1.   Cowboys free-agent backups have a history of profiting from free agency.

2.   If a career backup has a career crisis, who cares?

3.   Our backups have to rise to the occasion now.

4.   Some teams have an outstanding starting quarterback, but they cross their fingers when the backup has to play.

5.   Tape backups have an uncanny talent for failing when the chips are down.

6.   The veteran backup will likely have every opportunity to get the rust out of his system.

7.   Clemson backups sure have a knack for making a name for themselves against North Carolina.

8.   The longtime NHL backup is having his best season in the league after wrestling the starting job away from Bill Ranford in training camp.

9.   The turnpike authority has occasionally let drivers cruise through the plaza for free rather than have backups all the way to Delaware.