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Originally Posted by Gonzo
Probably the best O-Lineman ever to play the game with Shields coming in at top 5. Definitely part of the best O-line ever to take the field, IMO.
Can you all imagine what a true HOF running back like Sanders, Emmitt Smith, L.T. or even Marcus Allen could have done behind them? 2300 yards and 30+ TD's is not unthinkable. Preist was a good running back in his own right, just not like the others mentioned.
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I copied and pasted this from he locked thread, because it needs to be discussed, IMO.
I disagree with your opinion here.
Priest Holmes had incredible patience and vision, so I don't think that the guys you mentioned would have been much better, if at all.
In fact, I would contend that Emmit Smith was a product of a line that was arguably as good or better than that Chiefs line, and the fact that Barry Sanders was, for all his ability, far from patient, so would argue that they would not have bennefitted from the line play.
The only one that I might concede, and only might concede is Marcus Allen.
He had that same vision and patience.