Tip to Tyler, PFP says Indy is #1, but it’s more the QB than the line
No. 1 — Indianapolis Colts It’s traditional for quarterbacks to thank their offensive line for services rendered with ostentatious gifts. In this case, perhaps it would be more relevant for the guys in the trenches to club together and buy Manning something nice, because it’s certain that when we move on to rankings for just the offensive line, the Colts won’t figure anywhere near as highly. The reason for this is that when only considering the front five, the influence of Manning won’t percolate so deeply into our numbers. His ability to get through his reads so quickly stops hurries becoming sacks and pressure logged against him personally is extremely rare.
Manning has a real preference for getting his tight ends and half backs in pass routes, but problems at left tackle in particular mean that Addai and Donald Brown spend more time blocking than he’d like them to. That said, they contribute to this top-placed rank because when they do stay in to pass protect, they do a very good job of it.
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