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Super Bowl Q&A with Jets' Victor Green
Posted: Wednesday January 27, 1999 03:07 PM
New York Jets cornerback Victor Green stopped in on CNN/SI's Miami set on Wednesday afternoon to talk with CNN/SI anchor Inga Hammond and offer some insight into the key matchups in Super Bowl XXXIII on Sunday. Inga Hammond: Toward the middle of the regular season, it became clear that the biggest obstacle standing between the Broncos and a return trip to the Super Bowl would be Bill Parcells' Jets. The two ended up meeting in the AFC Championship game, and joining us now to talk more about them is a man who played a big part in that game, Jets cornerback Victor Green, and our NFL insider, Pat Kirwan, who gave Green his first mega-bucks contract when he was with the Jets. Victor, how tough is it for you to be here as a spectator and not as a player? Victor Green: It's very disappointing that we're not here playing in the Super Bowl. But being here as a spectator, being able to talk about the game is fun. Pat Kirwan: Victor, you've played against both of these running backs, Jamal Anderson and Terrell Davis. The numbers say they're close in talent. Do you think they are? VG: I don't think so. I think Terrell is about here (pointing head high) and Jamal down here (chest high), but he's a good running back, don't get me wrong. Terrell is in a league by himself. PK: You guys stopped Jamal Anderson when you played him. How many yards did he have against you? VG: I think went like 17 carries for 32 yards, something like that. PK: What do you think is the big difference between the two? VG: It's the explosiveness and elusiveness of Terrell make him what he is. The downhill running he has, the straight-ahead power, the speed-power combination. He can make you miss. He's a guy you definitely cannot arm-tackle. You have to come in and deliver a blow, and if you don't, he can go for 60 on you. PK: The thing about Jamal I've noticed is that people get him to stop in the backfield, and he becomes a different back when that happens. VG: Once you get his feet to stop moving, he's a different back. If you get him running north-south, that's when he's at his best. PK: Let me ask you about the scheming for Denver tight end Shannon Sharpe. This is not your average tight end -- you've had to play this guy. VG: Shannon is one of the biggest trash talkers in the game right now. PK: You worked out with him all summer, so I'm sure you've already heard every one of his lines. VG: I've heard it all. I saw the Super Bowl ring, the rubies and everything. He's a good tight end. PK: Tell me about him in the Red Zone. That's where he's the most dangerous. VG: I think they try to go to him down there more so than in the open field. The "7" route and the "Y shake" -- when he's coming up, giving you a shake and going to the middle of the field -- are probably his two best routes. You have to stop those two routes to be productive against him in the red zone. IH: Victor, let me ask you about this season with the Jets. Two years ago, 1-15. Now the Bill Parcells turnaround. It had to have been an amazing year to be there. VG: It was. To come from 1-15 to 12-4 as we were this year is a great turnaround, and you've got to give the credit to Bill Parcells and his staff. They did a great job of preparing us and getting us ready to play. IH: Speaking of Parcells, he had to back out of the Pro Bowl because of health issues. Did that surprise you? What were your thoughts when you heard about this? VG: It really surprised me. I feel really bad for Bill, and I hope he's doing well. His coaching staff certainly deserves to be coaching in the Pro Bowl.
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