21.   First-year coach Barry Switzer likes to claim his acclamation to the pro game has been a slow one.

22.   For every pro game, Bowes sits in the dugout with the guys, many of whom are good friends.

23.   For those of us who like the pro game, the fourth quarter is the unexpected punchline, the clever denouement to an unscripted drama.

24.   Gary was struggling trying to understand the pro game.

25.   Greg realizes his expertise is limited and last year hired Eric Bonilla to train his son and instill the intricacies needed to survive the pro game.

26.   He has been so nervous while trying to absorb the pro game that he is often exhausted before practice has peaked.

27.   He also will be challenged mentally and physically by the demands of the pro game.

28.   He has never hidden his contempt for the modern pro game.

29.   He had appeared in eight pro games at quarterback overall.

30.   He was demoralized, beaten, worn down by the pro game and by a stingy, rigid and bumbling front office.