21.  Any piece of art with a flag in it is going to generate some kind of response, mostly because the flag itself is art.

22.  Any pitcher can beat a team on any given night."

23.  Any pitcher who throws to first more than three times while attempting to hold a runner on base will be shot.

24.  Defensive MVP: Strong safety Troy Polamalu is off to a strong start.

25.  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.

26.  Defensive production, if there is such a thing, would go up 40, 50, 90 percent.

27.  Defensive stocks _ those that hold up well in weak markets _ is a standard answer.

28.  Defensive tackle Aaron Williams has been bothered by a strained Achilles' tendon but is expected to return to practice before the Sun Bowl.

29.  Defensive tackle and captain Pete Holland will not play because of a disc injury to his lower back.

30.  Defensive tackle Christian Peter also left the team as a free agent, but he was expected to be replaced by the second-year tackle Cornelius Griffin.