05-02-2017, 01:14 PM
(05-02-2017, 11:08 AM)Wyche Wrote: Interesting, but I think it could go either way. Our line helped make Rudi Johnson look good, no question that Big D's line helped Emmitt Smith look good, and now Elliott. Then, you have guys that don't come around that often like Barry Sanders, Walter Payton (who played behind bad ones, and a couple good ones), Earl Campbell, etc. My take is that an exceptionally talented back can make a line look good, but a good line can make a decent back look great. MJD may be a tad biased.
Here is my take.
Both the good RBs and the average RBs will struggle to gain decent yardage consistently behind a bad line, but a good RB will still get a few long runs by making someone miss or breaking a tackle.
So a good RB can make the rush yardage numbers look better, but even a good RB will struggle to consistently get 3, 4, or 5 yards per run without a decent O-line.
