1.  Any place they finish above that would be a gold star on Baker's employee file.

2.  Any player will be able to sign with an independent team and become a free agent.

3.  Any player would be crazy not to want to be in a situation like Cleveland or New York.

4.  DEFENSIVE LINE _ Marc Matock's broken ankle will be a big loss since the Trojans are weakest at tackle.

5.  Defensive lineman Leon Lett will be back next month from his drug suspension.

6.  Defensive players positioned within a yard of the line of scrimmage will no longer be able to flinch to draw an offensive player into an illegal procedure penalty.

7.  Defensive tackle Mike Janak (knee sprain) will be a game-time decision.

8.  Defensively, the Patriots will be without end Ferric Collons, one of their top run stoppers, who has an ankle injury.

9.  Defensively, we'll be pretty good.

10.  Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will be in the region this week, followed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.