Do the Eagles have the Best Offensive Line in the NFL?

     Recently, Mike Renner of PFF published, in his opinion, who the top 5 offensive lines in the league are. As can be seen, he has the Eagles at 1, Browns at 2, Lions at 3, Bucs at 4, and the Packers at 5.


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   Today, we're gonna analyze each team's (teams that were listed) OL and really see if this is right. First we'll list each teams starters:

Eagles: Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Jason Kelce, Isaac Seumalo, Lane Johnson

Browns: Jedrick Wills, Joel Bitonio, Nick Harris, Wyatt Teller, Jack Conklin

Lions: Taylor Decker, Jonah Jackson, Frank Ragnow, Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Penei Sewell

Buccaneers: Donovan Smith, Aaron Stinnie, Ryan Jensen, Shaq Mason, Tristan Wirfs

Packers: David Bakhtiari, Jon Runyan, Josh Myers, Royce Newman, Elgton Jenkins

First off, I think it's safe to say the Eagles have two future HOFers in Kelce and Johnson, and it can be said they aren't in their prime but Johnson didn't allow any sacks and Kelce was a top 3 center last year. Kelce will also serve as a mentor for Cameron Jurgens, who I'm excited to see in future years. But in comparing Mailata to Wills, I would say Mailata is a more valuable member to a team since Wills has been seen as injury-prone multiple times. Comparing Mailata to Decker, I do think it's really close but I think I'd have to give it to Decker as I see him as a much more valuable piece to his team than Mailata is. With that said I do think Decker is the best LT out of these 5 teams. Though, I think Kelce and Johnson are both the best at their positions, and comparing Vaitai and Suemalo, I think they're both pretty equal in terms of skill at their position. But, I do think, comparing the Eagles with the teams listed, that they do have the best OL, I do think that the Colts and Chiefs could arguably be in this list but I still think that the Eagles would the best even with those teams. I also think that the Eagles have good, young depth in their OL and will have a strong OL for the next 5 years, maybe longer. Whatever QB we have, he should be safe!


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