1.   But why not reward teams that played the best during the entire year?

2.   Belichick rewarded the team afterward by announcing he had broken camp at Smithfield, R.I., and is returning to Foxborough headquarters.

3.   Bruised and banged-up teams are rewarded, along with veterans who need extra time to tweak their bodies.

4.   But they have Warren Moon at quarterback for now and believe McNair will richly reward the team that gives him time to develop.

5.   Instead of rewarding individual employees for their efforts, they are rewarding the teams for good work.

6.   Instead of rewarding teachers individually for their performance, Shelley suggested that districts reward a team of teachers, the faculty or a school for improvements in student achievement.

7.   Other teams have been rewarded for failure and poor judgment.

8.   Some coaches think the proposed rule would reward teams with poor kickoff-return teams and penalizes teams with strong-legged kickers.

9.   The difference is that the best teams are rewarded for past performance, not punished by lottery.

10.   The formula rewards teams that play in stronger conferences and play tougher non-conference schedules.