The second is overcoming a poor exhibition finale and getting ready for the Dallas Cowboys next Monday night.

Fortunately for Barber, he played well enough in that exhibition finale against Tampa Bay to avoid the guillotine.

But he was hit hard in his penultimate start, against Houston, then rocked by Tampa Bay in the exhibition finale.

Jim Fassel, the young new offensive coordinator, is concerned about an offense that generated only a field goal in the exhibition finale.

But there is an interesting difference between this Jets lineup and the one from last year's exhibition finale against the Chicago Bears.

He was not suited up tonight, but will be in action next Friday for the exhibition finale at Kansas City.

Both Ogrodnick and Shaw planned to be in uniform for the Rangers' exhibition finale here tonight against the North Stars.

Bollinger will not play in Thursday's exhibition finale against Philadelphia.

That followed a preseason in which he threw one pass in the opening game and did not even suit up for the exhibition finale.

She missed an exhibition finale against the Minnesota Lynx and spent several other games on the injured list because her tendinitis in her foot.