Originally Posted by
C-Gold
Agreed. The offensive line is the heartbeat of the football team. I would say the games are won and lost in the trenches but not really. Two years ago Peyton Manning had the worst run blocking line AND he had not time to throw and the Colts still went to the playoffs and won the division. Elite QB's can mask crappy lines to a point. Your offensive line can make your QB's job a lot easier ( Houston) or it can make it a lot harder like some of the other teams. The Giants offensive line really fell off compared to 3 years ago but they still won. They were one of the worst rushing teams in the league and Eli constantly had to deal with that pass rush. How about the game @ Dallas during the regular season or @ SF in the playoffs. His performance was incredible considering he had Ware in his face all game and the 49ers getting to him over 40 of his 60 drop backs.
Big Ben's line was garbage but he still made the team function. Look at the Bears with and without Cutler. Eli/Vick/Romo all had bad offensive lines. Maybe GM's invest less in the lines because they expect their QB's to mask it to a point.