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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Also: Two of the 10 worst offensive lines in the league happened to play each other for the NFC Championship Game.
Total bullshit. The 49ers offensive line is one of the league's best.
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I think that's the common assumption. He's basing his rankings off of the following:
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Sacks allowed
QB hits allowed
Total rush yards
Average yards per carry
Negative play to big play ratio (total rushing plays for a loss of yards vs. total rushing plays of 10-plus yards)
NFL.com's power percentage average. (Percentage of rushes on third or fourth down with two or fewer yards to go that achieved a first down or TD. Also includes rushes on 1st-and-goal and 2nd-and-goal from the opponent's 2-yard line or closer.)
Individual player rankings combining a point system based on the rankings of several sources. Most notable of those is ProFootballFocus, as they grade every single play of every player for an entire season. In addition, players were given points based on how highly they were ranked on Bleacher Report's ranking of thetop 1000 players in the NFL. Lastly, I included the professional opinion of three NFL offensive line coaches from an article by Pat Kirwan of NFL.com.
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I mean I'd have to see more to learn about how he actually came up with the rankings themselves, but this is pretty in depth and covers a lot.
EDIT: Just realized this article was written before the 2012 season.