21.  That is another reason a pro coach is more likely now to consider college coaching.

22.  The college coach phoned the pro coach, an old friend, and said he had a kid who could play pro football.

23.  The game has suffered because agents have advised their clients to play in only one all-star game, the Senior Bowl, which uses pro coaches.

24.  The kid got on the phone and told the pro coach how desperately he wanted to play.

25.  The problem is that many pro coaches and their offensive coordinators think alike.

26.  Walsh has a staff full of former pro coaches and players.

27.  When his first pro coach, Bill Fitch, told him to go back into a game in Miami a few years ago, Coleman refused.

28.  With free agency and salary cap issues swirling around all NFL teams, a pro coach often feels like a recruiter.

29.  George Karl is celebrating his new standing as the highest-paid pro coach without executive duties by spreading the wealth.