| Show fu O By Andy Crow Sports Editor Everyday it seems baseball gets gel all the press from the infamous home run derby put on by Sammy and Big Mac to the pennant races and now to Cal option to sit out a game Baseballs Baseball's hack back and I 1 have no problem problem problem lem with that but hut lets leL get some variety variety vari van ety in the sports world The NFL NH just started three weeks ago and there have already been heen some surprises in the football world The San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indi Indi- anapolis Colts Coll decided to start their two new rookie franchise quarterbacks quarter quarter- hacks backs Ryan Leaf and Peyton Manning right oil off the hat bat I thought I Leaf car was looking like the belter hetter pick for the Chargers than Manning had been forthe for forthe forthe the Colts CoIL Both were thrown right into the fire lire by their respective teams and Manning has done more damage than good for Indianapolis While Leaf wasn't pulling putting up l Brett Hrell i like lika t numbers he did n nothing thing to hurt hum toe tRe ie Chargers in their opening two wins of the season That all seemed to change this last Sunday when the Chargers were destroyed by hy the Kansas City Chiefs 23 The fact that thai San Diego lost to lo the Chiefs who arc are one of or the best teams learns in the NFL NH is not nol relevant The point is is' how I Leaf caf played in the game I Leaf ear threw three interceptions and fumbled rumbled t twice Analysts said that thai a rookie quarterback is bound hound to lo have his ups and downs during his initial season But Bui he had live five turnovers himself I didn't know it was humanly human human- ly possible to commit five turnovers all by hy yourself Manning who lost the Heisman trophy to now Oakland Raider rookie Charles Woodson suffered through yet another dismal showing for the Colts as they were throttled by hy the New York Jets Jels and Neil ODonnell O'Donnell 44 In the the Detroit Lions demoted starting starling quarterback from the last five years Scott Mitchell to third string siring because they couldn't just let lei him go and eat his hefty ty 4 million contract Rather than lose the money the Lions decided to lo save their hides and trade Mitchell in the season off-season for lor some compensation Personally I dont don't know who really really really real real- ly would want Mitchell so well we'll see what happens In Mitchells Mitchell's place t Detroit Head Coach Bobby Ross started rookie Charlie Batch at al Detroit lost the game to lo Minnesota l- l ta la 6 27 with wilh Batch latch having a nightmare game Right now teams learns like the Chargers ers Colts and the Lions are looking for these rookies to lo be he saviors but all they are getting gelling is inexperience and inconsistency A big hig gamble that's not paying off |
