Ultimate Fantasy Football Strategy - 2008 Offensive Line Rankings and Analysis

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.

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