It is a strange year to try to judge the play of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger currently leads the league in pass attempts. And he has only been sacked 12 times. That equates to a league-best 2.1-percent sack rate.
That should, under normal circumstances, speak incredibly highly of an offensive line.
But Roethlisberger is also getting rid of the ball at the record-setting average time of 2.15 seconds. The Steelers’ offensive line could be as porous as swiss cheese and defenses still would have difficulty registering sacks in that time frame.
On the other hand, the running game this season has continued to be lacking.