THINGS NOT SO ROCKY TOP IN TN AS OILERS DEMOTE MCCLURE

          NFL Oilers Senior VP Don MacLachlan was promoted to
     Exec VP Monday and put in charge of the non-football part of
     the organization in Nashville and Memphis, according to John
     McClain of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.  MacLachlan's promotion
     means that Exec VP/Administration Mike McClure "has been
     demoted."  The team said that McClure, who "engineered" the
     move from Houston, will keep his title and "continue to
     provide input on non-football operations while focusing
     primarily on development of the club's new Nashville stadium
     and continuing his active role in community, city and
     governmental affairs."  Oilers VP/Memphis Ops Pepper Rodgers
     will report to MacLachlan and MacLachlan will report to team
     Owner Bud Adams.  Adams: "Logistically, things have been
     very tough.  To combat that, I felt it would be better
     served if we had one person overseeing everything rather
     than three different voices" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/26).