61.   Teammates say he has been down for several reasons, including visa problems that have prohibited his girlfriend from joining him here.

62.   Teammates say Johnson appears out of synch.

63.   Teammates say that Tarpley drinks beer and goes to nightclubs on road trips, but there has been no evidence that his wildly unpredictable past is reappearing.

64.   Teammates said Aikman was livid that Switzer did not back him more when the issue came up.

65.   Teammates said he fell to the floor in pain.

66.   Teammates say the situation is stacked in his favor, and of course he will succeed.

67.   That, his teammates say, is what kind of guy he is.

68.   That Irvin wants to play is certainly embodied by his unyielding intensity and unmatched work ethic that teammates say has energized the locker room.

69.   The key, teammates say, is his work ethic.

70.   The quarterback, teammates said, took pains to ask other players and coaches whether they had a problem with his approach.