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A unit is already good. The group doesn’t lose any important part, keeps the system and the playcaller, the position coach and his assistant, and even adds some pieces. Somehow, there is a universal expectation for a major regression. That sequence doesn’t make much sense, right? But that is exactly the narrative about the Green Bay Packers offensive line heading into the 2025 season.
Football Insights created a chart putting together four respected rankings—PFF, FTN, Fantasy Points, and Sharp Football Analytics. The composite rankings project the Packers to have the 14th best offensive line in football, behind teams like the Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, and Indianapolis Colts. It’s hard to understand exactly why this is happening, but it certainly isn’t based on how the past season unfolded.
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What happened in 2024
Last year, the Packers did have some issues in run block. The offensive line was 22nd in PFF run block grade and 23rd in ESPN’s run block win rate. However, the unit was one the best pass protection groups in football—third in PFF grade and seventh in ESPN’s pass block win rate. A graphic consolidating numbers from PFF and ESPN put the Packers with the third best offensive line in the entire NFL in 2024, just behind the Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Put together some composite rankings of 2024 offensive line play based off of ESPN’s win rates and PFF Grades.
+ Dead worst OL and weapon room in the league for Drake Maye, and he still managed to look solid in his rookie campaign
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Even before this year’s draft, general manager Brian Gutekunst talked about how comfortable he was with the group.
“We’re always going to continue to address the offensive line because there’s just never enough of them,” Gutekunst said. “But right now, sitting here today, I feel pretty good about it. If we had to go play, we have the guys that can play in different spots.”
What changed and what didn’t heading into 2025
The part of the coaching staff that impacts the offensive line is exactly the same: head coach and playcaller Matt LaFleur, offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich, offensive line coach Luke Butkus, and assistant offensive line coach Eddie Gordon.
The only two offensive linemen in 2024 that left the building were not exactly the reason why the unit succeeded: starting center Josh Myers and backup tackle Andre Dillard. The Packers also added left guard Aaron Banks in free agency, which allows them to move Elgton Jenkins to center, and drafted Anthony Belton in the second round. Last year’s first-round pick Jordan Morgan is expected to have a bigger role after being limited or flat out missing most of his rookie season due to a shoulder injury.
It’s reasonable to say that the offensive line performance is better than the sum of its parts. Rasheed Walker at left tackle and Sean Rhyan at right guard are not exactly stars. But does it matter? All the factors that made the group punch above its weight class are still applicable, and none of that looks unsustainable.
Barring unexpected outcomes, an offensive line that was already good has only reasons to believe it will get better in 2025.
