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Saw this on PewterReport;
five-to-ten years ago if you looked at who the top left tackles were, chances are they were on the best offenses. The man mountains of the last generation like Walter Jones, Orlando Pace, and Willie Roaf were in the playoffs every year. But those were in the days when passing yards were harder to come by with pass rushers able to hit quarterbacks harder and more often and defensive backs able to play more physically with wide receivers. With the recent rule changes passing yards have never been easier. Last year 10 different quarterbacks threw for over 4000 yards. In 2004 only five quarterbacks threw for that much. So in order for all those quarterbacks to be throwing for all those yards, they must have had some great offensive linemen giving them all that time, right? Not really. Here are the 10 quarterbacks and their left tackles.
1. Matt Schaub -> Duane Brown
2. Peyton Manning -> Charlie Johnson
3. Tony Romo -> Flozell Adams
4. Aaron Rodgers -> Chad Clifton
5. Tom Brady -> Matt Light
6. Drew Brees -> Jermon Bushrod
7. Ben Roethlisberger -> Max Starks
8. Philip Rivers -> Marcus McNeil
9. Brett Favre -> Bryant McKinnie
10. Eli Manning -> David Diehl
Of this list, only two left tackles would be considered upper echelon, McKinnie and McNeil. One is currrently unemployed (Adams), one just watched his team use a 1st round pick on his replacement (Clifton), and one is likely in his last year as a starter (Light). All evidence shows that good quarterbacks are good regardless of who their left tackle is.