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THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, October 8,1996
49ers: San Francisco needs to trade Steve Young
Continued from page 6.
Young fans point to a super bowl
win and several strong seasons, in¬
cluding two MVP trophies. But
since a shoulder injury last year
against the Indianapolis Colts,
Young hasn't been the same.
In the nine games previous to his
shoulder injury, he had 21 TD
passes and three interceptions. In
the nine games since, he has thrown
only nine touchdown passes and
has been picked off 11 times.
I will admit that I am not a big
fan of Steve Young. I was hoping
Montana would stay, and when that
didn't happen. I liked Bono more
than Young.
He seems like a nice guy. He
puts up big numbers in the regular
season. But come playoff time, he
tries so hard to win that he often
ends up losing the big games.
But why trade Young? Because
he is 35 years old. Because Grbac
throws a better deep ball, waits in
the pocket longer, finds open re¬
ceivers better, and will only im¬
prove with time.
Young's condition is age. He has
become frail, and while that's tol¬
erable for some (look how long
Kansas City stuck with an oft-in¬
jured Joe Montana), Young relies on
his body. He runs a lot, moves
around the pocket a lot, and gener¬
ally takes a great deal of punish¬
ment.
Every hit he takes from here on
out might be his last.
However, he is a talented quar¬
terback, and teams would be will¬
ing to trade for him. Young to Se¬
attle for Rick Mirer? Young to the
Raiders for running back Napoleon
Kaufman and a draft pick? Minne¬
sota needs, a quarterback (and they
have a great, underrated running
back named Robert Smith); Warren
Moon is over 40, making Young
seem... well, young.
Half the teams in the league are
playing with mediocre quarter¬
backs. San Diego (no offense, Stan
Humphries), Atlanta, Houston, Ari¬
zona (Leland McElrOy or LeShon
Johnson would make nice additions
to the 49ers), Tampa Bay (sorry,
Trent Dilfer is a nightmare), Cleve¬
land. New York (either team,
doesn't matter), even Washington,
despite everyone getting on the Gus
Bus Add to that New Orleans, St.
Louis, and Buffalo (hey, Jim Kelly
is going through the same thing
Young is), and there's several pos¬
sibilities for a trade.
Even if the trade is for draft
picks, this coming draft holds
promise. Northwestern's Darnell
Autry, Ohio State's Pepe Pearson,
and UCLA's Skip Hicks would
boost the 49ers running game im¬
mediately.
When it comes down to it.
Young has maybe two years left,
five if he's extremely lucky, and the
49ers have a quarterback now who
is not only ready to take the helm,
he's proven he can start and win
(Grbac is 5-2 as a starter).
If San Francisco keeps Young,
then a few years down the road, fans
will see a repeat of the Montana-
Young debacle that resulted in trad¬
ing Montana for far less than he was
worth.
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