The trainees could only wait at their backup positions and watch.

This again relegated Zolak to the backup position, where he remained for the rest of the season.

However, the 6-foot-5-inch, 218-pound Simms has lived up to his high school honors and earned the backup position.

"You take a backup position over there," Hallevar said, pointing to a far corner of the room.

But by that time he would be in his backup position.

We'll consider offers, but any offer we accept will be in a backup position.

I'm obviously in a backup position right now, but who knows what's going to happen.

Are guys in our backup position going to give us better play?

"They are a great team and great teams have good players in backup positions."

A few other teams are interested and next week we'll create some backup positions.