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1984 Quarterbacks battle for No. 1 job Dallas begins critical 1964/The BattalioiVPagt 13S » Roundup sea son LWto* Fvn. ImmwmmmI I HOi SAM> OAKS, Cflfcf- — Over the pm* ?U vear» the Dallas have pr«Miured an aitn«iM flawless rcjpDrd when M coanes u> making (hr proper (urn at cntacal rraaaruads Thai m the year when another turn m mfuirrd and Tea S< hraaim. perhaps mote than anv other, m cur- remlv sweating out the team's ulti mate dtrertam We ve been m this puattion be fure.** said the (a»whovs president and general manager ft always makes the adrenalin flow a htdr mure ” Bui are there times when Sthramm wonders whether the team s hatg string of staxesses might f utails hr < omuig to an end - ■*>'ou*d betterbelirve it.’* he said The current« rats point began last Hecembrt when the Cosvbovs wete tun down by the Washington Redskins m then shtnrdown for the NK' east tale IhsaptMamed in that big game, the (>osvboss promptly folded I be\ were first crushed in the regular sea son finale bs San Fram tst o and were then ousted from the plavoffs bs the Lxm Angeles Rams It marked the first time in the team s histurs it had km the last three games of a season I hen « ame a rash of retirements — offensive taikir Tau Dtmman. de fensive end Harves Mai tin tight end Hilts Joe IhiPree. tultlwM k Rob ert Newhouse and wide receiver Ihrw ^rarson With the trade of re ceiver Rut< h Johns*»n to Houston. the (amvhmn nave lost BR yrs mf t<Hal>all esperrerM e. | In addition the (aiwbovs chani hands. ( lint Murthison. in heakh and wanting to settle fits tale, sold the club tot $hO uuNkim t«i an assurtment of businessmen headed bs 1 exas \k M board of re gents chairman HR "Rum” Bright FmaBy there is the matter of tWinv White vs. Gary Hogeboom. an old (ashsMied uuarterhiai k con fWt whtch wiH be dekk with duruig training camp and the exhihason tanged tailing Hogeboom . A Dafias newspaper polled the chib's plavers during the offseason and a nugontt of them, undet the cloak of anonvmity, said thes thought HogrhiMNn should hr the (aiwbovs' cfsianerhac k With aM of that as a hac kg round, the (amrbovs reconvened on the campus of Cabtorma Lutheran Cad- lege in hopes of once again fighting off the tnev itafdc It is their anniversary season and for the last 19 of those years they have had a winning record \nd in 18 of those 19 years Dallas has been in the plavoffs But is M all c oming to an (4»d ; “It is certamlv a very important v«*ar for us,” said Schr^i||gi But you would like to come thrtrRjgh this year because M is in jj hkr this that everybody question* you. We would like lo answei (ftcSsr ques tions in a positive manner The man chienv responsible for keeping the (arwfaoys a winnei has approached this year’s training camp in a relaxed mannrf, at least relatively speaking, (.oath I ocn Landrv. N seems, thrives under ad versity. **1 ypnse the same determination m Tom he had in I9B0. " said Schramm **That was the yea* Roger (Stauhach) retired and a k« of peo ple were saving we would drop Danny White down He rises to the c hallenge like a Wm of people do He enjoys M "It seems m the most stressful times he displays a certain looseness I think I see segfese of those signs now, \ ^ “As king .is he sees N as a chaf- lenge hr will want to c ontinue to coach and this year wiN be a cftal- lenge It fun been a trying year fur Schramm He supervised the sale of the club, insuring the survival of the unique structure of the (Cowboys — m which the owner spends the money and stays out of the way This vear has taken a certain loll. " he said "When you have been doing business with someone for 24 years Mid have to c hange and go through all of this. well. easy.“ It is time* like these that out the nismrian in Schramm kkes to recount history. naturaMv. because history has been kind to his efforts. “ This all reminds me a of 19Rt). he said “We had seen the end of the era with Stauhach gone We had lose in the playoffs to the Rams m 1979. but we had a krt of enthusiasm and there was a <hallenge in that camp ”We plaved wefl. but the loss to San Francisco (in the NFC utir game) was very disappointing - it s not brings m He “I’m not sure that 1975 na t a bet ter parallel We didn't make the playoffs the year before and we had the 12 rookies who made that squad They seemed «o bring new enchu- “I hope that n the case this year because there wdi be a lot of rookies “And there was 1970. after we had km lo Cleveland in two straight playoffs But we came back to make ■ so (he Super Bowl “ At the core of this traintno camp is the White-Hogeboom nec is ion. which Landry must uiuraaceb make Again there are history lessons tram which to draw “It will be a critical dremon We have had that kind of dec ision twice before and. strangely enough, they took different courses. “And both decisions led to great years. "There was the Morton-Meredith smiauon in 1965 and he (Landry) decided lo go with Meredith We made the playoffs the next year for the first time “Then there was the Scaubach- Mortun situation which was about as difficult as M could be But Landry decided for Staubach The first tune he went with experience, the second time he went with youth. “So which way does he think Landry wdi lean this year.” “I don't know.” said Schramm, “and « wouldn't say if I did. But a tot of people underestimate what White has done for this team Hogeboom hasn't done M under pressure yet." It is not difficult to imagine a down year for Dallas in 1984 The (Cowboys pulled off some amazing victories during the first half of last season and without those comebacks they might well have been looking at a breakeven record And what would fan reaction be if the Cowboys do finally tumble ' That's the way it is when people *re used to winning. They tend to make very critical statements about a team because it hurts them when they lose “Of course we dug our own hole with our success. But that’s adot bet ter than having it the other way.” Saints sing the QB blues again in ’84 Uuimd Rmss lasssaaBamd HOUSTON (CPI) — Before the decide who wdi be the job and Da Dave the for the ken Stabler, Richard Todd Wdsoa — the coach is m a no lose situation when he does make up his But for now, if hr does have ideas shout who wdi start that first regular game, he's keeping quart to keep the beat am “It’s hard to tell They all three play real well It s gome to be a hard decision to make. Philips said after New Orleans' 51-19 preseason win over Houston m the Astrodome Aug 18 Ren Stabler in bis 15th NFL sea son. started the game, as he has aM of the Saints preseason games He was 5 of 14 for 67 yards and threw a 30- vard touchdown pass to Jeff Groth in has audition It was vintage Stabler, with the 30-yard completion fus longest pass Most of his passes attempted were m the S- to 12 yard range Regardless of Phillips decision on the starter. Stabler beheves the battle for quarterback u strengthening the Saints Whatever decision Bum makes, well all do whatever we have to do to contribute to the team The most im portant thing to do u to win and it's not important who gets a done as long as we get it done. Stabler saad. “I Vpcfg can't be anything but good Competition makes us better players and makes us a better team,* he said Like Stabler. Todd m a product of Alabama. He is beginning his ninth season in the NFL and his first in New Orleans, coming from the New York Jets in an offseason trade He started hu senes in the second Quarter with a fumble but led the Saints to two touchdowns in the third quarter Statistically, he was the most impressive, completing 14 of hn 17 passes for 175 yards, includ ing a 44-yarder to Eugene Goodlow The depth at hw position on the team can only be the sign of a good toocboB team. Todd said “I thank everybody’s played well." hr mid “We may aM play during the year. The team has confidence in all the Buys behind the center and that 's good for the team.” Wilson, as a three-year vosrran must be considered the tongshot m the race. But though he played only a quarter, hr stdl had two scoring drives, one ending on Hokir Gajan t 57-yard run He was 5 of 5 passing for §2 yards Me doesn't envy Phillips decision T wouldn't want to have to make that decision I think we're afl show ing we can do the job." he said. Warren Moon quarterbacked the Oilers for more than three quarters, bitting 50 percent of hu 28 passes for 241 yards. Mike Hoiston. one of 10 receivers trying to make the dub. grabbed a deflected pass on the first play of the fourth quarter for Hous ion’s only touchdown. The 15-yard play moved Houston back to within two points at 21-19 “I started to get a feel for what the Saints were doing out there in the last senes and we moved the ball pretty well.” m»c< vt - INSTANT SeZfr-S&ive, Copi&iA Vatorm, ViA count* Supe/uoti Repnoduation* En&vigement* * Reduation Photograph* Copied free, Pick-Up & VeZlvcAy 693-1884 —' - nao pneAentisig - ROT2TERS WOODSTOOTS Op DISCOUNTS Co 901 Harvey Rd swesssaaftssssa/issssessastHissssirmmesi Thu coupon u good • ◦C PICE DRAACDCXT OR REDUCTION vmUd Omu OcL 31 IU4 UHUwyssessMPetwuwiS'SsssiweemueuFi Thu CUL+MM u good jp* 1CRCFF ALL B DO INC wnCad dmu OcC. II 4maaaaagfasssi 14W r UM Vf. <b * VAXJfl aF ► NICKEL COPY 1 1 *** 1 1 r<*jtd * CEKIO “feZSoXe U. 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