Eagles' o-line ranked 20th by PFF
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Eagles' o-line ranked 20th by PFF
Paul Domowitch, Daily News NFL Columnist
Pro Football Focus just came out with its NFL offensive line ratings. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that the Eagles’ line didn’t make its top five. But it’s not in the bottom five either.
The website has the Eagles ranked 20th, behind the Giants (14th) and Redskins (15th), but ahead of the Cowboys (24th).
The Eagles are ranked 28th in pass-blocking, a surpringly-high fourth in run-blocking and 25th in penalties, per PFF.
"There’s no doubt about it, the loss of Jason Peters hit this team hard," PFF said in its analysis. "While (right tackle) Todd Herremans and (left guard) Evan Mathis continue to play well, the poor form of (right guard) Danny Watkins, coupled with injuries, has seen a major dropoff from 2011."
The Eagles currently are 22nd in the league in sacks allowed per pass play. They are 10th in rushing yards per game (122.0), though more than a quarter of those yards belong to quarterback Mike Vick. The Eagles are 14th in the league in yards per attempt (4.1).
As for penalties, the Eagles’ offensive line has been flagged 16 times this season – 11 times for holding and 5 times for false starts. Three of those 16 penalties were declined. Demetress Bell, who has been replaced at left tackle by King Dunlap for the second time since the start of training camp, has a line-high five penalties, including two holds and three false starts. Three of his penalties stalled drives.
Mathis is second with four penalties – two holds and two false starts. Three of his four penalties stalled drives.
For what it’s worth, the Bears, whose line is ranked lower (22nd) than the Eagles, are 5-1. The Chiefs, meanwhile, whose line was ranked the second best in the league by PFF, is 1-5.
A rundown of PFF’s offensive line rankings, starting from the bottom up:
| Rank | Team | Pass Blocking | Run Blocking | Penalties | Record |
| 32 | Cardinals | 32nd | 32nd | 18th | 4-3 |
| 31 | Jaguars | 31st | 24th | 17th | 1-5 |
| 30 | Raiders | 30th | 28th | 14th | 2-4 |
| 29 | Rams | 29th | 21st | 29th | 3-4 |
| 28 | Seahawks | 27th | 15th | 32nd | 4-3 |
| 27 | Colts | 17th | 30th | 32nd | 4-3 |
| 26 | Panthers | 19th | 29th | 13th | 1-5 |
| 25 | Cowboys | 24th | 13th | 31st | 3-3 |
| 24 | Steelers | 11th | 31st | 27th | 3-3 |
| 23 | Dolphins | 14th | 26th | 24th | 3-3 |
| 22 | Bears | 25th | 7th | 30th | 5-1 |
| 21 | Chargers | 26th | 20th | 3rd | 3-3 |
| 20 | Eagles | 28th | 4th | 25th | 3-3 |
| 19 | Titans | 18th | 16th | 28th | 3-4 |
| 18 | Buccaneers | 13th | 22nd | 22nd | 2-4 |
| 17 | Packers | 7th | 27th | 16th | 4-3 |
| 16 | Jets | 20th | 17th | 8th | 3-4 |
| 15 | Redskins | 12th | 23rd | 11th | 3-4 |
| 14 | Giants | 21st | 8th | 15th | 5-2 |
| 13 | Texans | 15th | 19th | 5th | 6-1 |
| 12 | Falcons | 29th | 9th | 2nd | 6-0 |
| 11 | Ravens | 23rd | 2nd | 19th | 5-2 |
| 10 | Browns | 9th | 11th | 21st | 1-6 |
| 9 | Bills | 4th | 18th | 20th | 3-4 |
| 8 | Bengals | 1st | 25th | 10th | 3-4 |
| 7 | Patriots | 16th | 3rd | 1st | 4-3 |
| 6 | Broncos | 3rd | 14th | 26th | 3-3 |
| 5 | Lions | 5th | 12th | 6th | 2-4 |
| 4 | Saints | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2-4 |
| 3 | Vikings | 8th | 5th | 7th | 5-2 |
| 2 | Chiefs | 2nd | 10th | 9th | 1-5 |
| 1 | 49ers | 10th | 1st | 12th | 5-2 |
I love how these "beat" writers rely on someone else to do the work for them. My first source for Eagles news have moved to a more "Philadelphia" site......— beefbre- I don't need stats or rankings to realize that the Eags O line is horrid. Howard Mudd has mucked it all up. Vick usually has the option of handing the ball off to Shady, or to the defensive lineman who is in the back field as soon as the ball is snapped.— Mike Boryla
- They're ranked fourth in run blocking because they hardly ever run.How misleading.— essell
- Atlanta o-line is WORST than Eagles in pass blocking and ranked 29th....but Matt Ryan is ranked much higher in NFL QB rating than the loser Vick...oh yeah Ryan has the Falcons undefeated at 6-0....Vick has Eagles LAST in points scored per game...so it's not the o-lne, it's the QB that is the most important.— Bob112
- Essell- Imagine that!! ... Eagles for Life!!!— vman
- Hard to imagine there are 12 teams worse than our O-line.— kjuggs77
- You Eagles never watch other football games. Its why you guys don't understand the game properly. — BumSatellite
- I love how all the Vick lovers want to blame the O-line. I've said this all season...THE O-LINE IS NOT THAT BAD. The problem is the idiot dog killer with herpes who thinks he's a quarterback holds on to the ball longer than Moses took to part the seas.— BumSatellite
- It's a combination of factors both ways. Good coaches can only get so much out of substitutes and substitutes are just that, second liners. Peters makes Mudd look good and Mudd needs players like Peters to earn the rep he has. Vick holding the ball too long due to injuries and shoddy OL play are all interconnected. It isn't one or the other, it's both.— tpizza
- You would have to be blind to believe there are 10 teams with worse Offensive Lines in the NFL than the Eagles. No worry, after this season, Philly will have a long time with a new coach looking for a franchise quarterback to being them back to a point of relevancy in the NFL. In the NFC East we are about to be treated to the RGIII Show, out of Washington DC. It should take about 6 years to find a Quarterback and Coach to bring the Eagles back to a point of respectability. For those of you that don't know how we lived before Dick Vermile, you're about to find out. The best we can hope for is that Foles is the Real Deal, and we will find out next season provided we get out of the Vick contract and hire a willing coach.— Dexter
- The Oline is what it is. Makeshift Journeyman and 6th round pick extravaganza. One guy on our line was on the practice squad. The other guy couldnt find a job until we signed him and made him valuable to only us. Another guy was a borderline probowl talent until he was forced to change positions which made him average. The other guy is a 7th round pick that cant stay healthy longer than a game in a half. The injured guy's only claim to fame is being able to run away from blocking so he can run over cornerbacks on the edge but thinks he is jeff saturday. And the other guy is a 30 year old fireman who doesnt have a clue.
But it makes perfect sense to blame Vick for the jailbreak they call an offensive line. Especially since when he got actual time in the pocket he looked like the MVP. Clowns...— Zeru - It isnt that Vick cant recognize a blitz. Its that he cant recognize an offensive line.— Zeru
- And the only reason why we are ranked 4th in rushing is because Vick has to haul ash as soon as he hikes the ball. There is a reason why its ranked 4th. He is running for his life and we have one of the best backs in football.— Zeru
- Agree w zeru... Eagles 4th because of Vick running for his life.
Falcons pass blocking suggests eagles should finally get some sacks.— Mr. Magee - It would be pretty unsophisticated analysis by PFF if they included Vick's non-called scrambles as runs for "run blocking". But, I am not sure what they do. The line has been terribly inconsistent. But, they haven't thrown any interceptions or fumbled the ball yet - that is on Vick.— borntosuffer
