1.   Besides, pro football gets boring and repetitive.

2.   But even knowing what he knows about how tough playoff football gets, not even Brown was willing to toss this opportunity back like some undersized steelhead.

3.   Football is getting under way.

4.   If Carlson had his way, he would spend more time with his wife and parents, but football gets in the way.

5.   It might be the only time of the year when football gets almost as much attention as the foldout.

6.   Jimmy Johnson made a brilliant move to sign him off waivers after the tug-of-war concerning his future in the ministry or football got him booted out of Minnesota.

7.   Morris settled down in the podunk town of Big Lake, Texas, teaching chemistry and coaching high school baseball in a state where football gets the glory.

8.   One day, football will get it right -- when it quits trying to get it perfect.

9.   The football is getting better.

10.   The rest of it stunk, though the football did get better as the season progressed.