Ultimate Fantasy Football Strategy - 2009 Offensive Line Rankings and Analysis

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2009 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.

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Very Good

	2008		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Atlanta Falcons	4.4	17	27.8	1	Same	Same	Good	Fair
	All 5 starters back but will struggle if 1 or 2 linemen go down.
Carolina Panthers	4.8	20	27	1	Slightly Better	Same	Mediocre	Poor
	All 5 starters back but as LT Jordan Gross said: "As it sits now, we can't really afford to have anybody get hurt"
Denver Broncos	4.8	12	28.4	2	Slightly Worse	Slightly Worse	Good	Mediocre
	All 5 starters back but probably won't perform as well under new offensive scheme.
New Orleans Saints	4	13	28.2	2	Slightly Better	Same	Good	Very Good
	All 5 starters back; not the best starting 5 but 3 good backups.
New York Giants	5	28	29.6	3	Same	Same	Good	Fair
	All 5 starters back and should be as good as last season; McKenzie's back is the only concern.
Philadelphia Eagles	4	23	27.6	0	Better	Same	Good	Good
	Added Pro Bowler Peters, will once again be one of the best in run blocking.
Tennessee Titans	4.3	12	29.4	1	Same	Same	Very Good	Mediocre
	All 5 starters back, four of whom are 28 or under. Line might be slightly worse if 38-year old Mawae is hurt.

Good

	2008		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Chicago Bears	3.9	29	29.2 - 30.4	3	Slightly Better	Better	Fair	Very Good
	If Pace stays healthy this line will be one of the best in pass protection but still average in run blocking.
Cleveland Browns	3.9	24	26.8 - 28.8	0 - 2	Better	Same	Fair	Very Good
	3 starters back; at least 1 upgrade; a healthy Steinbach should be a big boost for this running game.
Jacksonville Jaguars	4.2	42	27.0 - 29.6	2 - 3	Better	Better	Poor	Very Good
	Better and with much more depth than last year. Even in the worst case scenario, they'll improve over 2008.
Kansas City Chiefs	4.8	37	29.8	3	Same	Same	Fair	Good
	4 starters back and one upgrade but Pro Bowler Waters is unhappy and 3 starters are at least 32 years old.
Miami Dolphins	4.2	26	26.6 - 27.2	0	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Fair	Fair
	Should be slightly better at C and; a lot of depth inside but need Long and Carey to play 16 games.
New England Patriots	4.4	48	30.2	4	Same	Better	Fair	Good
	All 5 starters back but Brady will help decrease the sack total; much more depth than in previous years.
New York Jets	4.7	30	29	2	Same	Same	Very Good	Mediocre
	All 5 starters back but they need to stay healthy or the offense will struggle.

Fair

	2008		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Baltimore Ravens	4	33	25.8 - 26.0	1	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Good	Good
	Four very young starters, three returning from last year, with the veteran 6-time Pro Bowler Matt Birk at center.
Buffalo Bills	4.2	38	25.8	1	Same	Better	Very Good	Fair
	Brand new line, no great talent but all five are hard workers and very smart. This line will surprise many in 2009.
Green Bay Packers	4.1	34	26.8 - 28.0	1	Better	Same	Good	Good
	3 or 4 of the starters will be back but a lot of young linemen who could surprise; no irreplaceable starter.
Houston Texans	4.3	32	26.8	1	Same	Slightly Better	Very Good	Fair
	All 5 starters back and working with Alex Gibbs. No backups with experience but no irreplaceable starter.
Indianapolis Colts	3.4	14	28.4	2	Better	Same	Poor	Good
	This line will be one of the best if Ugoh, Lilja and Saturday stay healthy all year but that's a pretty big if.
Oakland Raiders	4.3	39	27.6 - 29.2	1 - 2	Same	Slightly Better	Good	Very Good
	3 starters back, downgrade at C but upgrade at T; 4 backups with NFL experience
San Diego Chargers	4.1	25	26.0 - 27.8	0 - 1	Slightly Better	Same	Fair	Mediocre
	4 starters back and all 4 are young but RG is a concern; McNeill, Dielman and Hardwick must stay healthy
Seattle Seahawks	4.2	36	27.8	1 - 2	Slightly Better	Slightly Better	Poor	Very Good
	All 5 starters missed at least 2 games this year, all 5 are back this year; can only improve.

Mediocre

	2008		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Cincinnati Bengals	3.6	51	27.2	1	Better	Better	Fair	Good
	Only 2 starters back, only 1 at the same position. Lots of changes but this line could surprise this year.
Dallas Cowboys	4.3	31	31.6	5	Same	Same	Good	Mediocre
	All 5 starters back but they're old and pass protection could become a problem.
Minnesota Vikings	4.5	43	27.6	2	Slightly Worse	Slightly Worse	Very Good	Very Good
	Replacing Pro Bowler Birk with Sullivan will hurt; 2 versatile backups with experience; transition year for this line.
San Francisco 49ers	4	55	27.2	1	Slightly Better	Better	Fair	Fair
	Things can only be better with Marvel Smith at RT; will be much improved in pass protection.
St. Louis Rams	4	45	26	0	Better	Slightly Better	Fair	Mediocre
	So many injuries last season that they should improve despite the loss of Pace.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4.1	32	26.2	0	Same	Same	Good	Good
	All 5 starters back and all very young but haven't shown as much improvement as we'd expect.
Washington Redskins	4.4	38	30.2	0	Slightly Worse	Slightly Better	Fair	Mediocre
	Made two changes, should be about as good if Samuels and Thomas stay healthy but very little depth.

Poor

	2008		Starters		Improvement if healthy
Team	YPC	Sacks	Avg. Age	30 & over	Run Blocking	Pass Blocking	Durability	Depth
Arizona Cardinals	3.5	28	27	1	Same	Same	Very Good	Fair
	5 starters back, will still struggle in run blocking but should be pretty good in pass protection.
Detroit Lions	3.8	52	28.4	2	Same	Better	Good	Fair
	One of the worst o-lines in 2008; 4 of the 5 starters are back but many were hurt so could be a little better.
Pittsburgh Steelers	3.7	49	26.8	1	Same	Slightly Better	Good	Poor
	5 starters back from last 11 games last season; will struggle again.

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