21.   Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discarded his timetable for hiring a coach yesterday after discussions with former UCLA coach Terry Donahue about the job ended.

22.   Croce has been on the job for a little more than a year and already has had to hire two coaches.

23.   Davis hired coach Jon Gruden, a move criticized by some in the news media because he was unproven.

24.   Dodds has indicated he wants to hire a coach as soon as possible, but Bender said he has not been told that by Dodds.

25.   Drew Bledsoe said he thinks it would help if the New England Patriots hired a quarterbacks coach.

26.   For Cindy Gentry, who works in a package hub on Pleasantdale Road and is a trap shooter, UPS hired a coach.

27.   For a franchise that has turned surrender into a cottage industry, it makes sense to hire a coach who wears a white towel on his shoulder.

28.   Frankly, not promising unless a significant trade is made and the right coach is hired.

29.   Frederick said he wants to interview between four and six candidates and hopes to have a new coach hired before Christmas.

30.   General manager Charley Casserly has said he does not intend to hire a coach for another year.