11.   Not to his new Seahawk teammates, even though the veteran quarterback is taking over for the injured John Friesz.

12.   Out of timeouts and behind by three points, the quarterback took one glance downfield before stepping into the huddle.

13.   That sums up the mood of Cowboy insiders, who wonder how long their quarterback can take the abuse.

14.   That was treated, and the quarterback took the field for warm-ups knowing that everything was fine, except for one tiny detail.

15.   The good quarterbacks take that crowd reaction and use it.

16.   The importance escalates when the quarterback is taking the snap standing on his own goal line.

17.   The Ravens likely will go as far as their ugly duckling quarterback will take them.

18.   The quarterback takes only a three-step drop and throws the ball even before his chosen receiver has gotten any separation from his defender.

19.   The Raiders, as Shanahan noted, want the quarterback to take a seven-step drop.

20.   The starting quarterback usually takes the most snaps in practice, but Wednesday afternoon Foley and Testaverde split the work evenly.