2008 Offensive Line Rankings and Analysis

Written by Phil

Thursday, 19 June 2008

The following offensive line rankings were determined based on a number of factors which include the new additions to the offensive line, injuries suffered last season, the durability of the line, the average age of the line and the depth of the line. The offensive lines have been divided in five groups and teams in each group are listed in alphabetical order. To further understand each line, click on the team name and it will lead you to a detailed analysis of the offensive line.

Very Good

	2007		Starters		Impovement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Cleveland Browns	4.3	19	28	2	Same	Same	Good	Good
March 30, 2008	All 5 starters back, should be as good as last year
Denver Broncos	4.6	32	29	2	Slightly Better	Better	Poor	Very Good
May 13, 2008	Return of Nalen and Hamilton, 5.0 YPC and 5 sacks in 4 games with Nalen.
Green Bay Packers	4.1	19	28	2	Better	Same	Very Good	Good
April 17, 2008	5 starters back, 4.8 YPC in second half of season but loss of Favre will make line look worse.
Jacksonville Jaguars	4.6	31	28	1	Slightly Better	Better	Very Good	Very Good
May 15, 2008	5 starters that played weeks 10-16, 4.8 YPC and 7 sacks in those 7 games.
Minnesota Vikings	5.3	38	29	2	Worse	Same	Fair	Good
April 21, 2008	5 starters returning but McKinnie suspension and loss of FB Richardson will hurt.
New York Giants	4.6	28	28	1	Same	Same	Very Good	Good
March 24, 2008	5 starters returning, should be as good as last year.

Good

	2007		Starters		Impovement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Dallas Cowboys	4.2	25	30	2	Same	Same	Good	Good
April 18, 2008	All 5 starters back but only 3.9 YPC fom weeks 9 to 16.
Houston Texans	3.8	22	26-28	0 to 2	Better	Same	Fair	Good
May 16, 2008	Brown and Myers are upgades, Alex Gibbs will install new zone blocking scheme.
Indianapolis Colts	3.8	23	27	1	Better	Same	Fair	Mediocre
May 5, 2008	Lost Scott but 4.5 YPC and 5 sacks in 6 games with Ugoh and Diem.
New England Patriots	4.1	21	29	2	Same	Same	Mediocre	Very Good
April 23, 2008	5 starters returning, should be as good as last year.
Philadelphia Eagles	4.7	49	30	2	Same	Slightly Better	Good	Good
May 8, 2008	5 starters returning but a healthy McNabb might make line look better.
San Diego Chargers	4.2	24	27	1	Slightly Better	Same	Very Good	Poor
May 15, 2008	5 starters that played weeks 13-17, 4.7 YPC and 11 sacks in those 5 games.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4.2	36	25-26	0 or 1	Same	Better	Fair	Good
April 18, 2008	Addition of Faine will help pass protection, Petitgout could help if he is healthy.

Fair

	2007		Starters		Impovement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Baltimore Ravens	4.0	39	24	0	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Very Good	Good
June 16, 2008	Young with good depth and 3 of last year's starters moving back to their natural position.
Buffalo Bills	4.0	26	27	0	Same	Slightly Better	Good	Poor
May 12, 2008	5 starters returning, 13 sacks allowed in last 11 games.
Cincinnati Bengals	3.7	17	28-29	1 or 2	Same*	Same	Fair	Fair
May 14, 2008	*Run blocking will impove if Anderson starts at RT, watch Levi Jones trade request.
Miami Dolphins	4.0	42	25	0	Better	Same	Good	Poor
May 9, 2008	2 starters returning, added 2 good run blockers in Long and Smiley.
New Orleans Saints	3.7	16	27-28	1	Slightly Better	Slightly Worse	Good	Good
March 26, 2008	Loss of Faine will hurt in pass protection but Brown is healthy.
New York Jets	3.8	53	28	2	Better	Better	Very Good	Mediocre
May 15, 2008	3 upgrades with Faneca, Woody and FB Richardson.
St. Louis Rams	3.8	48	27	1	Better	Slightly Better	Poor	Fair
May 9, 2008	Line will be much improved if Pace is healthy and with the addition of Bell at LG.
Washington Redskins	3.8	29	32	5	Better	Slightly Worse	Poor	Good
May 14, 2008	5 starters returning but injuries are a concern for this old line.

Mediocre

	2007		Starters		Impovement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Arizona Cardinals	3.6	24	27	0	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Fair
May 14, 2008	5 starters returning but need to build chemistry.
Oakland Raiders	4.1	41	29	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Mediocre
May 13, 2008	Harris is a slight upgrade over Sims and Wade a slight upgrade over Newberry.
Pittsburgh Steelers	4.2	47	28	1	Slightly Worse	Same	Mediocre	Mediocre
May 14, 2008	Loss of Faneca will hurt in running game but Hartwig is a slight upgrade at C.
San Francisco 49ers	4.1	55	26-27	1	Slightly Worse	Better	Mediocre	Fair
May 8, 2008	Joe Staley moving to LT and 2 new guards, will have to build chemistry.
Seattle Seahawks	3.8	36	28	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Fair
May 8, 2008	Wahle will finally give the Seahawks a pretty good LG.
Tennessee Titans	3.9	30	28	1	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Poor
May 14, 2008	Line will be good as long as Roos, Scott, Stewart and 37 year old Mawae stay healthy.

Poor

	2007		Starters		Impovement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Atlanta Falcons	3.9	47	26-27	1 or 2	Same	Better	Mediocre	Mediocre
May 12, 2008	Many injuries last season, new young guys, cannot be worse.
Carolina Panthers	4.0	33	26	1	Same	Worse	Mediocre	Good
May 10, 2008	Only 2 starters returning and both changing positions.
Chicago Bears	3.1	43	29	3	Same	Better	Very Good	Poor
May 12, 2008	Chris Williams at LT and move of John Tait from LT to RT will help pass protection.
Detroit Lions	4.0	54	29	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Good
May 13, 2008	4 starters returning, Cherilus replacing Woody, new zone blocking scheme.
Kansas City Chiefs	3.3	55	26	2	Slightly Better	Better	Good	Mediocre
May 15, 2008	2 starters returning, 3 have never played an NFL game.