coach Chuck Noll feels the same going to work to put out the best product we can he said "We'll try to remember what we were doing seven weeks ago (when they went into the strike following victories over Dallas and Cincinnati) "We'll do some fine tuning make some little adjustments Most people generally remember what you're doing" The Oilers have had plenty of time to brief their newest quarterback Archie Manning Just as the Saints have had the time to prepare Ken Stabler for the resumption of the season The Raiders with their maver- combination fomia trip which the Loggers will start Nov 27 at NCAA Division I San Jose State os tir LETTIRMIN-MM Sfmufc t-l tr guard tortMl Jarry William guard buyal hm Rally WaHaca If fannra Totata Nar- maa Brawn td tr laniard Oakland Calif Kavla Tadd forward laatfta Oava Wat-klM ia caatar Nart Sand ROM 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said of to seeing gan Coach Bill Walsh of the 49ers defending Super Bowl champions this i but winless this season said "An experienced team will have an advantage" as the season resumes "A team with a great running back will have an he for the Intrasquad both sides came out smoking playing to a 49-all halftime tie moving pretty good" Zech added it's something you tell about until you play someone 'he Loggers and Concordia have met only once previously in a Fieldhouse encounter a year ago won 65-56 by UPS After contest Puget Sound fans see the Loggers at home again until Dec 11 following a 10-day five-game Cali- 2-PIECE RAINSUIT Sizes S-M-L-XL 995 AIR TOOLS Qz- Most promising among the yearlings art Dick Harris a 6-5 forward who led the rebounders in last Tuesday's intrasquad game with a dozen while scoring 15 points and Ben Davis a 6-6 for- ward Watkins considerably more poised and aggressive than a year ago led the scoring with 23 points much Hid Zech be has a lot more confi-dsnccw With the team divided evenly HANDLE By JACK 8AREAULT In relation to where they stood a year ago Coach Don Zech and his University of Puget Sound basketball team are fully aware of who's who There will be no waiting until opening night to figure out a starting five then spend an appreciable chunk of the season experimenting in trying to come up with an effective combination The Loggers will open their campaign Tuesday night with a 7:30 game in the Fieldhouse against Concordia College of Portland The UPS Junior varsity will play an alumni team in the 5:15 pm preliminary Zech heading into his 15th season at the Loggers helm with a 282-119 record has six returning lettermen from a 14-12 season five players up from the jayvees a transfer and four freshmen as his varsity prospects The starting guards Tuesday will be co-captain Bill Bakamus 6-foot-l senior and Jerry Williams 6-2 Junior who shared the team scoring lead last season with a 132-point average while playing as a forward The forwards will be 6-6 senior Norman Brown the other co-captain and either Kevin Todd or Rally Wallace both 6-6 juniors The center will be Dave Watkins 6-9 sophomore All but Todd played regularly last season Brown led the Loggers in rebounding averaging 91 per game and Bakamus handed out 60 assists and finished the season with Transactions FOOTBALL NFL cs TsMMSlnt Tyitr back sa ths kifcirs rawrva Nit Aaisi Msrtsn AaSsnon klcfcsr back ttfsivs Posslrf Dyfca bsfsnilvs IMPACT SHALLOW 600 SOCKET SET Mnsbscfcsr an Mika WHm wMa ra-caivar Ft sen Dan Dan bafamlva ant an tbs In hors rasarwa Not an Tbn lkiki---- Mn aia UMit iww wmmrjr nw.