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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Imagine if he played on those Cowboys teams that Emmit Smith played on.
They had an absolutely devastating offensive line. Probably the best offensive line I've ever seen. Yet Troy Aikman, Emmit Smith, Micheal Irvin, and Alvin Harper got all the credit for their offensive success ... those four were all overrated as hell .. but obviously very solid players.
They also had a pretty damn good defense in Dallas.
The fact that Troy Aikman only managed to win 3 Super Bowls with what he had around them there shows either A.) how hard it is to win a Super Bowl or B.) how much of a loser Aikman is.
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You are right on the Cowboys skill guys getting overrated by the lineman but the 91-92 Redskins is the best line I have ever seen.
Barry was a defensive killer, his own defense that is. His style of running meant it was 3 and out or a quick drive with a long run. Either way the defense was back out there quickly. That isn't the formula for winning football games, 4 yards in a cloud of dust is. I'd like to see how many teams have made it far in the playoffs with as many runs for zero or negative yards as Sanders routinely had. I bet the list is short cause that isn't the way to win football games. Also, Barry's line was not bad like people make it out to be, he had 1-2 Pro Bowlers on his line virtually every year he was there. It was his own style of always looking for the big play that caused so many runs for negative yards.