Packers Offensive Line Proves to Be Super Bowl-Caliber

December 30, 2014   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

The time has come for the Green Bay Packers' offensive line to be considered among the NFL's very best. 
Any sliver of doubt about the caliber of the five men protecting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and opening holes for running back Eddie Lacy has been squashed over the second half of the 2014 season, with last Sunday's decisive victory at the line of scrimmage over the Detroit Lions serving as the culmination showcase of the unit's emergence as one of the NFL's elite. 
Featuring a game plan dead set on running the football right at one the best statistical defenses of recent NFL history, the Packers established the tone early and never wavered. And once Rodgers returned from another calf injury, the line protected its suddenly immobile quarterback against a talented pass rush that could have feasted on a gimpy passer. 
The final result was 152 rushing yards (the most allowed by the Lions over the 2014 season), zero sacks of Rodgers and a 30-20 win that clin...

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