Packers RT Zach Tom played sparingly before the bye due to an oblique injury, which became a real problem when Jordan Love and company faced reasonable opposition in Cleveland and Detroit. Green Bay’s fourth-year starter was among the top right tackles last season, and last week his return ushered in one solitary pressure and zero QB hits from the RT assignment. While injuries hammer the receiver position for Green…...

Last week this column focused on the jump in store for the Buccaneers’ and Saints’ offenses due to the reverberations of returning cogs on the offensive line. Left tackle Tristan Wirfs bumped Graham Barton back to center for Baker Mayfield in Tampa. The Saints stabilized protection around Spencer Rattler with promising young right tackle Taliese Fuaga, and at least creeped back in the direction of…...

Four teams lost offensive line continuity while four teams gained it last week, though these won’t all cleanly translate to bullish or bearish signals. This column will identify situations where it’s arrow up or down on the OL front and the resulting fantasy implications. Who’s losing and returning fixtures on starting OL? Baker Mayfield surely appreciated the season debut of preeminent young left tackle Tristan Wirfs…...