The free agency departure of center Ryan Jensen stings, but the Ravens can patch that hole with Matt Skura, who filled in for Yanda at right guard last year, or sixth-round pick Bradley Bozeman. This unit already has a strong baseline; a healthy Yanda and Brown playing like the first-rounder he once projected to be provide upside for Collins and the Baltimore backs as well as Joe Flacco… or maybe one of the Ravens’ intriguing backup quarterback candidates.The Buffalo line will look dramatically different from the mauling unit that was the backbone of the offense a couple seasons ago. Last season was the first in which he didn’t allow 50-plus pressures and yet was still below average by allowing 42.There is a lot of projection here with Dan Feeney and Forrest Lamp in Year 2 as well as Mike Pouncey, but it’s impossible to think things could get worse. Using a combination of grades, college evaluations and age projections, we’ve come to the following starting-five rankings.A year ago, the Philadelphia Eagles earned the top spot heading into preseason, and after fueling a Super Bowl victory, they’ve once again placed themselves firmly atop our list. While Buffalo graded out as a top-seven line last season according to PFF, they ranked in the bottom six in adjusted line yards and next-to-last in adjusted sack rate.
KC hopes Morse can put his foot issues behind him and return to the All-Rookie team form of 2015. As a result the most talented offensive line in the league underachieved—relatively speaking. After 10,363 consecutive snaps, the Browns’ offensive line took on a new look last October when Joe Thomas went down with a triceps injury. Throughout these writeups you’ll find references to metrics from Pro Football Focus and Football Outsiders; the former watches every snap repeatedly to break down each lineman’s prowess in run blocking and pass protection, while the latter has created statistics such as Adjusted Line Yards and Adjusted Sack Rate to help determine what share of a team’s offensive productivity can be traced to the performance of his blockers.Of course, these metrics aren’t fool-proof. First-round pick Isaiah Wynn could be the dark horse here to win the starting left tackle job as he allowed all of four pressures last season at the position for Georgia.Injuries absolutely ravaged the Redskins offensive line in 2017, but this was one of the best lines in the NFL prior to last year. The free agency departure of Andrew Norwell doesn’t help; the Panthers will ask 2016 second-round pick Taylor Moton, who played just 70 snaps last season, to fill that void.
Just because the Bengals couldn’t block in 2017, it doesn’t automatically mean they won’t be able to in 2018. More importantly, o-line coach Mike Munchak bowed out of interviewing for Arizona’s head coaching job to remain in his role in Pittsburgh. A healthy left side, where Humphries and Iupati both grade out as top-end run blockers at their position, combined with Johnson running at full speed will provide Steve Wilks with the personnel he needs to establish the run. Thomas retired following the season, launching the five-year countdown to Canton and leaving Cleveland in search of an anchor for their o-line. Mitchell Schwartz is one of the best right tackles in the game – earning an 80.0 overall grade last season – but pretty much everyone else on the line is right around average for their position. For as much of an upgrade as Glenn will be, there is no certainty Price will be the same. But for a change the injuries didn’t derail the Bolts, as they surrendered a league-low 18 sacks. All five starters are back, and only Ramon Foster isn’t under contract beyond this season.
David Andrews graded out as one of the league’s best centers. Given the disparate skill sets of their primary running backs, it makes sense to be versatile. Injuries: Backups: (T): Chaz Green, Le'Raven Clark (G): (C): Danny Pinter Fantasy Impact: Phillip Rivers' arrival in Indianapolis will finally gift him the luxury of an elite offensive line. Cooper won’t be available until training camp due to a knee injury, giving Garnett—who dropped 25 pounds to better fit the need for mobile linemen in Kyle Shanahan’s scheme—an inside track on the job. The reason being unfulfilled potential. So when the 49ers made Daniel Kilgore available the Dolphins traded for him, then released Pouncey to save $7 million in cap space.