Deion can do it all
Report: Cowboys' game plan included Sanders at quarterback
Posted: Wednesday September 23, 1998 02:20 AM
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Ready for Prime Time: An offensive touchdown was the only thing missing for Sanders in Monday night's trashing of the Giants AP |
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Deion
Sanders can do it all. Cornerback. Receiver. Punt and kick returner.
Apparently, the Dallas
Cowboys are even prepared to play him at quarterback.
Several players said the Dallas Cowboys' game plan for the 31-7 rout of
the New York Giants on
Monday night called for Sanders to be used at quarterback in certain
short-yardage situations, The Dallas Morning News reported
Wednesday.
Sanders took several snaps at the end of practice last week and joked that
he wanted to be the option quarterback on third-and-one.
Cowboys' coach Chan Gailey downplayed the possibility, saying he couldn't
see using Sanders at quarterback in the foreseeable future.
But the idea of Sanders calling signals apparently was no joke. The
Cowboys simply didn't have the chance -- or the need -- to unveil Sanders
at quarterback against the Giants.
"He'd be a wonderful option quarterback for us," Gailey said. "I think
about that all the time. I think about a lot of things. Thinking and doing
are two different things."
Sanders had one of his best games ever against the Giants. He became the
first Dallas player to return a punt (59 yards) and an interception (71
yards) for touchdowns in the same game. He finished the night with 226
all-purpose yards, including a 55-yard reception.
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