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Broncos, Skins get read
Elway, Williams miles apart;
2 contracts in sharp contras
DALLAS (AP) — One of the two
starting quarterbacks in this year’s
Super Bowl makes tv^ice as much as
the combined salaries of his three
star receivers, and the other makes
less than his backup.
Denver Broncos quarterback John
Elway had a 1987 total compensa
tion of $ 1 million — $300,000 more
than backup wide receiver Steve
Watson, The Dallas Morning News
reported Wednesday.
Elway makes more than twice as
much as the combined salaries of
wide receivers Vance Johnson, who
made $236,000, Ricky Nattiel with a
$175,000 salary and Mark Jackson
with $85,000.
Washington Redskins quarterback
Doug Williams makes $325,000 less
than backup quarterback Jay Sch-
roeder. Williams, who started and
played the whole way in playoff vic
tories over Chicago and Minnesota,
had a $475,000 base with $150,000
deferred through 1989-96.
Schroeder, in the first year of a
three-year, $2.7 million contract
signed before this season, had a
1987 base of $800,000, which was
$200,000 more than wide receiver
Art Monk.
The 1987 salary list compiled by
the National Football League Players
Association and obtained by the Dal
las newspaper shows that Elway and
Schroeder, with vastly different
roles in Super Bowl XXII, are by far
their team’s highest-paid players.
The 1987 compensation figures
are base salary plus reporting and
roster bonuses. The figures do not
reflect the salary lost during the
strike, which for players who did not
cross the picket line, equaled 25 per
cent of their base salary.
None of the Redskins crossed, but
a handful of Broncos did, including
Watson.
For Elway, who would have
earned $1 million in 1987, his strike
contribution for staying out the 24
days was $250,000. He lost more to
the strike than all but 13 of his team
mates would have made if there was
not a strike.
No. 6 draft choice in 1986m||
the second year of a three-yea*
tract.
He caught the tyingtouchA|
the end of “the drive" last J|
Cleveland and had an 80-vatc|
in Denver’s 38-33 victory il;
Cleveland Browns in Sundaitt-
C Jiampionship Game.
Wash ington defensivej
Charles Mann, with a $250,0iii
is the Redskins fifth highest#;
tensive lineman and 10th T
paid defensive player.
Elway, meanwhile, com
final year of his live-year
contract he signed as a
1983. His new deal, negi
Marvin I )einoff, who alsoi
roeder’s contract, was signed
the start of the 1987 seaso
the richest in NFL history
years, SI2.85 million.
Jackson is Denver’s second lowest-
paid starter behind center Mike
Freeman at $82,000. Jackson was a
Elway will receive a S
signing bonus, which is
from 1989-95. His base sab
year is $1.4 million, escalatm;
million in 1993. The contraa
guaranteed.
Skins’ coaches planning
to stop Elway’s passing,
defense
running
HERNDON, Va. (AP) — It was
strategy day. The plotters: Washing
ton Redskins coaches. The target:
John Elway. The objective: stopping
him in the Super Bowl.
“Elway’s the key feature in the
game plan, obviously,” Redskins
linebacker coach Larry Peccatiello
said. “We’ll he conservative at times
and at other times we’ll be aggres
sive, but you’ve got to mix it up when
you play against a guy of his caliber.”
While the players enjoyed their
second straight day off Wednesday,
Redskins coaches huddled inside the
team’s practice facility, watching
films and devising strategy against
the Denver Broncos'quarterback.
Players will get their initial loni u
the game plan on Thursday when
they report for practice for the first
time this week.
The last time Denver played the
Redskins, in December 1986. Elway
threw for 282 yards to rally the
Broncos from a 13-0 deficit to a 31-
30 victory. Washington, obviously, is
working to prevent him from pull
ing off an encore in the Jan. 31 Su
per Bowl.
The Redskins’ offensive strategy
also is influenced by Elway, who has
been called a "one-man gang" by
Washington Coach Joe Gibbs.
“We have to get a goodi<l
our offense so we can keepti
fense off the field,” Gibbs«
we can control the ball, we a
it awav from Elway.
“He’ s one of the bestquan;]
who’s ever played. He got
slow start last time «
Denver, and he still got ti
points.”
“You’ve got to get press
him and keep him in the
line coach LaVern Torgese]
"That makes it tough bean
have to lx* aggressive, vent
leave your lanes Itecause b
right by you.”
Reeves’ Super Bowl experience
says defense will be key to game
DENVER (AP) — Denver Bron
cos Coach Dan Reeves has played or
coached in six Super Bowls.
Heading into his seventh —
against the Washington Redskins on
Jan. 31 in San Diego — he has a
pretty good idea what it takes to win,
and wonders if his team might be
wanting in one particular area.
“Championship games are won by
great defenses,” Reeves said. “Wash
ington played great defense on Sun
day,” in a 17-10 NFC championship
game victory over Minnesota.
“Our defense didn’t play well in
the second half,” Reeves said of the
38-33 triumph Sunday over Cleve
land in the AFC title game.
“Cleveland scored touchdowns on
tour straight possessions against us.
ib
I can’t remember anyone ever doing
that to our defense.”
Denver’s defensve bears little re
semblance to units of recent years.
For one thing, such stalwarts as
Louis Wright, Steve Foley, Tom
Jackson and Rubin Carter have re
tired. Injuries have sidelined de
fensive backs Mike Harden and, un
til recently, Dennis Smith and Randy
Robbins.
their second straight (to
Wednesday, Reeves andhisa
coaches studied film of the
sota-Washington game, aswe'i
cent Redskin games againsi
and Dallas and a 1986 gar
Denver, won by the Bronco'
in Mile 1 ligh Stadium.
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“The one thing that star
about the Redskins is thevni
well coached,” Reeves
Somehow, the defense has held
together, even managing a few out
standing efforts this season. But its
vulnerability was exposed by the
Browns.
While the Bronco players took
could vote year in and yean*
guv doing a great job, it w
(Washington Coach) Joe Gfc'. |
won over 70 percent of hist
playing in a tough divisions
Petitbon does a great job witi|
defense, too.”
Flores retires from Raiders
blacks among leaders for jol
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom
Flores, saying he was worn out af
ter nine years in the pressure
cooker, retired as coach of the
Los Angeles Raiders Wednesday.
“Eve won. I think it’s time to
smell the roses. It’s time for me to
step aside,” Flores said. “I have
no regrets. I’ve experienced just
about everything you can.”
Flores, 50, guided the Raiders
to a 5-10 record in 1987, their
worst showing in 25 years.
Overall, his teams had a 83-53
regular-season record. They won
three AFC West championships
in his nine years as head coach. In
the postseason, his teams were 8-
3.
But the Raiders, who managed
the only two Super Bowl wins by
AFC teams in the 1980s, lost 14 of
their last 19 games. They were 8-
4 in 1986 before losing their last
four games to fall out of playoff
contention.
“I’m not burned out, I’m just
tired,” Flores said at a packed
news conference. “It’s time to go
on to another challenge. Ob
viously the nine years of the pres
sure cooker have worn me out a
little bit, so I’m going to take a
little rest.”
Team owner A1 Davis said it
was Flores’ decision to step down
and indicated it would be a while
before he would name a replace
ment, although it has been specu
lated that he might hire a black.
“No one asked Tom Flores to
retire,” Davis said. “This is what
he wanted to do. Tom will con
tinue to serve the Raiders as an
advisor, special projects, and will
always be a part of our organiza
tion.
“I would hope that the Raiders
would have a new head coach by
the league meetings in March. I
haven’t thought about it and I
won’t discuss it. The last time it
took about a month. It’s a very
big, a very tough decision.”
Davis was asked about the pos
sibility of hiring a black coach.
“I would say that with all our
great records, one characteristic
of the Raiders is that race, cd
creed, and even sex hasnevet
terfered,” he replied. Tmg®
to choose the best person whoi
lead the Raiders.”
If Davis does hire a blact
would be the first of his race to]
a head coach in the modern
NFL.
Among those rumored as
sible successors to Flores are
Francisco assistant Dennis On-
Raiders assistants Cbj
Sumner, Art Shell and
Brown, and Pittsburgh assis|
Tony Dungy. Only Sumnq.
white.
Flores, the NFL coach ol|
year in 1982, spent 13 seas|
with the Raiders as a quarter^
and assistant coach before rew
ing John Madden as headcif
in 1979.
The Raiders won the Si®
Bowl following the 1980 s
1983 seasons but haven’t '^
playoff game since overpoiveP
Washington 38-9 in the Si
Bowl in January of 1984.
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