Donald Fehr must be basking in these surprising early season developments that include the Mariners, but only to a point.
Newton's lessened running threat on the other hand was an in-season development.
The most intriguing off-season development to watch, however, could be the negotiations for Juan Gonzalez.
By catching three touchdown passes, Nicks provided a glimpse of his off-season development in the Giants' 31-18 win over Carolina on Sunday.
The in-season development race is now key to F1 in terms of catching up or staying ahead of rivals and with what Sir Frank Williams calls a "very generous budget" he has the resources to pursue it vigorously.
The late-season development of the freshman running back Tyrone Moss along with the senior Jarrett Payton, who has rushed for 854 yards this season, apparently took some pressure off Berlin.
In-season development is not allowed.
Red Bull and Ferrari have been pushing to allow in-season development from next year in an attempt to enable them to close the gap on Mercedes.
But while Mercedes have reluctantly agreed to some in-season development, the teams have so far been unable to agree on a strategy for how much should be allowed.
We were asked to guarantee engines at the time at the same spec to all customers at the same price and we can't do that if we are having in-season development".
