11.   Amaral credits his offensive resurgence to more playing time.

12.   Among the quarterbacks playing significant time are Kurt Warner of St. Louis, Scott Mitchell and Stoney Case of Baltimore and Damon Huard of Miami.

13.   Among those are two quarterbacks who may see playing time quickly.

14.   Among those are two quarterbacks who might see playing time quickly.

15.   And his situation with the Giants, his lack of playing time, may not change soon.

16.   And as Martin missed playing time, teams began to wonder whether he was more seriously injured than the team was saying.

17.   And now, more than seven years later, Bruce is still a reserve defensive lineman for the Raiders, still scraping for playing time.

18.   And playing time seems to be healing the wounds of inexperience.

19.   And more playing time has resulted in some sparkling play and some occasional eye-popping jams.

20.   And playing time is key to kids today, coaches say, unlike years ago when just being a part of the team was enough. . .