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To: MythMan who wrote (5719)	1/29/2001 9:54:07 AM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 45639

<<< Starks Finds Loophole In Collins' Repertoire Tampa --- Baltimore Ravens cornerback Duane Starks wanted to get to know New York Giants quarterback Kerry Collins. So he studied film. A lot. And he found something. Collins, Starks said, was tipping his passes. When he dropped back to pass, if he was throwing off a three-step drop, he would hop on the second step. "If you take one step and hop," Starks said, "the ball has to come out." It proved to be valuable counterintelligence for Starks. In the third quarter, with the score 10-0 in favor of the Ravens, Starks saw the hop and broke on a Collins pass to wide receiver Amani Toomer. "The only thing I could say was, 'Just catch the ball,' " Starks said. He did and went 49 yards untouched for a touchdown and a 17-0 Ravens lead. It was Starks' third interception in the past two games. He picked off two in the AFC Championship win over the Oakland Raiders. It was a rough night for Collins, who was coming off a magical five-touchdown performance against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship Game. Collins said he felt prepared for the Ravens' various coverages and blitzes, but "I didn't see that well. You can't see (the mixing up of schemes) on film." He finished 15-for-39 for 112 yards. He was intercepted four times, tying him with Denver's Craig Morton, Buffalo's Jim Kelly and New England's Drew Bledsoe for most interceptions thrown in a Super Bowl game. Starks said Collins was zeroing in on receivers and seemed confused. Collins, whose various off-field problems and resulting recovery have been well-chronicled this week, said he will move on. "It's not going to have an effect on the positive things that have been going on in my life," he said. "It'll just make me want to work that much harder to get back." >>>

To: MythMan who wrote (5719)	1/29/2001 10:03:24 AM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 45639

I agree with this analysis: <<< In stuffing a New York offense that was equally lousy in planning and execution, the Giants played right into the hands of the Ravens by refusing to spread the field. It allowed Baltimore to completely obstruct both the run and the pass. The Giants kept aligning in "cluster" formations, a move which permitted the Ravens to crowd the line of scrimmage, and that resulted in Kerry Collins suffering too much pressure. A recovering alcoholic whose public act of contrition last Monday night was, in hindsight, the high point of the week for his team, Collins performed like a man in a stupor. He tossed four interceptions, tying a Super Bowl record, and consistently missed receivers on those few times when they did manage to find a hole in the Ravens secondary. In addition to the interceptions, Collins was sacked four times. >>> And this one: ww3.sportsline.com