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Team behind Shell after win
Davis says of new coach:‘He is the Raiders’
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)
— A1 Davis is correcting a mistake
the only way he knows how — by
digging deep into the tradition of
the Los Angeles Raiders.
years with the team. “He is our guy
... we just want to give him all the
support that we can.”
For one night, at least, Davis’ deci
sion to replace Mike Shanahan as
coach with Art Shell appeared to be
working.
The Raiders, despite a shaky over
all effort, beat the New York Jets 14-
7 Monday night, raising their record
to 26-7-1 in prime time. Shell, the
NFL’s first black head coach in the
modern era, is off to a good start
thanks to two big plays — Eddie An
derson’s 87-yard interception return
and Mervyn Fernandez’s 73-yard
TD on a pass play.
The players certainly seem to sup
port Shell, who was passed over for
the job after the 198/ season, when
Tom Flores quit.
“He is so much of the Raiders’
team, the Raiders’ mystique,” Howie
Long said. “He is the Raiders.
it clear that, unlike Shanahan, at
outsider hired off the Denver Br*
cos’ staff, Art Shell understands lif
meaning of the Silver and Black
He will make sure everyone r
volved with the Raiders understaE
it, too.
“It wasn’t what he said so much as
the psychological edge his presence
gave us. We were playing for the guy
who represented Raider tradition.”
“He is going to grow,” Davis said
of Shell, a Hall of Fame tackle for
the Raiders who has spent half his 42
“He has a deep, tender belief in
what it means to be a Raider,” added
Bob Golic, who joined the team as a
free agent this season. “He leads by
example.”
Shell admitted as much. He said
not to expect sideline histrionics, like
those of John Madden. But he made
“I understood what A1 wastry®
to do in 1988,” Shell said of belt,
passed over in favor of Shanahan
felt I could have done the job then
but maybe I was not quite as ready a
I feel I am now.
“A1 felt he needed new, brigl
ideas brought into the system froi
outside the organization.”
That approach didn’t work
with the Raiders at 1-3, droy
three straight, Davis turned to Sbel
Shell set about simplifying thing;
getting back to basic, man-to-mai
matchups.
‘Fire Sale’ being held in Dallas
options left in Walker’s hands
IRVING (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys had an
open “fire sale” on running back Herschel Walker
Tuesday while NFL owners met several miles away
trying to pick a new commissioner.
Agents Peter Johnson and Ralph Cindrich were
considering a restructuring of Walker’s fl million
per year contract as part of the price for him leaving
the Cowboys.
“The ball’s in Herschel’s court now,” a Cowboys’
source said. “It’s up to him to make a deal.”
The NFL trade deadline is next Tuesday.
The Minnesota Vikings have dangled two No. 1
draft picks, several other high picks and two starters
as trade bait.
can do what he wants to do,” Johnson said. “If he
wants to stay here, I want him to stay here.”
Walker said he wasn’t sure where he would been
Sunday.
“I’ve been happy in Dallas but if it happens, it
happens,” he said.
Johnson said he hoped the Walker trade talk
didn’t distract from the 49ers.
“I don’t think it will be,” Johnson said. “I’ve been
around more distracting things than this. We can't
use this as an excuse. We’ve just got to start blocking
and tackling and maybe we can win some games. ’’
Mike Lynn, general manager for the Minnesota
Vikings, was in Dallas for the NFL meeting and also
pursuing a trade with Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones.
Jones had meetings scheduled with Lynn and
Walker’s agents.
“It’s difficult to think of the Dallas Cowboys with
out Herschel Walker but we can’t close our eyes and
ears to anything that might help the club,” Jones
said. “I’ll be in touch with his agents today.”
Johnson added, “Just when we think things are
difficult, then they get more difficult with San Fran
cisco in town.”
The Cowboys are last in the NFL in total offense
and Darryl Clack, the listed backup to Walker, has
yet to carry the ball this season.
“We’ve had a lot of problems installing our offen
sive and defensive schemes,” Johnson said. “Also,
what makes it harder is that we are trying to do it
with a team that hasn’t been all that successful in the
past.”
Coach Jimmy Johnson said the winless Cowboys
would prepare for Sunday’s game with the San Fran
cisco 49ers as if Walker would be in the lineup.
“Herschel Walker is a fantastic running back and
Johnson announced that rookie quarterback Troy
Aikman, who broke a finger in his non-passing left
hand two weeks ago, would begin throwing this
week.
“We hope Troy will be able to join practice week
after next,” Johnson said.
Minnesota wants Herschel bad
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -—Calling Herschel
Walker unique, Minnesota Vikings general manager
Mike Lynn said Monday that he will pursue a trade
for the Cowboys’ star runner this week when he is in
Dallas for NFL meetings.
Lynn, who on Tuesday will begin meeting with
other owners in an effort to select a successor to re
tiring commissioner Pete Rozelle, hopes to do a little
dealing on the side with Dallas owner Jerry Jones
and coach Jimmy Johnson.
He also said he’ll be talking to other organizations
in an effort to improve the Vikings before the Oct.
17 trading deadline.
Lynn considers the Vikings very close to being a
Super Bowl team and agrees with Coach Jerry Burns
that championship teams need overpowering run
ning games.
Walker led the NFC with 1,514 rushing yards last
year and caught 53 passes for 505 yards. He hasn’t
been as effective for the Cowboys this year. Dallas (0-
5) is rebuilding and is going with a more pass-
oriented offense under Johnson.
The Vikings and Cowboys had reportedly worked
out a trade last week, but Walker said he didn’t want
to come to Minnesota.
What would it take for Walker to change his
mind?
Lynn needs to convince Walker that Minnesota is
a swell place to play and, at the same time, will have
to make Walker’s wallet swell.
Walker said he’s “always been happy in Dallas” but
wouldn’t mind playing for a contender, which Min
nesota is.
And though he said he wouldn’t “let money tell
me what to do,” he’d also like a healthy raise. He’s in
the fourth season of a five-year, $5 million contract.
Several players were rumored to be part of the
deal, but Lynn has hinted that the offer consisted
only of several high draft picks.
Burns said he would happily trade draft choices
for impact players like Walker. The Vikings have
been successful doing that in recent years, getting
linebacker Mike Merriweather, tackle Gary Zimmer
man and receiver Anthony Carter via draft trades.
“There’s always a conflict between the coach and
front office,” Lynn said. “The coach wants to win
now. So do I, but I have to be very careful about
mortgaging the future.”
Nevertheless, he acknowledged that a possible
deal for Walker “is the kind of case that brings the
coaches and front office together.”
“You’re talking about a guy with total yardage
over 2,000 yards last year. There’s very few players
around that can give you that type of production,”
Lynn said. “This is a unique case for a unique
player.”
He said it was more important to win one Super
Bowl than to have four 10-victory seasons and that
another impact player could put the Vikings closer
to that goal.
“We like to add four new starters every year, but
we made the Merriweather trade last draft day, so
we’re not going to get four this year,” Lynn said. “So
you would think our draft choices would be very im
portant to us now.
“But Herschel Walker, that’s a very unique case,
one that doesn’t come around but once every 10
years.
“I think we’ve taken some risk and, so far, the
deals have panned out.”
Vikings backs averaged only 2.8 yards a carry in
last week’s 24-17 victory over winless Detroit but
Burns said, “I don’t like to blame it all on the run
ning backs.”
“I still think our group is solid,” he said, referring
to fullbacks Alfred Anderson and Rick Fenney, half
backs D.J. Dozier and Darrin Nelson and multi-pur
pose back Allen Rice.
“I’ve often stated that I wouldn’t trade our five
running backs for any other five. I’m not talking
about (Indianapolis’ Eric) Dickerson or I’m not talk
ing about (Detroit’s Barry) Sanders or I’m not talk
ing about the Dallas guy. What’s his name?”
At first, reporters thought Burns was kidding. But
he really didn’t remember Walker’s name.
That’s pretty typical, however. Burns used to for
get Fran Tarkenton’s name, too. It didn’t mean he
didn’t appreciate Tarkenton and it doesn’t mean he
doesn’t appreciate Walker’s talent.
“A great back could come in and be the catalyst, be
the spark to get something going,” he said. “But if
our linemen don’t block, if (defensive players) are in
the backfield, they’ll knock (down) anybody, includ
ing Herschel Walker.”
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