1.   And then he challenged the other linemen to step up and give Smith some help.

2.   His job includes checking the defensive alignment and then calling out blocking schemes for the other linemen.

3.   The three linemen all played for Belichick in Cleveland, where Pioli was a personnel scout.

4.   The two linemen describe their ethnicity as Polynesian, although each speaks a different language.

5.   Yes, but how do the five linemen quickly learn the subtleties of the job?

6.   Most of the other linemen are nursing injuries.

7.   The other linemen were Outland Trophy winner Kris Farris of UCLA, Aaron Gibson of Wisconsin, Rob Murphy of Ohio State and Matt Stinchcomb of Georgia.

8.   While Keathley and the other lineman had to prove themselves to scouts, they realize they benefited from the attention on Tomlinson.