21.   Sapolu thinks linemen will be told they can cut block in the open field but not in interior line play.

22.   Shields did not get a chance to show how many facets of line play he could absorb at Nebraska because its offense required little one-on-one pass blocking.

23.   That is what he will seek with a combination of tricky coverages in the secondary and twisting line play up front in defending the running game.

24.   The Broncos epitomize strong line play, and they do it with quickness and intelligence.

25.   The guy is a guru at offensive line play.

26.   The line misses the leadership of departed free agent center Robbie Tobeck, although line play was not good last season, either.

27.   The line play is the impetus for running the ball and stopping the run, two winning football axioms, and for pass protection and pass pressure.

28.   The more the line plays together, the more comfortable they all are.

29.   The network did notably well in showing so much line play, pass coverage and run defense from a low angle.

30.   The six-man approach has given the Dolphins their strongest line play in a decade.