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Originally Posted by htismaqe
That being said, I think some people are underestimating some of the talent they did have, but that's another discussion.
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Ironically, their best talent was primarily in the positions where we've been locking up talent recently. Quarterback. Defensive line.
They never had the best linebackers, but they played together *as a group* better than anybody else. Once Law and Milloy were gone, they didn't have much marquee talent in the secondary either, at least not that I recall. What they did have were savvy vets and young players, mixed in a way that seems oddly familiar. Offensively, until Moss and Welker, they were pedestrian at receiver, and even with Corey Dillon they've never had a marquee running back. They focused a lot on tight end. Their o-line was always good but I don't think they were ever the best.
What they did is mold the talent they had together until it became a machine.