The next installment of our 2011 Fantasy Football<\/a> Draft Guide – is our Offensive Line Cheat Sheets & Rankings. They may be the most under-appreciated group in sports but the Offensive Lines are the fuel that makes the whole offense run. <\/p>\n Without a strong unit of beefy lineman, teams struggle to execute running games and to protect the quarterbacks that are in charge of making plays down field. <\/p>\n The offensive line is more important to a great team than the great QB or the game breaking running back because without that solid quintet up front no player on offense can succeed consistently, even a kicker. Just because your league doesn\u2019t reward pancake blocks doesn\u2019t mean the big uglies don\u2019t count. <\/p>\n Remember that FF guru\u2019s, and you\u2019ll win your league this year. How about it, owners? Post your thoughts or comments below this article!<\/p>\n Pay attention \u2013 the Fantasy players that you draft should play behind one of the Stud Units.<\/p>\n 1. New England Patriots<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 9th Rushing (123.1 YPG), 11th Passing (240 YPG), 4th Sacks Allowed (25) There is not much to dislike about this unit. They have consistently given Tom Brady time to operate and in 2010 they even found a way to pave the way for a finally formidable running game. This group does everything well and is the reason that the Pats have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL \u2013 just ask Tom Brady!<\/p>\n 2. Indianapolis Colts<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 1st Passing (288 YPG), 29th Rushing (92.7 YPG), 1st Sacks Allowed (16) You might say that the Colts are ranked a little high based on their weak running game but figure that Peyton Manning is the least sacked QB in the NFL and has been for years. The Colts have one job and that is to protect their immobile QB and there is no denying that they do that very well. The running game will come around some time \u2013 I promise!<\/p>\n 3. New York Jets<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 22nd Passing (203 YPG), 4th Rushing (148.4 YPG), 9th Sacks Allowed (28) The Jets could certainly make an argument as the best line in the NFL \u2013 three Pro Bowlers litter the line and generate one of the best rushing attacks in the game. Nick, D’Brickashaw Ferguson and Damien Woody are as good as they come and put the Jets in the Top tier of NFL O-lines.<\/p>\n 4. New Orleans Saints <\/strong>– 2010 Offensive Rankings- 28th Rushing (94.7 YPG), 3rd Passing (278 YPG), 5th Sacks Allowed (26) Nicks and Jahri Evans are two of the best O-linemen in the NFL \u2013 they are good at protecting the quarterback and at opening up running lanes for the backs. The rushing totals were disappointing in 2010 but it wasn\u2019t necessarily the lines fault \u2013 injuries were THE factor. This unit protects Drew Brees and will be better with a healthy and bolstered running game in 2011.<\/p>\n 5. New York Giants<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings: 6th Rushing (137.5 YPG); 10th Passing (243 YPG); 2nd Sacks Allowed (16) The Giants are solid in absolutely every aspect of the game \u2013 rushing, passing and sacks allowed. There are no holes in this group \u2013 deserving of a Top 5 rank.<\/p>\n 6. Atlanta Falcons<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 12th Rushing (118.2 YPG), 15th Passing (223 YPG), 3rd Sacks Allowed (23) Like the Giants, the Falcons are good in every aspect of the game \u2013 they open lanes for Michael Turner and they protect a minimally mobile QB. The offense is going to have to steal the show in Atlanta again this season and it all starts with the O-line.<\/p>\n 7. Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 30th Passing (180 YPG), 1st Rushing (164.2 YPG), 13th Sacks Allowed (32) This is an aging group but have to be in the Top 10 based on KC\u2019s incredible rushing totals in 2010. They also do a pretty good job of keeping Matt Cassell off the turf.<\/p>\n 8. Houston Texans <\/strong>– 2010 Offensive Rankings- 7th Rushing (127.6 YPG), 4th Passing (259 YPG), 12th Sacks Allowed (32) The Texans were Top 10 in rushing and passing in 2010 and is all starts with the O-line. Although they are a somewhat unheralded group, Arian Foster\u2019s incredible 2010 success can be attributed to the play of Houston\u2019s solid Offensive Line.<\/p>\n 9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 8th Rushing (125 YPG), 17th Passing (210 YPG), 10th Sacks Allowed (30) The Bucs are a team on the rise and they feature two largely unheralded players that lead the team. LeGarrette Blount and Josh Freeman were breakout stars in 2010 thanks to their solid O-line. The Bucs are young and talented and it is up to the O-line to protect their status as one of the more exciting teams heading into 2011.<\/p>\n 10. Dallas Cowboys<\/strong> – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 6th Passing (253 YPG), 16th Rushing (111.6 YPG), 11th Sacks Allowed (31) There were definitely some problems in Dallas in 2010 but the offense wasn\u2019t one of them despite having to protect immobile backup quarterbacks almost all season long. The Cowboys are a candidate for Bounce Back O-line of the year in 2011. They have talent and a system to succeed in Big D.<\/p>\n 11. Philadelphia Eagles – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 5th Rushing (145.3 YPG), 9th Passing (244 YPG), 29th Sacks Allowed (49) 12. San Diego Chargers – 2010 Rankings- 15th Rushing (113.1), 2nd Passing (282), 21st Sacks Allowed (38) 13. Tennessee Titans – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 25th Passing (194 YPG), 17th Rushing (107.9 YPG), 7th Sacks Allowed (27) 14. Minnesota Vikings – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 26th Passing (194 YPG), 10th Rushing (121.4 YPG), 18th Sacks Allowed (36) 15. Jacksonville Jaguars – 2010 Offensive Rankings- 3rd Rushing (149.7 YPG), 27th Passing (192 YPG), 20th Sacks Allowed (38) 16. Baltimore Ravens Pre-season is nearly upon us (we hope), so for the next few weeks we encourage you to be checking out our FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/a> for all your rankings and analysis for the upcoming league drafts that you\u2019re going to be participating in. <\/p>\n Fantasy football offensive line rankings for the 2011 NFL fantasy football season to assist you on draft day. Detailed analysis of the top offensive lines…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[50559,50560,14588,14590,15713,15714,918,15718,50561],"class_list":["post-40633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy-football","tag-2011-best-offensive-lines","tag-2011-nfl-offensive-line-rankings","tag-cheat-sheets","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-nfl-offensive-line-rankings","tag-o-line-ratings","tag-offensive-line","tag-offensive-line-stats","tag-sacks-allowed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40633"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40663,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40633\/revisions\/40663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}READY FOR DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUES? – WIN $$ TODAY AT FANDUEL.COM!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n
Below is Dave B`s 2011 Offensive Line Rankings. <\/h3>\n
\nStarters – LT Matt Light, LG Logan Mankins, C Dan Koeppen, RG Dan Connolly, RT Sebastian Vollmer<\/p>\n
\nStarters- LT Charlie Johnson, LG Kyle DeVan, C Jeff Saturday, RG Mike Pollack, RT Ryan Diem<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT D\u2019Brickashaw Ferguson, LG Matt Slauson, C Nick Mangold, RG Brandon Moore, RT Damien Woody<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Jermond Bushrod. LG Carl Nicks, C Jonathan Goodwin, RG Jahri Evans, RT Jonathan Stinchbomb<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT David Diehl, LG Rich Seubert, C Shaun O\u2019Hara, RG Chris Snee, RT Kareem Mackenzie<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Sam Baker, LG Justin Blalock, C Todd McClure, RG Harvey Dahl, RT Tyson Clabo<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Branden Albert, LG Brian Waters, C Casey Wiegemann, RG Ryan Lilja, RT Ryan O\u2019Callaghan<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Duane Brown, LG Wade Smith, C Chris Meyers, RG Antoine Caldwell, RT Eric Winston<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Donald Penn, LG Ted Larsen, C Jeremy Zuttah, RG Derek Hardman, RT Jeremy Trueblood [ad-8469823]<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Doug Free, LG Kyle Kosier, C Andre Gurode, RG Leonard Davis, RT Marc Colombo, Reserve- Tyron Smith<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Jason Peters, LG Todd Herremans, C Mike McGlynn, RG Nick Cole, RT Winston Justice<\/p>\n
\nStarters- LT Marcus McNeill, LG Kris Dielman, C Nick Hardwick, RG Louis Vasquez, RT Jeromey Clarey<\/p>\nCLICK HERE FOR DAILY FANTASY SPORTS LEAGUES! – WIN $$ TODAY AT DRAFTSTREET.COM!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nStarters – LT Michael Roos, LG Leroy Harris, C Fernando Velasco, RG Jake Scott, RT Bill Stewart<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Bryant McKinnie, LG Chris DeGeare, C John O\u2019Sullivan, RG Steve Hutchinson, RT Phil Loadholt<\/p>\n
\nStarters – LT Eugene Monroe, LG Vince Manuwai, C Brad Meester, RG Uche Nwaneri, RT Jordan Black<\/p>\n
\n17. Detroit Lions
\n18. Oakland Raiders
\n19. Buffalo Bills
\n20. Cincinnati Bengals
\n21. Green Bay Packers
\n22. Cleveland Browns
\n23. Pittsburgh Steelers
\n24. Miami Dolphins
\n25. San Francisco 49ers
\n26. Carolina Panthers
\n27. St. Louis Rams
\n28. Denver Broncos
\n29. Washington Redskins
\n30. Seattle Seahawks
\n31. Chicago Bears
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