Ultimate Fantasy Football Strategy - 2008 Offensive Line Rankings and Analysis

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2008 Offensive Line Rankings and Analysis

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.

See our 2009 Offensive Line Analysis Articles

Updated August 20, 2008

Very Good

	2007		Starters		Improvement 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
	All 5 starters back, should continue to improve.
Denver Broncos	4.6	32	29	2	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Poor	Very Good
	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
	5 starters back, 4.8 YPC in second half of season, loss of Favre will make line look worse.
Jacksonville Jaguars	4.6	31	28	1	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Very Good	Very Good
	5 starters that played weeks 10-16, 4.8 YPC and 7 sacks in those 7 games.
New York Giants	4.6	28	28	1	Same	Same	Very Good	Good
	5 starters returning, should be as good as last year.

Good

	2007		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Cincinnati Bengals	3.7	17	28-29	1 or 2	Slightly Better	Same	Fair	Good
	5 starters returning from late last season and Anderson will at least provide depth.
Dallas Cowboys	4.2	25	30	2	Same	Same	Good	Good
	All 5 starters back but only 3.9 YPC fom weeks 9 to 16.
Houston Texans	3.8	22	26-27	0 or 1	Better	Same	Fair	Good
	Brown and Myers are upgades, Alex Gibbs will install new zone blocking scheme.
Indianapolis Colts	3.8	23	27	1	Better	Same	Fair	Mediocre
	Lost Scott but 4.5 YPC and 5 sacks in 6 games with Ugoh and Diem.
Minnesota Vikings	5.3	38	29	2	Worse	Same	Fair	Good
	5 starters returning but possible McKinnie suspension and loss of FB Richardson will hurt.
New England Patriots	4.1	21	29	2	Same	Same	Mediocre	Very Good
	5 starters returning, should be as good as last year.
New Orleans Saints	3.7	16	27-28	1	Slightly Better	Slightly Worse	Good	Good
	Loss of Faine will hurt in pass protection but Brown is healthy.
Philadelphia Eagles	4.7	49	30	2	Same	Slightly Better	Good	Good
	5 starters returning but a healthy McNabb might make line look better.
San Diego Chargers	4.2	24	27	1	Same	Same	Very Good	Mediocre
	5 starters that played weeks 13-17, 4.7 YPC and 11 sacks; Hardwick's foot is a concern.

Fair

	2007		Starters		Improvement 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
	5 starters returning but need to build chemistry.
Baltimore Ravens	4.0	39	25-27	0 or 1	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Very Good	Fair
	3 of last year's starters moving to their natural position but injuries to tackles are a concern.
Buffalo Bills	4.0	26	27	0	Same	Same	Good	Poor
	5 starters returning (if Peters returns), 13 sacks allowed in last 11 games.
New York Jets	3.8	53	28	2	Better	Better	Very Good	Mediocre
	3 upgrades with Faneca, Woody and FB Richardson.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4.2	36	25-26	0 or 1	Same	Slightly Better	Fair	Good
	Addition of Faine will help pass protection, RG Joseph is out for a few weeks.
Tennessee Titans	3.9	30	28	1	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Poor
	Line will be good as long as Roos, Scott, Stewart and 37 year old Mawae stay healthy.
Washington Redskins	3.8	29	32	5	Better	Slightly Worse	Poor	Good
	5 starters returning but injuries are a concern with this old line.

Mediocre

	2007		Starters		Improvement 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
	Many injuries last season, new young guys, cannot be worse.
Miami Dolphins	4.0	42	25	0	Better	Same	Good	Poor
	2 starters returning, added 2 good run blockers in Long and Smiley.
Oakland Raiders	4.1	41	29	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Mediocre
	Harris is a slight upgrade over Sims and Wade a slight upgrade over Newberry.
Seattle Seahawks	3.8	36	28	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Fair
	Wahle will finally give the Seahawks a pretty good LG.

Poor

	2007		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Carolina Panthers	4.0	33	26	1	Same	Worse	Mediocre	Good
	Only 2 starters returning and both changing positions.
Chicago Bears	3.1	43	29	3	Same	Slightly Better	Very Good	Poor
	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
	4 starters returning, Cherilus replacing Woody, new zone blocking scheme.
Kansas City Chiefs	3.3	55	26	2	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Good	Mediocre
	2 starters returning, 3 have never played an NFL game.
Pittsburgh Steelers	4.2	47	28	1	Slightly Worse	Same	Mediocre	Mediocre
	Loss of 7-time Pro Bowler Alan Faneca will hurt a lot.
San Francisco 49ers	4.1	55	26-27	1	Slightly Worse	Better	Mediocre	Fair
	Joe Staley moving to LT and 2 new guards, will have to build chemistry.
St. Louis Rams	3.8	48	27	1	Slightly Better	Better	Mediocre	Poor
	Line will be much improved if Pace is healthy and with the addition of Bell at LG.

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