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Has there ever been a team with a season of amazing O-Line performance but terrible QB performance? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Foxehh3@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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I was talking to a friend of mine and we got into the discussion of the importance of O-Lines. I'm of the opinion that an amazing top-5 O-Line props up nearly any QB enough to be a great QB. He's of the opinion an amazing top-5 QB helps inflate O-Line stats.

Who is right - or is it a little of both?

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[–] dlanod@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Neither.

The Browns in 2014/2015 had Joe Thomas, Alex Mack, Joel Bitonio and Mitchell Schwartz. That's one of the best collections of talent I've seen on one line. Thomas is a HoF. Mack got a couple of ridiculous contracts. Bitonio was Thomas redux in just showing up every week and doing a good job keeping his QB upright, including two first team All-Pros. Schwartz won a SB with the Chiefs and was a first team All-Pro. Greco is... definitely a name I'd believe existed (sorry John, I'm definitely not as familiar with your work).

Nine first team and eleven second team All-Pros between them all.

The QBs they blocked for in 2014 and 2015:

Hoyer
Manziel
Shaw
Josh McCown
Davis

I think that's as comprehensive disproving of both theories as possible.