"Every quarterback knows, your best friend is the offensive line," McElroy said. "From left tackle to right tackle, you got to take care of those guys. One of the ways we try to do it is we take the offensive linemen out - maybe once after the spring, once before the fall. Just set the record straight that I'm taking care of them, they better take care of me."

McElroy did the same in high school, though he wound up with a $700 bill for an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse.

"I don't think I'll be making that mistake again," he said.