Press Dispatch from Victorville, California • 25

i koph nwsniriv Page edited by Raul Gutierrez Press Dispatch Victorville and Barstow Caljf Sunday April 25 2004 PACE C5 This Date in the 1974 The NFL adopts the 15-minute sudden-death period to avoid ties and moves the goal posts to the back of the end zones to make it more difficult to kick a field goal I AFT AT OTAILES IfMSwilenbr SM wnw tflUlteWCIM ISU JIftlltarvMCMW KStaryMiimit NHMk IiJliuitnDwtkf fcMm lMItonHOKMI UUWTI IUMMJmniarOraSM liWIMIhKMIt ItWImfrMn I iwrti I iVl Mw btoii tf IWM KanfM games visited team headquarters last week and impressed everyone in the organization He even got to meet' iconoclastic owner A1 Davis was Just myself I do anything to try to impress Gallery said "I was fust the person always been I think they liked that so it was a great visit I really liked the place and I was hoping get me It worked out great for me v' about trading up were interested in Robert Gallery so an indication of what people feet about him in the Raiders coach Norv Turner said what we feel about' him" The Raiders received several trade offers butwere much more interested in getting the 6-foot-7 323-pound Gallery for selves He is considered the best THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From farm boy to first-rounder Robert Gallery garnered ao much attention around the NFL the Oakland Raiders knew they did the right thing choosing the Iowa offensive tackle with the second overall pick in the draft people who were talking offensive line prospect since Orlando Pace went No 1 overall to St Louis in 1997 And the Raiders are in dire need of some help on an awful O- line that was beat up most of last season and protect its quarterbacks Rich Gannon' Marques Tuiasosopo and Rick Mirer all got hurt Gallery who allowed only one over his final 36 Collegiate 2IWPmi(wO a OvmSWi KQIKfUniaaniviM -lUnjPlwmat IiMfraMKim a oaasuh CMMUH lry iiaionsmw AflntiMf MwnbMni IcWlMHvrM'iin SwHCnM v- SPr A- 1WkwllnAIMM' llWhfiMI-'in rftttmHM 1CSU UirtWF lobaiirnnitnww 01 Ik im I Iw Uni Hra hf W-raw PS tun WK-fMIKM I IliM iranW Mart liOMnllvM hmt HfumunlM Ifmra Hi I MiNra wr tw Mn MUM Si iwm im Mi km 4 MWHMU HiM A M-mM HM I Mil bat ft raM dM lb MMHJMM'lWHt'IKM HH MM-'' IMfMMMMilnlMMKl' XikmuIi UtM fe 'imm -h Ml pcHSMlrlw Mil-in 2M UVCfntfyt I ilMUmanUMI llvrii liWmw wwe liWiCMMW kitram IdHUaMJmiwi MW- aiKuw 1MlMranun IMk 2MSHII Jm Cmy fi ft Mfl) IMSMMPHH-MHilW mn IflniJMMlMMMC tm) laiwiM A ourmuSliki SfWltoMMMMMHM lilSl JHHMUSuhii MkMiA DM Nh MM-imK i ii hi I (KKnn HaM 4 IkVilwM ItiMnMCMniMi ntPanMm mm-'1 McMWVHOliM'IM a IMlWMI'MltlnlMnM MMilh WiwMMMMiIH PM HH aHr-M- lfc Mi MPt-dM M)M -'Mu-iMMilM WipcM- HIM (lb HIM IH M- MT M'al Mifwlnm Mrnt ill MUM--IWMHM wim sm MMraM km kMKl KMM A WHI-llaf IN MlHKMMUk-fiWMilNlHt Me: MOMMiMlwn-wMikiiOnKiii InnMiMtnMii Hnitakwuu mmm niaiMiK Cranta HO J(W MM MH 4t to rM WK-Hka) NO UfiHfM DMinMlMMliWi IH uniitMkM om -liWIMjMnit ranMl'" liinMMlMwVOuiiiHM JlfJ)MJli IMmwIM 'MINIM t(itNMjCrMtrlwu(' JilO)JwirMiMiMM MMmJM IIBlDHHHNiiiiiMM JUIHMH ')VfiJLiswHo-iosuit WUSIH Mwuras tlMiMSHn I'- JiMiM-HHIaOM iNMMMtoi- a VH CHICAGO TRIBUNE vX'- on Rivers who must tackle prob-i in San Diego that Manning CHICAGO It took time for preferred to avoid The Chargers: everybo to get happy about the raded away a shot at Michael draft Saturday Vick thi-ee years ago and botched New Yorkers joined San Die- their 1998 selection of Ryan Leaf 87 making prefer-P1 EHManaingwhen the San ene publu? 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'ritoSMMJKkun )mtoHmmritNiHMl SMBUO llNIklUraru to Kiwuiuh 2iitoi0fcnH uto ikSilUabMin tor JltoltoOHvnra'k I iMiwiasa -mrltoMWiHioM OautotoSUM tor 2iM'SnHniStoiii to raUnHifi (III Ohio Hrrann- rUnM mnu (UluimSMifi ton 2(SJIH(lllHliiiJM Hlto-toSUM replacie Kerry Collins in experiment with Drew Bledsoe the final year of contract by make a big trade with Dallas this yean he will in 2005 to land THilane quarterback JP I'm disappointed it Los man at the 22nd spot Mtotfto Sratoli MtoMUi Newt HM Sm Mtodito Snu Imhi Ctolto WHi IMI fcrtn itovUtoirauitlito Stow- ui VSIlSi tortutok i Wn Df liSC MNito- IHMto' NtouHUUNltoi-toiPrauv-M' NairatotoPI- ttorawn ivtifjl i'-Ctonln- Mtot Mltora MUin tortiuto Nnkwra NM Mil uf Itnn I toHtoH It Nuira 11111 (rauuni Tht AsMcMcSPrass The Bills gave up a second and third-round pick plus next Na 1 for Losman a stiff price for the fourth-rated quarterback in' the round has to end but that's fife in the-'NFL Collins said am this year I will give: them everything I have" There wifibe pressure' as well' North Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers was Selected as the fourth overall pick lit the NFL Draft by the New VbrkGjants and then was traded for Elj Manning their Careers with multimil liori dollar contracts The drafts exist because they work to the ben-efit of the leagues and by extension the playersvlf parity is the genius of the want to embarrass the 'commissioner and do any- -'-V -thing out of the He had already riled enough people 'Those jeering fans 'and no doubt many others in San Diego and around the cotin-try didn't like the the system He stood' up fo the boos He bluffed that he -might just sit out a year if the! wrong team the one in San' Diego m-todk him He did it his way X- -Giants fans OughtfofoyeX him if his talent lives up to' his audacity and his pedigree The Ole Miss quarterback thoughthe knew what was best for his son and wanted him to hold out for a trade El way also had the help of George Steinbrenner in that ruse The boss ofr' -Xx fered Elway a contract and the Colts afford to -NFL then thy draft is call his bluiL The next move the mechanism that X'was the trade that sent Elway -Tal-'' to Denvei where tie went on' to win two Super Bowls drama take nearly so long to unfold An hour of frenzied phone calls after the Chargers took him they capitulated and traded him to the Giants for their Na I choice North Car- Ofina Philip RiverS The Chargers saved face pushes it along a lowing the weakest teams fo rebuild with the best young play- -Crs all to the good And when someone like Mah- rung takes a stand agamst that system he makes most Guest Speaker 'had the leverage to manimi-XXideaofEli Manning XX late the NFL draft Saturday making hisbwn and he played it to the hilt rules He ought to be warning the San Diego thrilled they figured Chargers ahead of time that- to be playing Any- heck no he go there -where in the NFL'-'-' He had the counsel of his fa- But there are sheep ther Archie and the support and there are thor- of his brother Peyton but Eli oughbreds and Eli is his own man andhemady: Maturing is the latten His wifi matches his his own decision TIm AimcIiM Pthi It took awhile but EH Manning got tq hold up his new Giants jersey and pose with coach Tom Coughlin left and general manager Ernie Accorsi by Steve Wilstein -t Forthathe heard prodigious talents- onenervout from the and bolstered their prospects ing boos st the Madison XV Budding lawyers doctors commissioner to the general by also getting New York's -X everyone nervous from the Square Garden theater and '-and engineers don't go forced a sullen smile when he through draftThey have some choice about where posed with commissioner managers coaches and diehard fans- c' Paul Tigliabue after the XXthey work Why hot athletes? enough nid the system is eii- Yet thejeagueis strong something Eli wanted to da I -supported him 100 percent as '7' fiis brother-- V- Archie Manning said he re- gretted only that he felt the Chargers distorted what hap- pened in his meeting with them lose my cool but I XX-1vas upset that' things were- XX misrepresented from their X- lie said dealt with iL Eli held toujfii That's a -Courageous thing fot EliI X- V' -X-X i 5teve Wilstein If I national sports columnist for The Associated Press Write to him at swilsteinaperg his disappointment with the choice earlier: None of the Mannings gave i a reason for turning down the Chargers though it probably had to do with a perception that the team is going nowhere fast The Chaigers have posted double-digit losses K) times including last 442 stinker in the 20 years theyre been owned by 'Alex Spanos didn't want to disrespect anyone" Eli said the Chargers it's not a knock against them" uid big brother Peyton the co--! MVP last season is just I i Vi- trenched enough that it tan easily withstand an occasion-X al jolt from atecalcitrant -essentially playen ohaEIway did the same "X- thing in 1983 when he threat- third-round pick this year and first? and fifth-rounders in -y Manning beamed when hbo got the news donned a cap and heard hearty cheers from the same fans who had just mercilessly jeered him His NFL career was officially off to a schizoid start a lot happier now than I was 10 minutes ago" Manning said when he came back for a second news conference after diplomatically handling -Charges went ahead anyway a curious aspect of pro and picked him at the top of leagues that they get away i-'V'-- the draft -X: 'X It should have' been one of the happiest moments bf -Manning's life Instead he looked edgy reluctantly hold-ing up the Na 1 jer-sey for the cameras but jng to put on the: team cap he want to XX with holding draffs at all info require1 players to go where they are at least until the day when they trended or become ''X free agents -There wifi be no compar isons made here to slavery or auction blocks because slaves ened to pitch for the New York Yankees rather than sign with the Baltimore Colts El- way was good pitcher at Stanford though probably C- is Vi 1 -V 4 i Trades: one has great confidence in is -X-' Arixona who has made head-scratching picks stretching back to the days in St Louis surprised absolutely no one by selecting wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald from Pittsburgh with the third pick overall Cardinals coach Dennis Greed first met Fitzgerald when the latter was 4 ball boy with the Vikings in stint as coach in Minnesota Miami reinforced its repu- tation as a football factory setting a record for most picks from one school in the first round with six The Hur-ricanes had shared the previous record five with Southern CaL USC had that distinction in 1968 Miami in 2002 Id a twist of irony two of the traditional draft day wild hares proved down- right predictable The -second pick belonged to the often erratic Oakland Raiders who played it safe by selecting Robert Gallery An offensive tackle from Iowa i Gallery has been hailed as the' best lineman In the draft "since Orlando Pace whom the Rams Selected with the first overall pick in 1997 you can be confident in i your ieft-tackie and you don't go into every game having to help him in different sitia? tions take care of him it gives you a chance to do riot more things Raiders coach Norv Turner told reporters in Oakland "Having a guy that everybody from ci in the middle of the first round the Rams traded up two places to select Jackson with the 24th pick The first defensive end lasted until the -18 th pick when Ohio State's Will Smith was selected fry New Orleans 'r The stock rose however for a rich crop of widere- -ceivers because of the ab- sence of Mike Williams A sophomore from Southern California Williams was declared ineligible aa a result of- the Supreme rejection of Maurice Clarett's ap? peal to enter the draft A total of seven wide receivers were selected in the first round in- guess they had a trade thing: and they traded and called San Francisco traded down twice and still managed to fill a need at wide receiver Starting the day with the 16th pick thq traded with Philadelphia for its 28th pick which the Eagles used to select offensive tackle Shaun Andrews from Arkansas The traded down again with Carolina for the 31st pick The Panthers chose cor-nerback Chris Gamble from Ohio State San Francisco finally picked wide receiver Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State -X! V- eluding five of the first 15 picks The Manning trade and the move up were part of a first-round swap meet that included 11 trades Among the more intriguing: -X' Cleveland paid Detroit handsomely fo move up one spot to sixth to take tight end Kellen Winslow II of Miami Winslow will reunite with Browns coach Butch Davis who recruited Winslow when as coach of -the Hurricanes Butch Davis recruited me and all those other Winslow said in refer: ence to his five Miami team- -mates taken in the first round "Same terminology really Should be an easy transition" ri-: The Lions got the seventh pick plus the Browns' choice the second round 37th'' overall Detroit used the round pick to select wide re- ceiver Roy Williams of Texas I giving quarterback Joey Har- rington a better target than1 any on the current Lions ros- ter -v "I wasn't Williams told reporters ih New York had a meeting with them last week and they said if I was there at six that they were going to take me 1 0.