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The way Vermeil built the best offense in the league out of retreads and spare parts is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen a coach do.
It's easy to forget how crazy it really was. Trent Green was 31 years old with only 19 career starts. Priest was 28 and two years removed from his only season as a primary ball carrier, including college. Kennison had quit on Denver after bouncing around three teams in three years. Wiegmann was an undersized 28 year old career backup. Waters was a converted TE. Roaf was 32 and coming off a blown out knee; the Saints even tried to put him in the expansion draft but couldn't, because he couldn't pass a physical.
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