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Pro Football Focus released its rankings of all the NFL offensive lines in 2012. The Browns did nicely, finishing at No. 5 in the ranks.
Here are the rankings for the entire league:
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. New England Patriots
3. New York Jets
4. Denver Broncos
5. Cleveland Browns
6. New Orleans Saints
7. Detroit Lions
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. Minnesota Vikings
10. Houston Texans
11. New York Giants
12. Kansas City Shiefs
13. Buffalo Bills
14. Tennessee Titans
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Washington Redskins
17. Baltimore Ravens
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Dallas Cowboys
23. Miami Dolphins
24. oakland Raiders
25. Pittsburgh Steelers
26. St. Louis Rams
27. Carolina Panthers
28. San Diego Chargers
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. Chicago Bears
31. Indianapolis Colts
32. Arizona Cardinals
5. Cleveland Browns (14)
PB – 3rd, RB – 11th, PEN – 25th
Stud: In the upcoming weeks or so we’re going to do a piece on how often (per second) Joe Thomas (+25.6) gives up pressure compared to the rest of the league. It’s stunning how shutdown he is. Now, if only his run blocking matched up to his work in the pass game.
Dud: You can get by with players like Shawn Lauvao (-7.3) when the rest of your line is so good.
Summary: It’s not the done thing to give praise to Cleveland. That said, their line is extremely talented and when they were forced to introduce John Greco into the lineup they got even better. The stars are Thomas and Alex Mack, but the play of rookie Mitchell Schwartz bodes well for this line for a long time to come.
Here are the rankings for the entire league:
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. New England Patriots
3. New York Jets
4. Denver Broncos
5. Cleveland Browns
6. New Orleans Saints
7. Detroit Lions
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. Minnesota Vikings
10. Houston Texans
11. New York Giants
12. Kansas City Shiefs
13. Buffalo Bills
14. Tennessee Titans
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Washington Redskins
17. Baltimore Ravens
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Dallas Cowboys
23. Miami Dolphins
24. oakland Raiders
25. Pittsburgh Steelers
26. St. Louis Rams
27. Carolina Panthers
28. San Diego Chargers
29. Jacksonville Jaguars
30. Chicago Bears
31. Indianapolis Colts
32. Arizona Cardinals